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News Corp. firm accused of helping consumers pirate ITV services

article published on 27 March, 2012

A conditional access software developer that Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. purchased in 1992 has been accused of hacking a rival's systems in order to sabotage them. The rival, ITV Digital, closed up shop in 2002. NDS, the accused developer, is said to have hacked ITV, leaking codes and other information that allowed pirates to counterfeit smart cards, giving anyone access to paid TV, for free. ... [ read the full article ]

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xaznboitx
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_ 		28. March 2012 @ 04:59 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
took that long to found that out?
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plazma247
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_ 		29. March 2012 @ 05:54 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
If anyone else caught the BBC's Panorama program on this, two of the most senior people who were suppose to be involved with this at NDS were both ex police officers.

According to the program they didn't just do this to ITVDigital, but a lot more competitors world wide.
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Blessedon
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_ 		29. March 2012 @ 18:14 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I smell blackmail...
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