Daniel Kelley from Llanelli, Carmarthenshire pleaded guilty to the talktalk hack in 2016 and was sentenced today to 4 years imprisonment at the Old Bailey for his involvement in the Talktalk hacking in 2015 where the website was breached and the total cost to the company was estimated at £77 million. In addition to the […]
Napster Peer-to-Peer Music Service
In June 1999 the music industry had made £30.6 billion, however, Shawn Fanning, a student at a university in Boston had linked computers together in order to share music files. With the help of Sean Parker, who he met through a chat forum, Napster allowed users to download music over the Internet instantly and without […]
eMule Software Explained
What is eMule Peer-to-Peer Software? There are and have been many applications that allow computer users to share files over the Internet. Peer-to-peer (P2P) sharing software allow users to connect directly to other users and transfer files between themselves. One such application is eMule. eMule allows computer users connected to its network via the Internet […]
Twibel aka Defamation on Twitter
Dafamation on Twitter is commonly referred to as Twibel and if a tweet is made and read and causes damage to a persons reputation then they may be able to pursue a claim for libel. The more followers that the tweeter has, the more likely any tweet could cause damage to a reputation, particularly if […]
Banks Agree to Fraud Scheme
Last year, Push Payment fraud tricked 84,000 individuals to lose £354 million with only £83 million being refunded. That money was lost by the individual after being caught out by push payment fraud where they were tricked them into transferring money to them and only a fraction of the money lost has been recovered or […]