Security News

Piracy streaming apps are stuffed with malware
2019-04-29 10:06

Researchers have found that hackers are exploiting vulnerable piracy streaming devices to steal credit card data or rope them into botnets.

Hollywood accuses itself of piracy
2018-09-04 11:00

As the EFF puts it, the makers of buggy bots (there are two so far) are poster children for the failure of automated takedown processes.

Hilarious! Paid Jailbreak for Nintendo Switches Includes Anti-Piracy Code
2018-06-28 15:48

It's hilarious that pirates are using anti-piracy measures to protect its own paid software that helps others to run pirated games on Nintendo Switches. Hacking group Team Xecuter—the developers...

How one Spanish soccer app uses surveillance on its own users to fight piracy
2018-06-13 13:19

The official La Liga league app users the microphone and GPS of a user's smartphone to identify venues that are broadcasting matches.

Flight Sim Labs’ ‘Heavy Handed’ Anti-Piracy Tactics Raise Hackles
2018-02-20 22:13

Developer Flight Sim Labs is in hot water after acknowledging that it has installed malware in its flight simulator product that it said targets pirate users of its software.

Anti-piracy tech firm Denuvo inadvertently leaks sensitive info (Help Net Security)
2017-02-06 19:18

Denuvo Software Solutions has suffered an embarrassing and potentially damaging information leak. Denuvo is an Austrian company well known for its anti-tamper technology and digital rights...