Archive for the 'Trident Media Guard' 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

French 3 Strikes Suspended Due To Anti-Piracy Security Alert

Tuesday, May 17th, 2011

Following a weekend security breach at Trident Media Guard, the outfit spearheading data collection for France’s 3 strikes anti-piracy drive, the country’s HADOPI agency has severed interconnection with the company. This means that, pending an enquiry, French file-sharers are no longer being tracked, a major embarrassment for the government.

Source: French 3 Strikes Suspended Due To Anti-Piracy Security Alert

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.