Rogue MEGA Chrome Extension Stole Passwords and Crypto Keys A rogue version of file-hosting platform MEGA's Chrome extension has triggered a major security alert from the company. The variant was able to steal user… September 5, 2018, 09:46 by Andy Maxwell
Movie Outfits Are ‘Quietly’ Targeting Canadian File-Sharers in Court Over the past several years, hundreds of thousands of piracy warnings have been sent out to Canadian pirates under the 'notice-and-notice' scheme. While these warnings… September 4, 2018, 20:56 by Ernesto Van der Sar
TNTVillage, Italy’s Famous “Ethical” Torrent Site, Under Intense Legal Pressure TNTVillage, the most famous torrent site in Italy, is under pressure. According to documents posted to its Facebook page, a number of media companies have… September 4, 2018, 11:33 by Andy Maxwell
‘Collaboration is Key to Disrupting Video Streaming Piracy’ Last month CASBAA rebranded itself to the Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA). The organization's Coalition Against Piracy remains in place though, with illicit streaming devices… September 3, 2018, 22:05 by Ernesto Van der Sar
YouTube’s Content-ID Flags Music Prof’s Public Domain Beethoven and Wagner Uploads (Updated) YouTube's Content ID system aims to protect copyright holders but in some cases works against the public interest. After German music professor Dr. Ulrich Kaiser… September 3, 2018, 18:55 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Supreme Court to Rule Whether Pirate Streaming Damages Are Fair Four Swedish men sentenced in 2017 for their part in running the pirate sites Dreamfilm, TFplay, Tankafetast, and PirateHub, were initially given jail sentences. Following… September 3, 2018, 10:33 by Andy Maxwell
Stats Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week on BitTorrent – 09/03/18 The top 10 most downloaded movies on BitTorrent are in again. 'Ocean's Eight' tops the chart this week, followed by ‘Deadpool 2'. 'Hereditary ' completes… September 3, 2018, 09:29 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Hollywood Studios Flag Their IMDb Listings as “Pirate” Links A rather persistent bug in the takedown code of a major reporting agency has caused an embarrassing situation for several Hollywood studios. For quite some… September 2, 2018, 22:55 by Ernesto Van der Sar