Feds probe digital TV piracy furor

Tuesday, 8 October 2002, 2:26 PM EST

The Justice Department is investigating allegations that a company controlled by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. hacked a rival's protection technology and distributed the information on the Internet.

The U.S. Attorney's office in San Diego served employees of NDS Americas, Inc. in Newport Beach with 31 subpoenas for documents last week, officials said Monday.

The Justice inquiry mirrors claims made earlier this year in a federal lawsuit filed in San Jose by Vivendi Universal's Paris-based Canal Plus Group, NDS said in a statement. Justice officials declined comment.

In a statement, NDS called the allegations "baseless" and blamed them on rivals seeking to harm the company. NDS officials said they intend to cooperate fully with federal investigators.

[ Read more ]





Spotlight

Is it time to professionalize information security?

Posted on 23 May 2013.  |  The issue of whether or not information security professionals should be licensed to practice has already been the topic of many a passionate debate.


Daily digest

By subscribing to our early morning news update, you will receive a daily digest of the latest security news published on Help Net Security.
  

Weekly newsletter

With over 500 issues so far, reading our newsletter every Monday morning will keep you up-to-date with security risks out there.
  

 
DON'T
MISS

Fri, May 24th
    COPYRIGHT 1998-2013 BY HELP NET SECURITY.   // READ OUR PRIVACY POLICY // ABOUT US // ADVERTISE //