Leaked Documents Reveal Malware Scam

In late march 2010, a new piece of malware began to circulate names iqmanager.exe which was capable of scanning Windows for BitTorrent files. If .torrent files were found the user was presented with a screen claiming that they had been caught infringing copyright by groups such as the RIAA and MPAA and could face 5 years in prison or a $250,000 fine.

Movie Sharer Jailed... Pirate Party Call Protest

Following an investigation into the online sharing of a new movie, Serbia’s high-tech crime unit has targeted an apartment in the capital city Belgrade where they arrested a 51 year old man, Goran Cujak. The man was arrested on suspicion of making links to the movie ‘Montevideo, bog te video’  (Montevideo, God Bless You).  Cujak was interrogated, apparently confessed to copyright infringement and in the space of one day a judge has ruled that he may be detained in jail for 30 days. The Pirate Party have responded, calling for a protest. 

BitTorrent Release Project Chrysalis - A Download Client for Everyone

BitTorrent - the parent company of uTorrent have released a completely new BitTorrent client titled Chrysalis. The new software is designed to eventually replace the mainline BitTorrent client offering a more user friendly experience for novice BitTorrent users.

Anti-Piracy Group BREIN Suffer Large Scale DDoS Attack

The website of Dutch anti-piracy outfit BREIN has gone offline following a major DDoS attack. BREIN's cheif, Tim Kuik (pictured) believes he knows who is behind it stating that the DDoS is a revenge attack following his company’s involvement in the recent takedown of the FTD Usenet community.

'Piracy is Not Theft' Says Minecraft Creator

Speaking during the closing session yesterday at the Independent Games Summit in San Fransisco, Minecraft developer Markus "Notch" Persson dismissed the notion that piracy is the same as stealing, or ‘looting’ as described by MPAA chief Chris Dodd.