Tag: Megaupload
Megaupload founder puts up multimillion bounty for key information
MegaUpload founder Kim Dotcom (yes, that is his real name) is offering up a meaty $5 million (£3 million) cash sum to an individual with information that could help with his fight against a US copyright claim. The multi-millionaire internet…
Did closure of piracy-haven Megaupload lead to a decrease in cinema ticket sales??
Megaupload was a haven for movie pirates before its closure at the beginning of the year. One would therefore expect that, following the authorities shutting the site down, ticket sales at cinemas would go up, right? Apparently not. A new…
Megaupload founder hid in safe room armed with shotgun before arrest
Starling details of the arrest of Kim Dotcom, Megaupload.com founder, have been revealed following last week's closure of the file-sharing website. Dotcom, also known as Kim Schmitz, was said to be hiding in the saferoom of his New Zealand mansion,…
Megaupload take-down leads to Anonymous attacks
The hacking collective known as Anonymous have carried out a string of DDoS attacks on high profile websites after the file-sharing sites Megaupload and Megavideo were forced to close yesterday. Hackers attacked the Motion Picture Association of America, the Universal…