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Hackers Strike Back At Madonna Over Bogus MP3s.
04-22-03
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It appears that some hackers didnt take too
kindly to the bogus Madonna mp3s that have flooded the net over the past
week or so. Most fans that went online using filesharing programs in order
to try and preview songs from Madonnas new album American Life, were
out of luck as bogus files were used to flood these services.
This is a new tactic used by record companies
to try and combat illegal mp3s. The idea is to frustrate those who would
steal artists music by trying to download illegal mp3s by flooding services
like Kaaza with bogus copies of the songs.
One of the bogus mp3s used to trick filetraders
was a looped message from Madonna where she asked "What the fuck do you
think you're doing?"
Hacker(s) fought back by hacking into Madonnas
official website and posting real mp3 copies of the tracks along with a
message that read "This is what the fuck I think I'm doing", according
to The Smoking Gun.
Madonna.com was reportedly taken offline
for nearly fifteen hours after the hack was discovered.
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