July 08, 2020

Mozilla turns off “Firefox Send” following malware abuse reports

Sadly, the easier and safer you make your file sharing service, the more attractive it becomes to the crooks.

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May 05, 2020

Reveal the identities of alleged pirates, court tells ISP

It's not the first ISP to be held accountable for alleged piracy: Cox is looking at a $1b damage order.

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June 25, 2019

Government agencies still send sensitive files via hackable .zips

Senator Ron Wyden has written to NIST asking for guidance and training for government staff in how to share files securely.

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April 22, 2019

Can you get hit by someone else’s ransomware? [VIDEO]

How to protect yourself from being *affected* by malware, even if you're not yourself *infected*.

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March 13, 2019

Misconfigured Box accounts leak terabytes of companies’ sensitive data

Easily guessable URLs led to what should have been big companies' very private data. Even Box itself was found to be exposing folders.

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October 23, 2018

Pirates! Don’t blame your illegal file sharing on family members

Stop blaming your piracy on your mum. You can no longer avoid liability by saying that a family member had access to your connection.

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August 22, 2018

Extortionist lawyer pleads guilty to creating porn honeypot

Prenda Law masterminds Paul Hansmeier and John Steele filmed and uploaded the videos, then sued the "John Does" who downloaded them.

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February 05, 2016

Homeless stripped of free Wi-Fi due to illegal downloaders

GRACE Marketplace has just lost one crucial service: namely, the free Wi-Fi that could have helped residents to find or apply for jobs.

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May 06, 2015

Grooveshark is back already. Or is it?

A new version of Grooveshark has appeared online days after the original folded due to the threat of legal action and a huge damages claim.

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