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Rightsholders Flag Official EU Website for Copyright Infringements

TorrentFreak

Members of the public face risks too, such as piracy-related malware and scammers determined to obtain their credit card details. Instead of gaining access to pirated movies, they are redirected to shady sites that often promise ‘free’ content in exchange for the visitor’s credit card details.

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BeStreamWise ‘Piracy=Malware’ Campaign Site Blocked For Malware

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Handing over personal and credit card details to strangers can be more dangerous than people think. Given the nature of the topic, we are extremely vigilant over the security of the site. Shortly after, a ‘scam’ was revealed; MalStreams didn’t exist but participants had been given a valuable lesson in security.

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Sky Targets Sky Go & Now TV Decryption Key Software as Piracy Wars Continue

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From set-top box modifications to viewing card tampering, blocking, even full PC-based emulation, the pay TV company has seen it all. It’s a fairly sensitive topic, to put it mildly. Both had obvious topic tags and were very easy to find from the beginning. Sky has fought piracy mechanisms of all kinds over the years.

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Won’t Download a Car? Let’s Try: “Piracy Turns Teenagers Into Gambling Addicts”

TorrentFreak

Delivered via TV, radio and the internet, public service announcements enlighten the masses on topics seemingly so complex, they’re only fully understood by the few. It’s one of the strongest and most united messages ever sent, and with multiple and significant caveats, even has some basis in truth.

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Zealous Advocacy for the Zellers Trademark: A Look into HBC’s Pending Lawsuit

IPilogue

As part of the course requirements, students were asked to write a blog on a topic of their choice. However, HBC retains other registered marks, such as the Zellers Optical , Zellers More Credit Card , and the Zellers Portrait Studio & Design. Earlier this year, on April 26, a “Zellers Inc.”

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BeStreamWise: New IPTV Anti-Piracy Campaign Begins With Fake Site ‘Scam’

TorrentFreak

People Love Offers Too Good to Be True To demonstrate how easily people will hand over their personal details, BeStreamWise hired Jenny Radcliffe, aka ‘The People Hacker’ Radcliffe lectures on topics including social engineering, frauds and con artistry.

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Piracy Advertising Researchers Fall Victim to Ransomware Attacks

TorrentFreak

In 2014, a study conducted by the Industry Trust for Intellectual Property Awareness found that 90% of the most used film and TV piracy sites contained malware or credit card scams. Also, it’s worth noting that there is research on the topic that shows quite a different picture. 80%, 90%, or 100%?