Collaborate Disseminate
Last month, the GitHub repository for the popular program youtube-dl was taken down in response to a DMCA takedown notice filed by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The crux of the RIAA complaint was that the tool could be used to download local copies of music streamed from …read more
Continue reading youtube-dl Makes Their Case, Returns to GitHub
The illegal marketplace was hacked prior to it’s takedown — the IRS has now tracked down those stolen funds, it said. Continue reading Feds Seize $1B in Bitcoin from Silk Road
At this point, you’ve likely heard that the GitHub repository for youtube-dl was recently removed in response to a DMCA takedown notice filed by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). As the name implies, this popular Python program allowed users to produce local copies of audio and video that …read more
Continue reading Community Rallies Behind youtube-dl After DMCA Takedown
Microsoft and partners went after the botnet using a copyright infringement tactic and hunting down C2 servers. Continue reading TrickBot Takedown Disrupts Major Crimeware Apparatus
The DDoS group sets itself apart by using exploits — but it doesn’t always pan out. Continue reading Inside the Hoaxcalls Botnet: Both Success and Failure
The infrastructure behind a remote access tool (RAT) allowing full remote takeover of a victim machine has been dismantled. Continue reading Authorities Break Up Imminent Monitor Spyware Organization
Wikipedia has suffered what appears to be the most disruptive Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack in recent memory. Continue reading Wikipedia fights off huge DDoS attack
Law enforcement takedown causes Retadup malware to eat itself. Continue reading Dangerous Cryptomining Worm Racks Up 850K Infections, Self-Destructs
Meanwhile, authorities are aggressively going after former users of the Webstresser DDoS-for-hire service. Continue reading Feds Dismantle Dark Web Credentials Market
The FBI has taken down several of the largest DDoS-as-a-service sites on the web. Continue reading FBI Denies Service to 15 DDoS-for-Hire Sites, Charges Operators