http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/03/12/megaupload_government_users/ By Iain Thomson in San Francisco The Register 12th March 2012 The boss of the recently shut-down Megaupload file-sharing site claims that his records show plenty of US government users, including members of the Senate and the Department of Justice. "Guess what -- we found a large number of Mega accounts from US Government officials including the Department of Justice and the US Senate," Kim Dotcom (formerly Schmitz), the portly potentate of Megaupload, told the Torrentfreak blog. "I hope we will soon have permission to give them and the rest of our users access to their files." No doubt government officials will claim that these accounts are for "research processes", or owned by a few "bad apples", but it does seem that Dotcom is willing to name names when his case comes the trial. Megaupload was one of the largest sites of its type, and the fallout could be very interesting if lists of users are made public. Dotcom is currently fighting extradition from US authorities in the New Zealand courts, after he was arrested with three others at a rented New Zealand mansion following an investigation by the FBI into the site. He is currently out on bail – despite FBI objections – and faces extradition hearings in August. [...] ______________________________________________________________________________ ISSMP, CISSP, and Certified Ethical Hacker training with Expanding Security gives the best training and support. Get a free live class invite weekly. Best program, best price. http://www.ExpandingSecurity.com/PainPillReceived on Tue Mar 13 2012 - 01:28:04 PDT
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