Pirates have reportedly gotten a hold of Unknown Worlds' Subnautica 2 ahead of its early access release. This looks to be the third major game leak of this week alone.
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Microsoft is set to release Forza Horizon 6 later this month, but it seems a mishap on the Steam version has published the game early.
It looks like pirates are playing Death Stranding 2 on PC ahead of the launch, just as the game is about to ditch its PlayStation 5 exclusivity officially.
A Florida-based woman has been indicted over a massive fraud involving thousands of "Genuine" Windows and Office labels that often contain product activation keys.
Despite being an always-online multiplayer game, ARC Raiders may have just been cracked. The pirates are saying that they can even matchmake with players using purchased copies.
The Italian Communications Authority has issued a landmark €14 million fine to Cloudflare for failing to block illegal content via its "Piracy Shield."
Anna's Archive is now the number one piracy website for Google takedown requests as publishers attempt to reduce its visibility.
Nintendo has filed a lawsuit against an individual allegedly responsible for distributing thousands of Switch games illegally.
Companies are losing "billions of dollars" to piracy, and a new report identifies Amazon Fire Sticks as a primary device used to help users gain unauthorized access to content.
Amazon has allegedly started warning customers that it will "terminate" their accounts if they screenshot.
Pirating Windows 11 with the help of Copilot? Not anymore, says Microsoft as it silences its AI assistant.
Copilot, Microsoft's AI-powered assistant, won't give you a key for free Windows 11 activation, but it will gladly explain how to pirate it with a few clicks.
Microsoft does not care if you pirate Windows 11. At least, that is what a former employee pedaling Windows piracy on X says.
Piracy evolves, too. The Olympics demonstrated that torrents are a threat of the past, as websites with illegal live streams are now main cause of headaches for intellectual property rights holders.
Following their removal from the Apple App Store a few weeks ago, multiple pirate streaming apps were once again listed on the App Store, which currently seems to have been taken down by Apple.
Animeflix, the piracy portal that allowed people to stream anime online, has shut down without prior notice. Its operators announced the demise in a message posted on their Discord server.
Dune: Part Two, is about to hit the streaming services in the upcoming weeks. However, a high-quality rip from an unknown source is already circulating online in the waters of internet piracy.
Following sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, gaming piracy levels have rocketed. Research has found that 7 in 10 gamers have engaged in game piracy over the last year.
The RARBG site now only has a brief and rambling message stating the reasons why it has shut down, which include deaths of some team members due to COVID-19, higher inflation and more.
Hacker Gary Bowser from the infamous Team-Xecuter Nintendo piracy group has been released early from prison. However, he will likely be paying off fines to Nintendo for the rest of his life.
Our latest edition of Microsoft Weekly is jampacked with news about Microsoft handing out free USBs to Insiders, the integration of AI in even more Redmond products, and pirated Windows (!).
A user on Twitter with the handle @TCNOco claims that Microsoft support activated their Windows 10 copy with an unofficial (pirated) script after a failed attempt to use a legitimate key.
A programmer has filed a lawsuit against Microsoft, GitHub, and OpenAI for their GitHub Copilot tool, alleging that it basically allows Microsoft to profit off of the work of others, without consent.
Piracy protection giant Denuvo says PC pirates are opting to emulate Nintendo Switch versions of games when PC versions have tough protections on them, and is now offering an anti-piracy solution.
The Denuvo digital rights management software is getting an upgrade, with maker Irdeto now offering a solution that prevents PC game owners from acquiring DLC content from stores without paying.
UK ISPs have ceased sending educational copyright infringement notices. The campaign started just over two years ago but now the focus will shift to advertising and social media campaigns.
A proposed amendment to India's Cinematograph Act suggests that camcorder pirates in India should face up to three years in prison and pay fines up to $14,000 if they distribute copyrighted content.
In less than a week, the revised secure boot process included in System Update 6.2.0 to thwart piracy and homebrew software leveraging a hardware flaw, previously thought immutable, has been cracked.
Nintendo has settled for $12 million in a lawsuit that it filed against a married couple who were operating ROM sites. The accused have also signed off the websites, games, and emulators to Nintendo.
Google has released its 2018 'How Google Fights Piracy' report for all to read. The firm explained the measures it has taken to stop copyrighted material being illegally shared on its platforms.
It appears that Google may be fined for not following Russia's site-blocking rule, which forces ISPs and search engines to connect to a database of blocked sites before displaying search results.
Reddit has started banning several communities which exist for the sole purpose of promoting pirated content. Multiple subreddits which posted links to movies and TV shows have been closed for good.
Following weeks of legal actions from Nintendo to suppress piracy of its older games, the 18-year old retro game provider EmuParadise has removed all video game ROMs from its website.
A system update released for the Nintendo 3DS brings a similar anti-piracy system to what the company implemented on its Switch hybrid console last month, possibly banning users from going online.
Reports have surfaced stating that Nintendo might be preventing game cards used for pirating games from going online, thanks to unique identification numbers assigned to each game card.
Sony has been working preemptively to combat World Cup piracy online. The firm, which holds the rights to the event in some Asian countries, told streaming sites not to stream the event, or else.
With the release of Zoo Tycoon Ultimate Animal Collection, the video game piracy group claims to have trumped the five layers of DRM protection included with content published via the UWP platform.
Google and Getty Images have signed an agreement to address copyright infringement issues involving Google Images; removing the 'View image' button that displays high-resolution photos.
A UK court has handed down a suspended sentence to a man who sold Android TV boxes which allowed people to access copyrighted material, including films and live sports, as a warning to others.
Within 24 hours of the release of the new Middle Earth: Shadow of War by Monolith Productions, the game's Denuvo DRM technology has been cracked, making it possible to pirate the game.
