The threat actors behind the Exorcist 2.0 ransomware are using malicious advertising to redirect victims to fake software crack sites that distribute their malware. According to security researcher ...

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I often get emails from people asking if it’s safe to download executable programs from peer-to-peer filesharing networks. I always answer with an emphatic “NO!,” and the warning that pirated software ...

Make enough friends in the Internet security community and it becomes clear that many of the folks involved in defending computers and networks against malicious hackers got started in security by ...

China's Public Security Bureau, acting with the FBI, have made a number of raids and arrests in the past couple of weeks with the aim of cracking an alleged software-counterfeiting ring. Microsoft ...

Last week, a US Court of Appeals upheld a ruling on software piracy. The organization doing the piracy, however, happened to be a branch of the US government, and the decision highlights the ...

When they are not able to hack or crack a copy of software, many will revert to the use of illegally acquired credit cards. It is always quite cheap to buy software using someone else’s credit card ...

YouTube's Ghost Network spreads information-stealing malware through thousands of fake videos offering cracked software, ...

REDMOND, Wash. — Oct. 31, 2006 — Less than one week after IDC released a study* sponsored by Microsoft Corp. detailing the risks of using counterfeit software, and six weeks after Microsoft released ...

New technology unveiled at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas could put an end to account sharing on streaming services such as Netflix, Amazon, and Hulu. Video software provider ...