The controversial file-sharing website The Pirate Bay has experienced a distributed denial of service attack, according to the site’s Facebook page. View full post on Techworld.com security View full post on National Cyber Security » Computer Hacking
Virgin Media hacked by supporters of The Pirate Bay
Virgin Media suffered a DDoS (distributed denial of service) attack on its website at the hands of The Pirate Bay supporters yesterday. View full post on Techworld.com security View full post on National Cyber Security » Computer Hacking
Pirate Bay links censored in Windows Live Messenger
Microsoft has reportedly started censoring links to infamous BitTorrent site The Pirate Bay shared through its instant messaging service, Windows Live Messenger. The issue was first flagged up by TorrentFreak, which found that users who tried to paste a Pirate Bay link to their friends through Windows Live Messenger were…
Pirate Bay faces possible UK blockade following High Court ruling
Infamous file-sharing site The Pirate Bay could be blocked by internet service providers in the UK, following a High Court ruling that the site breaches copyright laws. The case was brought by a group of major record labels, including EMI, Sony and Virgin Records. These rights holders want ISPs such…
Pirate Bay faces UK web block
The High Court in London has paved the way for what could become a nationwide ban on accessing the notorious Pirate Bay file-sharing website. View full post on Naked Security – Sophos View full post on National Cyber Security
Prison terms in Pirate Bay trial stand as Supreme Court refuses hearing
IDG News Service – The Swedish Supreme Court will not hear an appeal from the founders of The Pirate Bay against prison sentences and fines imposed by the Swedish Court of Appeals, the court said on Wednesday. View full post on cyber pirate – Yahoo! News Search Results View full…
Pirate Bay dumps torrents in favour of magnets
Notorious file-sharing site The Pirate Bay has announced it will no longer host torrent files, opting instead to use magnet links, which are more difficult to track and shut down. “Magnet is now default, Download torrent is now where the magnet links used to be,” said the group on its…
Dutch Cable Companies Must Block Access to Pirate Bay
Two Dutch cable companies were ordered by a court to block access to the website The Pirate Bay to prevent the illegal downloading of free music, films and games in a case brought on behalf of the entertainment industry. In Sweden, where the website was founded, Pirate Bay’s owners have…
Anonymous hackers hit websites after Pirate Bay block
Anonymous has struck the websites of two anti-piracy organisations, a day after Finnish ISP Elisa blocked access to The Pirate Bay search engine in response to an injunction requested by one of the organisations. The Finnish site for the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) and the website for…
Former Pirate QB arrested
Former East Carolina starting quarterback and fourth all-time leading passer Patrick Pinkney was arrested Monday and charged with eight counts of larceny by an employee, according to published reports. View full post on cyber pirate – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security Gregory Evans |…