FBI nabs worker at DVD company for ripping prerelease blockbusters
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I'm okay with both. This guy was enabling a Russian Hacker network.
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He really wasn't. The media he distributed came with Russian malware.
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tldr: people using Windows can get duped into running what is basically a Powershell / Shortcut to pwn themselves
I cock blocked them with Qbit even though I don't use Windows
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stole "numerous 'pre-release' DVDs and Blu-rays" between February 2021 and March 2022. He then allegedly "ripped" the movies, "bypassing encryption that prevents unauthorized copying
How? Especially pre-release bluray?
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One is running some nobodies over, the other making a rich guy some pennies less rich.
Must set a precedent, y'know?
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Don't let it fool you. Serial pirates are the biggest enemy of mankind. We should strive together to make sure they get the penalty they deserve.
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Lol corporate enforcers paid by taxes
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If they're being shared as disk images, basically every Blu-Ray has an embedded Java program, also
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They should demand thorough answers from this vigilante and put them on YouTube so all the world understands not to do this!
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No, i mean, bluray encryption is partly bound to keys and the player. Even blurays from 2020 often fail with libbluray and a newish player. I see no way to rip a pre-release bluray.
