 msnbc.com |
Megaupload chief had wild ride before arrest
msnbc.com German national Kim Dotcom, also known as Kim Schmitz, is being held in New Zealand on US charges of copyright infringement. US authorities also have shut down Dotcom's file-sharing site Megaupload and charged six others. By Austin Carr In the Wild, … Founder of Shuttered File-Sharing Site Sought Limelight Megaupload shutdown: guns, cars and cash seized in police swoop Megaupload site wants assets back, to fight charges |
 Globe and Mail |
US Senate postpones Tuesday vote on PIPA
Computerworld By Grant Gross IDG News Service – US Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has postponed a vote on the controversial Protect IP Act, scheduled for Tuesday, as a growing number of senators voice opposition to the copyright enforcement bill. … Senate Delays Vote on Piracy Bill as House Balks, Too Opponents Cheer the Demise of SOPA, PIPA PIPA vote canceled by Sen. Harry Reid |
 ABC News |
Anonymous tricked people into joining Web site attacks
CNET by Elinor Mills January 20, 2012 2:04 PM PST Follow @elinormills The Web pages hosting the denial-of-service attack tools, some of which were in Spanish, redirected the visiting computer to the target site automatically, unless JavaScript was disabled, … FBI probes Anonymous' claims of hacking into federal website Department of Justice site hacked after Megaupload shutdown, Anonymous claims … Megaupload Shutdown Prompts Continued Anonymous Attacks, New Tactics |
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