World news about “Piracy” published by euronews.
Megaupload hackers lash back One side calls it stealing – users call it sharing. Content-sharing website Megaupload.com is not fighting its battles alone. Within minutes of its shutdown… 20/01/2012
Hackers strike after US internet piracy clampdown Hackers from ‘Anonymous’ – the self-styled internet freedom fighters – have attacked several media, government, and music and film industry websites. The… 20/01/2012
US shuts website amid copyright infringement claims US authorities have shut down the major file-sharing website Megaupload and its founders have been arrested, accused of copyright infringement. The site… 20/01/2012
White House joins criticism of US online piracy bill A day without access to some information exchange websites has been a major worry for millions of users around the world. Wikipedia was among many to have… 18/01/2012
Nintendo is latest hacking victim Japanese games company Nintendo has confirmed a hacking attack on its computers in the US, but says no consumer data or company information was… 06/06/2011
Pirates 4 premieres at Cannes The latest installment of the Pirates of the Caribbean will premiere at the Cannes Film Festival this week. 10/05/2011
Millions more Sony accounts hacked Sony has revealed hackers may have stolen the data of another 25 million accounts in a second massive security breach. As well as the cyberattack on its… 03/05/2011
US navy rescues Iranian sailorsThe US Navy says they’ve rescued an Iranian fishing boat which had been captured by suspected Somali pirates. American forces on the guided-missile… 07/01/2012
Somali pirates free Italian tanker after 10 monthsAn Italian-owned oil tanker and its crew have been released by Somali pirates amid reports a ransom of over 8.5 million euros has been paid. The five… 21/12/2011
France tries Somali men accused of piracyA French court is prosecuting six Somali men accused of holding a French couple hostage on their boat. The trial begins in Paris today. Experienced sailors… 15/11/2011
Pirates raid ship off coast of AfricaArmed pirates have raided a tanker and kidnapped 23 sailors off the coast of the the West African country of Benin, according to the International Maritime… 15/09/2011
FBI swoop nets hackers across USFBI teams have raided locations in around a dozen states across the US, and arrested at least 16 people suspected of committing cyber crimes. American… 20/07/2011
Laughing hackers LulzSec cease activitiesLulzSec, the hacker group that has penetrated a number of high-profile websites over the last two months, has suddenly ceased its activities. The group… 26/06/2011
IMF hit by cyber attackThe International Monetary Fund has become the latest high profile victim of a cyber attack. The aim was apparently to install software that would give a… 12/06/2011
Spanish police unmask Anonymous hackersSpanish police have arrested three suspected members of the hacker group Anonymous. The men have been charged with cyber attacks on banks, governments and… 11/06/2011
Sony investigating big new hack attackComputer hackers say they have breached another network of the electronics giant Sony, claiming to have accessed personal details of one million… 03/06/2011
Google hackers invaded accounts months agoThe hackers who broke into Google’s email service Gmail had access to accounts for months says the Internet security expert who discovered the breach… 02/06/2011
Cyber attack against EU ahead of summitOn the eve of a Brussels summit the EU has reported a serious cyber attack on the European Commission. The bloc’s chief diplomat Catherine Ashton’s… 24/03/2011
