Supporters of the web site ‘The Pirate Bay’, one of the world’s top illegal filesharing websites, demonstrate in Stockholm, on April 18, 2009. The site still enjoys name recognition more than a decade after its heyday. (FREDRIK PERSSON/AFP via Getty Images) Vigilante hacking campaign blocks victims from visiting The Pirate Bay, other piracy sites A hacker doesn’t appear to be happy with the amount of digital piracy out there. Jun 17, 2021 By Sean Lyngaas
Nintendo has had its hands full with criminal hackers (Flickr/Abdullah Al-Shackarchi) California man gets 3 years in prison for hacking Nintendo, collecting child pornography Prosecutors say Ryan Hernandez ran a forum where he shared Nintendo vulnerabilities. Dec 1, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas
A Nintendo Switch controller. (Garrett Coakley / Flickr) US arrests suspected hackers accused of video game piracy Two suspected members of the Team Xecuter organization are in custody, prosecutors say. Oct 5, 2020 By Joe Warminsky
A still from “John Wick 3” shows Keanu Reeves as the international assassin riding a horse through New York City (Lionsgate). Microsoft warns of malware-laced ‘John Wick 3,’ ‘Contagion’ movie torrents The malicious movie files in question don't appear to be on esecially popular sites like the Pirate Bay, one researcher said. Apr 28, 2020 By Jeff Stone