- Software Blog
- By Bogdan Popa
- December 11th, 2012
![Nokia Engineer Publishes Tutorial on How to Crack Windows 8 Games Nokia Engineer Publishes Tutorial on How to Crack Windows 8 Games](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Nokia-Engineer-Publishes-Tutorial-on-How-to-Crack-Windows-8-Games-1.jpg)
Nokia Engineer Publishes Tutorial on How to Crack Windows 8 Games
Justin Angel provides step-by-step instructions on how to pirate Windows 8 software
- Web Blog
- By Lucian Parfeni
- December 5th, 2012
![Italy Blocks TorrentReactor.net and Torrents.net, More Sites to Come Italy Blocks TorrentReactor.net and Torrents.net, More Sites to Come](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Italy-Blocks-TorrentReactor-net-and-Torrents-net-More-Sites-to-Come-1.jpg)
Italy Blocks TorrentReactor.net and Torrents.net, More Sites to Come
Italian courts have already blocked several prominent sites
- General Business
- By Bogdan Popa
- December 4th, 2012
![Microsoft Goes After One More Windows Pirate Microsoft Goes After One More Windows Pirate](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Microsoft-Goes-After-One-More-Windows-Pirate-1.jpg)
Microsoft Goes After One More Windows Pirate
The company has recently filed a lawsuit against another Chinese company
- Internet Life
- By Lucian Parfeni
- December 3rd, 2012
![BitTorrent Helps "The 4-Hour Chef" Become a Bestseller Overnight BitTorrent Helps "The 4-Hour Chef" Become a Bestseller Overnight](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/BitTorrent-Helps-quot-The-4-Hour-Chef-quot-Become-a-Bestseller-Overnight-1.jpg)
BitTorrent Helps "The 4-Hour Chef" Become a Bestseller Overnight
The book was promoted by BitTorrent leading to a surge of readers and buyers
- General Business
- By Bogdan Popa
- December 3rd, 2012
![Microsoft Wins $5.7M (€4.3M) in Anti-Piracy Lawsuit Microsoft Wins $5.7M (€4.3M) in Anti-Piracy Lawsuit](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Microsoft-Wins-5-7M-4-3M-in-Anti-Piracy-Lawsuit-1.jpg)
Microsoft Wins $5.7M (€4.3M) in Anti-Piracy Lawsuit
Shanghai retailer agrees to pay a total of 36 million yuan to Microsoft
- Software Blog
- By Bogdan Popa
- December 1st, 2012
![Microsoft Admits Pirates Are Cracking Windows 8 Apps Microsoft Admits Pirates Are Cracking Windows 8 Apps](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Microsoft-Admits-Pirates-Are-Cracking-Windows-8-Apps-1.jpg)
Microsoft Admits Pirates Are Cracking Windows 8 Apps
The company is working on a fix to patch a Windows Store flaw
- Web Blog
- By Lucian Parfeni
- November 29th, 2012
![Dogged by Anti-Piracy Groups, Newzbin2 Calls It Quits Dogged by Anti-Piracy Groups, Newzbin2 Calls It Quits](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Dogged-by-Anti-Piracy-Groups-Newzbin2-Calls-It-Quits-1.jpg)
Dogged by Anti-Piracy Groups, Newzbin2 Calls It Quits
The Usenet site is shutting down, it's been blocked in the UK for more than a year
- Web Blog
- By Lucian Parfeni
- November 24th, 2012
![MegaUpload Closure Hurt Box Office Revenue MegaUpload Closure Hurt Box Office Revenue](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/MegaUpload-Closure-Hurt-Box-Office-Revenue-1.jpg)
MegaUpload Closure Hurt Box Office Revenue
A new study showed that MegaUpload acted as a promotional tool
- Games Blog
- By Andrei Dumitrescu
- November 23rd, 2012
![Japanese Hits Piracy by Banning R4 Cartridges Japanese Hits Piracy by Banning R4 Cartridges](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Japanese-Hits-Piracy-by-Banning-R4-Cartridges-1.jpg)
Japanese Hits Piracy by Banning R4 Cartridges
Those who run homebrew on the 3DS will also be affected
