{"id":356,"date":"2006-05-29T10:30:33","date_gmt":"2006-05-29T15:30:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/index.php\/mpaa-accused-of-hiring-a-hacker"},"modified":"2006-05-29T10:30:33","modified_gmt":"2006-05-29T15:30:33","slug":"mpaa-accused-of-hiring-a-hacker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/mpaa-accused-of-hiring-a-hacker\/","title":{"rendered":"MPAA accused of hiring a hacker"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>A lawsuit filed Wednesday accuses the Motion Picture Association of America of hiring a hacker to steal information from a company that the MPAA has accused of helping copyright violators.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit (<a href=\"MPAA accused of hiring a hacker\">click for PDF<\/a>), filed in U.S. District Court for the Central District of California by Torrentspy.com parent Valence Media, doesn&#8217;t identify the man the company says was approached by an MPAA executive. But the suit calls the man a former associate of one of the plaintiffs and alleges that he was asked to retrieve private information on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.torrentspy.com\/\">Torrentspy.com<\/a>, a search engine that directs people to download links. <\/p>\n<p>Torrentspy&#8217;s complaint includes claims that the man whom the MPAA allegedly paid $15,000 to steal e-mail correspondence and trade secrets has admitted his role in the plot and is cooperating with the company.<\/p>\n<p>(from ZDNet, <a href=\"http:\/\/news.zdnet.com\/2100-9588_22-6076665.html?tag=nl.e550\">MPAA accused of hiring a hacker<\/a>)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A lawsuit filed Wednesday accuses the Motion Picture Association of America of hiring a hacker to steal information from a company that the MPAA has accused of helping copyright violators. 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