Plaintiff search engine optimization firm sued defendant marketing firm for breach of contract, prompting defendant to countersue plaintiff (as a cross-defendant) for breach of contract and for a violation of Penal Code section 502 (
a computer hacking claim which is given civil claim status through the statute).
Not exact matches
Sony Pictures this week backtracked from its original decision to cancel the release of the $ 44 million film after major U.S. theater chains pulled out because of threats of violence by Guardians of Peace, a
computer hacking group that
claimed responsibility for a destructive cyberattack on Sony last month.
President Donald Trump's campaign Friday blasted as a «sham» a lawsuit by the Democratic National Committee which
claims the campaign conspired with Russia and Wikileaks to attack Hillary Clinton and help get Trump elected by releasing
hacked computer files.
Mr Johnson restated his
claims he was utterly powerless to stop the extradition of Mr McKinnon, a UFO enthusiast and
computer hacker, who is facing a court case in the US for
hacking into Pentagon
computers.
Rees went much further, it is
claimed, buying up policemen,
hacking into
computers, penetrating bank accounts and even, it is
claimed, commissioning burglaries.
[On the heels of GOP gubernatorial hopeful Carl Paladino's
claim that someone «
hacked» his
computer, stole hundreds of sexually and racially explicit e-mails and released them to the media...]
In one of it's savvier moves, Microsoft intentionally (or so it
claims) left the USB port on Kinect wide open, so it's simple to hook up to your
computer and let your imagination run wild, with
hacks and mods for the Kinect including creating music, turning any stick - like object into a light saber, playing the original Super Mario Bros. by running and jumping, and yes, even playing online poker.
His lawyers
claimed in the court documents that his emails, mobile phone and WhatsApp messages were
hacked and that criminals accessed his
computer and phone to send the messages in an attempt to malign him.
The FBI
hacked into Ulbricht's
computer to find evidence against him, which the defendants
claimed as unconstitutional since it was a search and seizure of property without a warrant.
The suit
claims Russia
hacked the DNC
computers in July 2015 and April 2016.
In addition to RICO violations, the suit
claims violations of laws barring
computer hacking and misappropriation of trade secrets, as well as the tort of trespass.
The CIA's web site was shut down for several days as a result, while the hackers who attacked NATO
claimed they had infiltrated the organizations»
computers and obtained classified documents; the United Nations, law firms in Canada and the United States, and Ontario's courts have been
hacked over the last several months.
Leaving your phone or
computer's Bluetooth on all the time has never been a good idea, but now researchers at the cybersecurity firm Armis are
claiming to have discovered a series of vulnerabilities that allow them to silently
hack devices over Bluetooth.