One of the world's largest file-sharing sites was shut down Thursday, and its founder Kim Dotcom (pictured) and several company executives were charged with violating piracy laws. View full post on america cyber attack – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
MegaUpload owner found hiding in safe room with sawed-off shotgun
Since the closure of file-sharing site MegaUpload and the following Anonymous attack on federal and music industry sites, details regarding the arrest of MegaUpload founder Kim “Dotcom” Schmitz have been made public. German national, 38-year-old Schmitz was spending the day in his country mansion hideaway when dozens of police officers with helicopters swarmed the home. Schmitz then engaged…
Newsmaker: Megaupload a story of Dotcom boom and bust
(Reuters) – Among the roll-call of hip-hop artists and other celebrities plugging Megaupload.com’s digital storage services in an online promotional video, a cameo from the website’s founder would have gone unnoticed by many. As the voiceover boasts of the site’s billion users and four percent share of all Internet traffic,…
5 Questions, Answers About The Megaupload Case
The arrests in New Zealand of four people wanted by the U.S. for alleged online piracy raise a number of questions. NPR asks two experts for answers. View full post on politics hacker – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
Megaupload taken down by US authorities for alleged piracy
A day after thousands of websites went on strike protesting controversial anti-piracy legislation in the US, federal authorities today announced they have busted a service allegedly supporting piracy that hauled in an estimated $175 million (£113 million). Seven individuals and two companies were charged with multiple counts of racketeering, copyright…
Megaupload founder held in N. Zealand, home raided
New Zealand police seized a treasure trove of luxury goods from the founder of file-sharing site Megaupload.com Friday as four suspected Internet pirates wanted in the United States appeared in court. View full post on germany cyber attack – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
Anonymous attacks FBI website over Megaupload raids
American government and entertainment industry websites have been crippled after the "hacktivist" group Anonymous launched a series of cyber attacks in retaliation for the closure of Megaupload.com. View full post on cyber pirate – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
SOPA Blackout, Anonymous-Style: FBI, DOJ Sites Downed In Megaupload Protest
A day after the SOPA protest on the web, the hacker group Anonymous has taken the blackout theme to a whole new level: in retaliation for the closure of the Megaupload file-sharing site , and for its own … View full post on anonymous hacker – Yahoo! News Search Results…
Anonymous Retaliates for Megaupload Shutdown, Attacks DOJ, Others
The hacker group Anonymous is claiming responsibility for attacks that have taken down websites run by Universal Music, the U.S. Department of Justice and the… View full post on anonymous hacker – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security