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Hackers Strike Back At Madonna Over Bogus MP3�s. 


04-22-03 antiGUY
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It appears that some hackers didn�t take too kindly to the bogus Madonna mp3�s 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 Madonna�s 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 mp3�s. The idea is to frustrate those who would steal artist�s music by trying to download illegal mp3�s by flooding services like Kaaza with bogus copies of the songs. 

One of the bogus mp3�s used to trick filetraders was a looped message from Madonna where she asked "What the f*** do you think you're doing?"  

Hacker(s) fought back by hacking into Madonna�s official website and posting real mp3 copies of the tracks along with a message that read "This is what the f*** 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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