Internet file-sharing software Winny wreaked havoc in Japanese authorities’ computers for the second straight day Friday, with the Tokyo District Court’s internal information on public auctions leaked onto the Internet.
The information was leaked from a computer privately owned by a court clerk through the peer-to-peer file-sharing software, the Supreme Court said.
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