Pirate IPTV-Selling ‘Law Enforcement Officer’ Faces Wiretapping Claim
The potential consequences of being associated with any aspect of a pirate IPTV operation are well known. Criminal action rarely ends well for defendants, with similar outcomes seen in private prosecutions and most civil copyright lawsuits. However, since the odds of being investigated and subsequently prosecuted are still relatively low, there’s no shortage of people willing to roll the dice in the hope of hitting the jackpot – and...
Google Asked to Remove 10 Billion “Pirate” Search Results
While search engines are extremely helpful for the average Internet user, copyright holders have also seen a massive downside. In addition to trillions of legitimate pages, there’s a steady supply of pirate sites. These can be hard to ignore for some entertainment-hungry users. This problem is not new. When piracy-discovery became web-based with the surge of BitTorrent in the early 2000s, search engines were unwittingly used as pirate...
Inside the Massive Crime Industry That’s Hacking Billion-Dollar Companies
When you download a piece of pirated software, you might also be getting a piece of infostealer malware, and entering a highly complex hacking ecosystem that’s fueling some of the biggest breaches on the planet. Powered by WPeMatico
Colorado Resident Loses $6,000 in Bitcoin to Phone Scammer
A Keystone resident lost $6,000 in bitcoin in a phone scam in which a scammer claimed the victim had missed jury duty. The scammer also attempted to steal another $4,000 in bitcoin but was stopped by county deputies. The incident, which occurred Oct. 27, is the latest in a series of phone scams targeting county […] Powered by...
Latam Insights Encore: Brazil’s Stablecoin Remittance Tax Is Doomed From the Start
Welcome to Latam Insights Encore, a deep dive into Latin America’s most relevant economic and cryptocurrency news from last week. In this edition, we examine how the Central Bank of Brazil has proposed a tax on the use of stablecoins for making remittances and how this might drive retail users away from regulated exchanges. Latam […] Powered by...