Hairbautt
05-31-2008, 12:05 AM
http://filesharingtalk.com/vb3/picture.php?albumid=25&pictureid=191"During Memorial Day weekend, Internet TV network Revision3 was brought down by a denial-of-service attack traced back to anti-P2P company MediaDefender."
"Revision3 CEO and former PC Magazine editor-in-chief Jim Louderback provided a detailed report about the DoS attack on his P2P streaming program service, and the distinct trail of packets leading back to MediaDefender.
The security company claims on its site that it uses "non-invasive technological countermeasures" on P2P hosts to discourage attempts to access files, but the actions against Revision3, a legitimate content owner, appear to have gone beyond invasive, and may have pierced the realm of the downright illegal."
:source: Source: Full Article @ BetaNews (http://www.betanews.com/article/MediaDefender_attacks_Revision3_site_FBI_involved/1212170729)
"Revision3 CEO and former PC Magazine editor-in-chief Jim Louderback provided a detailed report about the DoS attack on his P2P streaming program service, and the distinct trail of packets leading back to MediaDefender.
The security company claims on its site that it uses "non-invasive technological countermeasures" on P2P hosts to discourage attempts to access files, but the actions against Revision3, a legitimate content owner, appear to have gone beyond invasive, and may have pierced the realm of the downright illegal."
:source: Source: Full Article @ BetaNews (http://www.betanews.com/article/MediaDefender_attacks_Revision3_site_FBI_involved/1212170729)