- Internet Life
- By Lucian Parfeni
- November 22nd, 2012
![Police Confiscate 9-Year-Old Girl's Laptop in Anti-Piracy Raid Police Confiscate 9-Year-Old Girl's Laptop in Anti-Piracy Raid](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Police-Confiscate-9-Year-Old-Girl-s-Laptop-in-Anti-Piracy-Raid-1.png)
Police Confiscate 9-Year-Old Girl's Laptop in Anti-Piracy Raid
The girl was guilty of downloading a few songs from The Pirate Bay
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- November 22nd, 2012
![PayPal Continues Crusade Against Piracy, Bans Usenet Providers PayPal Continues Crusade Against Piracy, Bans Usenet Providers](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/PayPal-Continues-Crusade-Against-Piracy-Bans-Usenet-Providers-1.jpg)
PayPal Continues Crusade Against Piracy, Bans Usenet Providers
The accounts of the banned companies have been frozen for 180 days
- Web Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- November 20th, 2012
![President Obama and NZ Prime Minister Talk About Kim Dotcom President Obama and NZ Prime Minister Talk About Kim Dotcom](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/President-Obama-and-NZ-Prime-Minister-Talk-About-Kim-Dotcom-1.png)
President Obama and NZ Prime Minister Talk About Kim Dotcom
Megaupload’s founder wants to show Hollywood how to build “a proper internet business”
- Internet Life
- By Eduard Kovacs
- November 19th, 2012
![Legitimate Use of Megaupload Ignored by Authorities, Seizure Warrants Reveal Legitimate Use of Megaupload Ignored by Authorities, Seizure Warrants Reveal](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Legitimate-Use-of-Megaupload-Ignored-by-Authorities-Seizure-Warrants-Reveal-1.png)
Legitimate Use of Megaupload Ignored by Authorities, Seizure Warrants Reveal
A court has agreed to unseal documents used in the file sharing site's takedown
- Weekly Roundup
- By Eduard Kovacs
- November 17th, 2012
![Security Brief: OpIsrael, Skype Vulnerabilities and Piracy Security Brief: OpIsrael, Skype Vulnerabilities and Piracy](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Security-Brief-OpIsrael-Skype-Vulnerabilities-and-Piracy-1.jpg)
Security Brief: OpIsrael, Skype Vulnerabilities and Piracy
The main cyber security events between November 12 and November 18
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- November 16th, 2012
![Torrent Site Hacker Disrupts BitSnoop, 1337x.org and RLDLOG Torrent Site Hacker Disrupts BitSnoop, 1337x.org and RLDLOG](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Torrent-Site-Hacker-Disrupts-BitSnoop-1337x-org-and-RLDLOG-1.png)
Torrent Site Hacker Disrupts BitSnoop, 1337x.org and RLDLOG
Zeiko Anonymous is back with more anti-piracy DDOS attacks
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- November 15th, 2012
![RIAA Gives US Government New List of “Notorious” File Sharing Sites RIAA Gives US Government New List of “Notorious” File Sharing Sites](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/RIAA-Gives-US-Government-New-List-of-Notorious-File-Sharing-Sites-1.jpg)
RIAA Gives US Government New List of “Notorious” File Sharing Sites
RapidShare, The Pirate Bay and various other websites are targeted
- Incidents
- By Eduard Kovacs
- November 15th, 2012
![Glitch in iOS Dictionary App Floods Twitter with Piracy Confessions Glitch in iOS Dictionary App Floods Twitter with Piracy Confessions](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Glitch-in-iOS-Dictionary-App-Floods-Twitter-with-Piracy-Confessions-1.png)
Glitch in iOS Dictionary App Floods Twitter with Piracy Confessions
An anti-piracy mechanism designed to shame infringers failed miserably