Archive for the 'TMG' Category

Major Vulnerability Found in Leaked Anti-Piracy Software

Wednesday, May 25th, 2011

Trident Media Guard, the company entrusted by the French government to monitor file-sharing networks for copyright infringement, recently had some of their tools leaked onto the Internet following a security breach. Now researchers have published an analysis, with claims that an auto-update feature makes TMG’s servers vulnerable to remote code injection and execution.

Source: Major Vulnerability Found in Leaked Anti-Piracy Software

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Anti-Piracy Outfit Will Not Sue Hadopi ‘Hacker’

Saturday, May 21st, 2011

Exactly a week ago, French anti-piracy company Trident Media Guard experienced a security breach after they failed to properly secure their servers. As reports begin to surface that TMG intend to sue the alleged ‘hacker’, the target of their intentions informs TorrentFreak that having backed themselves into a corner, the company will not take legal action against him.

Source: Anti-Piracy Outfit Will Not Sue Hadopi ‘Hacker’

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French Hadopi “3 Strikes” Anti-Piracy Company Hacked

Saturday, May 14th, 2011

The private company entrusted to carry out file-sharing network monitoring for the French government has been hacked. Trident Media Guard, which is responsible for gathering data for so-called 3 strikes warnings, now has some of its scripts and secrets out in the wild, an event which has the potential to upset the smooth of Hadopi.

Source: French Hadopi “3 Strikes” Anti-Piracy Company Hacked

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File-Sharers Monitoring The File-Sharing Hunters

Saturday, April 24th, 2010

New laws such as the Digital Economy Bill in the UK will need to be enforced, and this will be done through anti-piracy tracking companies. The Hadopi legislation in France will be assisted by Trident Media Guard, but already those that are paid to watch over pirates are being watched themselves.

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BitTorrent Spammers Chosen to Spy On French Pirates

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

The French anti-piracy outfit Trident Media Guard has been chosen by the entertainment industry to track and report illegal downloaders in France. The company, known globally for its pollution of BitTorrent and other file-sharing networks with fake data, will assist in the recently passed Hadopi three-strikes law.

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