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Minnesota woman fined $222,000 for 24 illegal song downloads

by Lisa Vaas on September 13, 2012 | 29 Comments

It's the latest twist in the first RIAA shakedown, and it could be the final say, unless the US Supreme Court agrees to pick it up. Meanwhile, the association has turned from its Dr. Evil pursuit of MILLIONS! Of dollars! and instead is hoping to solve the problem of downloading by relying on ISPs to send gentle reminders that it's, you know, like, illegal, right?

Click on an Anonymous link, and you could be DDoS'ing the US government

by Graham Cluley on January 20, 2012 | 35 Comments

Anonymous's #OpMegaupload attack: Visit their link and you instantly launch a DDoS attack

Anonymous seems to want revenge after the arrest of Megaupload's founders on piracy charges.

Take care what links you click on, you could be launching a denial-of-service attack against the US government and entertainment industry.

Anonymous go after Riaa.com...again

by Carole Theriault on March 28, 2011 | 5 Comments

Internet hacktivist Anonymous organised a DDoS against the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) website, following a request for $75 Trillion (USD) in damages from peer-to-peer site LimeWire. The DDoS was scheduled for Friday 25 March, at 7pm EST.

4chan takes on MPAA, RIAA and Aiplex... and wins

by Chester Wisniewski on September 19, 2010 | Leave a comment

Update 3:BPI went down occasionally for short periods of time, but they seem to have gained the upper hand in defending their site. Update 2:RIAA is back online as of 9:10 PM Pacific time. The attack on the BPI is Read more…