CryptoPeak Solutions, a virtually unheard Texas business, launched nearly 70 lawsuits against companies such as AT&T, Yahoo, Netflix, GoPro, Sony, Pinterest and Groupon claiming ownership of a patent on secure web connections, for instance the one that have a URL starting with https instead of http. This is the latest sensational case of a patent troll, meaning a company that exists for the sole purpose of obtaining money by using software patents.