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Major ransomware operation dismantled by authorities

Major ransomware operation dismantled by authorities
  • Posted February 15, 2013, 12:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in IT Security, The Web
  • Authorities have detained 11 individuals thought to be responsible for the proliferation of a nasty "police ransomware" virus which demanded users pay €100 ($135 USD) to re-gain access to their infected PCs. Amongst the 11 caught -- a crew of…

MegaUpload now set to relaunch as mega.co.nz

MegaUpload now set to relaunch as mega.co.nz
  • Posted November 12, 2012, 12:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in The Web
  • After Kim Dotcom was denied the possibility of resurrecting MegaUpload as Me.ga, the controversial figure blasted the U.S. and Vivendi for their opposing views and global reach. Dotcom added that Mega was well-prepared for this contingency however, with a number of…

Demonoid shut down by Ukrainian authorities following DDoS attack

Demonoid shut down by Ukrainian authorities following DDoS attack
  • Posted August 6, 2012, 1:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in The Web
  • Demonoid, the Internet's largest combined BitTorrent site and tracker, has been shutdown in one of the biggest BitTorrent-related busts in recent times, according to TorrentFreak. ColoCall, the Ukrainian datacenter who hosts Demonoid, was forced to relinquish Demonoid's data to local…

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