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[Link] GitHub Pulls Site and Repo of Pirate Proxy Service ‘Unblockit’ Offline

Read: 1/11/2021 torrentfreak.com

GitHub has removed the repository and the mirror website of Unblockit, a proxy service that allows people to access blocked sites. The developer platform says that the content in question was removed for violating its terms of service, which was confirmed by a follow-up investigation.

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[Link] Recycled Cobalt Strike key pairs show many crooks are using same cloned installation

Read: 25/10/2021 www.theregister.com

Around 1,500 Cobalt Strike beacons uploaded to VirusTotal were reusing the same RSA keys from a cracked version of the software, according to a security researcher who pored through the malware repository.

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[Link] In Defence Of ROMs, A Solution To Dying Games And Broken Copyright Laws

Read: 17/10/2021 www.kotaku.com.au

Various game emulation sites are pulling down their software libraries, or ceasing to exist entirely, following a lawsuit filed by Nintendo against one of the largest of their kind.

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[Link] Google Opposes ‘Sweeping’ Popcorn Time Piracy Blocking Request

Read: 14/10/2021 torrentfreak.com

Google has asked a Virginia federal court for permission to formally oppose the request for a far-reaching anti-piracy injunction. The contested anti-piracy measures, aimed at shutting down a popular Popcorn Time app, are proposed by a group of filmmakers.

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[Link] U.S. Copyright Holders Want Russia to Criminally Prosecute Pirate sites

Read: 28/9/2021 torrentfreak.com

Russia has implemented a wide variety of anti-piracy laws and procedures in recent years. Thousands of copyright-infringing sites have been blocked and even app stores and search engines have to take action.

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[Link] Filelinked Was Shut Down By ACE – Can Replacements Avoid The Same Fate?

Read: 25/8/2021 torrentfreak.com

Back in June, the hugely popular Filelinked service, which enabled Amazon Fire TV users to easily install piracy-related apps, disappeared in mysterious circumstances. It's now confirmed that the powerful Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment took Filelinked down.

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