BREIN Gets Injunction Against Pirate Bay

BREIN is making headlines along with The Pirate Bay this morning, as the copyright organization has obtained an injunction against The Pirate Bay in the Netherlands. It appears the court did not find the defense's testimony that they no longer own The Pirate Bay very compelling. The three Swedes that may or may not own The Pirate Bay, (Brokep, Anakata, Tiamo) tried to convince the court that a distant company named Reservella owned the company. "The Judge rules that the three are responsible for The Pirate Bay and therefore grants the injunction against them. The injunction against Reservella is not granted because it is not clear that it also is responsible in addition to the three. The judge furthermore rules that The Pirate Bay is not an Internet Service Provider (ISP) and that therefore the limited liability for ISPs does not apply." The Pirate Bay can still operate in the Netherlands, but it must prevent access to .torrent listings. Not doing so will result in a €5,000 ($7,500) per torrent penalty.

Source: http://www.slyck.com/story1877_BREIN_Gets_Injunction_Against_Pirate_Bay

Sneaky Microsoft plug-in puts Firefox users at risk

An add-on that Microsoft silently slipped into Mozilla's Firefox last February leaves the browser open to attack, Microsoft's security engineers acknowledged earlier this week. One of the 13 security bulletins Microsoft released Tuesday affects not only Internet Explorer (IE), but also Firefox, thanks to a Microsoft-made plug-in pushed to Firefox users eight months ago in an update delivered via Windows Update. "While the vulnerability is in an IE component, there is an attack vector for Firefox users as well," admitted Microsoft engineers in a post to the company's Security Research & Defense blog on Tuesday. "The reason is that .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 installs a 'Windows Presentation Foundation' plug-in in Firefox." The Microsoft engineers described the possible threat as a "browse-and-get-owned" situation that only requires attackers to lure Firefox users to a rigged Web site. Numerous users and experts complained when Microsoft pushed the .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 (SP1) update to users last February, including Susan Bradley, a contributor to the popular Windows Secrets newsletter.

Source; http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9139459/Sneaky_Microsoft_plug_in_puts_Firefox_users_at_risk