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Hacker explains reason behind Reliance attack, provides a fix

At the beginning of the month, the Internet community was in uproar over the move to block file hosting sites, ...

May 18, 2012 / 10:25 IST

At the beginning of the month, the Internet community was in uproar over the move to block file hosting sites, like The Pirate Bay and even video sharing website, Vimeo. It is widely believed that Reliance Entertainment had secured a John Doe court order for their upcoming release, Dangerous Ishhq. This prompted many Internet service providers to block these bittorent sites to combat piracy. The news of the blockage has left many users perturbed, but without much of a say other than posting messages on Twitter or Facebook. However, one individual with the know-how of the issue planned and did something about it. A hacker, who goes by the name Isac, in a detailed explanation to Softpedia, stated his motives behind the hack of Reliance.

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first published: May 18, 2012 10:16 am

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