“In April, ESEA (the E-Sports Entertainment Association) admitted that its software — which serious Counter-Strike players use to play each other in anti-cheating modes — had been altered to secretly mine Bitcoins. At the time, ESEA blamed an unidentified staffer. Now, as the company faces a class action lawsuit, it says that employee has been axed. Class action lawyers are trying to help them out. So far the company has resolved 275 claims from customers who say they were damaged by the mining software, and the company is working to resolve another 15, Levine said. The Bitcoin-mining update may have been installed on as many as 14,000 computers.”
http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2013/07/esea-2/
Did you like this?
Tip Freedomwat.ch Staff with Bitcoin
Tip Freedomwat.ch Staff with Bitcoin
Related posts:
Bitmessage: Choice Of A Rightly Paranoid Generation
The NSA’s Hidden Spy Hubs in Eight U.S. Cities
Dutch court rules in favor of unblocking Pirate Bay as ban ‘ineffective’
With Cigarettes Banned In Most Prisons, Gangs Shift From Drugs To Smokes
Fire Destroys Iron Mountain Data Warehouse in Buenos Aires
Google’s iron grip on Android
HOA Installs Radar, Issues Speeding Tickets
Finally, the End of Keynesianism
What Do the Latest NSA Leaks Mean for Bitcoin?
Hangover Heaven: The Vegas Hangover Cure on Wheels
Shield Mutual: Adam Kokesh Legal Defense Fund Update
When Cops Rape ... and Nothing Happens
Another Passport Program to Avoid
How many U.S. immigrant-citizens renounce their prior citizenships?
Art Cashin: Danger For The US & Strange Happenings In Gold