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Security Researcher Faces Jail For Finding Bugs

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the full-enclosure dept.

An anonymous reader writes "French security researcher Guillaume Tena, who is working at Harvard University, faces 4 months in prison after being sued by Tegam for reverse engineering its Viguard antivirus software and publishing exploit codes for a number of vulnerabilities. According to a ZDNet article, he could also be sued by Tegam for 900,000 euros in damages. More details are available (in french) on Guillaume's website and on the K-OTik's website."

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  1. Re:Here we go by dirkdidit · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I have a job. I have money. I like free things. Isn't that the "American" way?

  2. Re:If I break in your car... by xanadu-xtroot.com · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I don't know which is funnier:

    YOU own a Ford,
    or
    There is a group of people you know (and are friends with - including yourself) that own Fords.

    I've had two of them. I will never buy another Ford...

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  3. Re:If I break in your car... by Socrates+Demise · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    What do you mean there is no such Ford as a Canardly? I thought that was a standard badge for all Fords.

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  4. Re:GOD FUCKING DAMNIT! by Vengie · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Were you raped by an insensitive porpoise as a child? ;-) "Intensive purposes" is *far* worse buddy, save the real anger for that one. [ "*INTENTS* and purposes" and "schrodingers cat is *not* dead" are the only two valid uses of the blink tag]

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  5. Re:If I break in your car... by aichpvee · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I think you win. As far as we know he's only owned the one Ford. And you just admitted to owning TWO.

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  6. Re:If I break in your car... by ObitMan · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I've owned 5, currently own one. Will probably buy another someday.
    Never had any problems not explained by normal wear and tear.

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