A Huge Scam Targeting Kids With Roblox and Fortnite ‘Offers’ Has Been Hiding in Plain Sight
The wide-ranging scams, often disguised as game promotions, can all be linked back to one network. Powered by...
Lux Vide Wins $1.86m Judgment Against Operator of File-Hosting Site EasyBytez
Following its launch in 1992, Lux Vide established itself as one of the most successful TV production companies in Italy. With Netflix, Amazon Prime and Sky deals under Lux Vide’s belt, in March 2022 TV giant Fremantle (X Factor, Got Talent) acquired 70% of Lux Vide leading to recent investment and expansion. Lux Vide has also recently emerged from an extended copyright lawsuit, one that predates the coronavirus pandemic. Lux Vide...
BREIN Wraps Up IPTV Piracy Battle by Seizing .EU Domain Names
The Internet is littered with shady IPTV services that offer a lot, for very little money. These deals often seem too good to be true and in most cases they are; at least for those who prefer to stay on the right side of the law. Chasing IPTV Pirates Anti-piracy groups around the world are actively trying to shut down these illicit operations. In Europe, Dutch anti-piracy group BREIN is at the forefront of the battle. In 2017, BREIN...
Internet Archive’s Copyright Battle with Publishers Leads to Lending Restrictions
In 2020, publishers Hachette, HarperCollins, John Wiley and Penguin Random House sued the Internet Archive (IA) for copyright infringement, equating its ‘Open Library’ to a pirate site. IA’s library is a non-profit organization that scans physical books, which can then be lent out to patrons in an ebook format. Patrons can also borrow books that are scanned and digitized in-house, with technical restrictions that prevent copying....
An Apple Malware-Flagging Tool Is ‘Trivially’ Easy to Bypass
The macOS Background Task Manager tool is supposed to spot potentially malicious software on your machine. But a researcher says it has troubling flaws. Powered by WPeMatico
