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Website Kidnapping
2009-07-03 22:30:14 by Gunnar Peterson in 1 Raindrop
 

Who says business people don't understand security? The former marketing firm for Steak 'n Shake has executed a DoS, the Varnson Group is holding Steak n Shake's website hostage in a payment dispute.


The Varnson Group signed a $4.36 million, 26-month contract in mid-November, with just over half of that to be paid in Steak n Shake stock. Steak n Shake terminated the deal in early February. 

The lawsuit filed by Steak n Shake March 3 in Indianapolis doesn’t go into why the company and Varnson split. Rather, it deals with the aftermath of the breakup. Steak n Shake claims the agency is refusing to turn over myriad proprietary material, including data, Steak n Shake’s marks, promotional materials, photographs, coupon templates and other print advertisement templates. 

Additionally, Steak n Shake claims The Varnson Group refuses to release a Web site domain name where customers can access and print online coupons. Steak n Shake is seeking unspecified damages and return of the proprietary information. 


As far as we know the Hamburgler is not implicated.
 
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