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Movie Piracy Blackmail Plot Fails, Six Arrested

In 2017 there's a trend of people threatening to leak movies online unless a ransom is paid. With Disney refusing to pay in a similar…

May 17, 2017, 23:05 by Andy Maxwell

Piracy

ExtraTorrent Shuts Down For Good

Popular torrent site ExtraTorrent has permanently shut down. The abrupt decision was announced a few minutes ago in a brief message posted on the site's…

May 17, 2017, 15:52 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Thailand Arrests Brits Over Pirated Football Streams

Following a complaint from the UK Premier League, authorities in Thailand have arrested two Brits and a local citizen. The trio are accused of offering…

May 17, 2017, 09:27 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Streaming Site Operator Jailed For Three Years After Landmark Trial

Following a landmark trial, the key player at streaming site Swefilmer has been jailed for an unprecedented three years, longer than any defendant in the…

May 16, 2017, 17:01 by Andy Maxwell

Piracy

Hackers Demand Ransom Over Stolen Copy of ‘Pirates of the Caribbean 5’

Hackers are demanding money from Disney to stop the leaking of a pirate copy of an upcoming film. While Disney CEO Bob Iger didn't mention…

May 16, 2017, 09:27 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Anti-Piracy

Netflix Use of Google DRM Means Rooted Android Devices Are Banned

Netflix customers who previously viewed the service using a 'rooted' Android device are no longer able to do so, at least officially. The development has…

May 15, 2017, 17:01 by Andy Maxwell

ExtraTorrent Suffers Extended Downtime (Updated)

ExtraTorrent, one of the most visited torrent sites on the Internet, is suffering from connectivity issues. The site has been offline for nearly 24 hours,…

May 15, 2017, 09:51 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Stats

Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week on BitTorrent – 05/15/17

The top 10 most downloaded movies on BitTorrent are in again. 'Logan' tops the chart this week, followed by ‘Ghost in The Shell'. 'Fist Fight'…

May 15, 2017, 09:12 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Movie Piracy Blackmail Plot Fails, Six Arrested

ExtraTorrent Shuts Down For Good

Thailand Arrests Brits Over Pirated Football Streams

Streaming Site Operator Jailed For Three Years After Landmark Trial

Hackers Demand Ransom Over Stolen Copy of ‘Pirates of the Caribbean 5’

Netflix Use of Google DRM Means Rooted Android Devices Are Banned

ExtraTorrent Suffers Extended Downtime (Updated)

Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week on BitTorrent – 05/15/17

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