Trading in cryptocurrency? You might be sitting on a pretty penny in that digital wallet of yours. Feels great, doesn't it? But here's the catch with digital currency: Keeping it secure isn't a walk ...

Spotify playlists and podcasts are being abused to push pirated software, game cheat codes, spam links, and "warez" sites. By injecting targeted keywords and links in playlist names and podcast ...

Mac security company Intego issued a security advisory Monday, warning Mac users of the Trojan variant, which is estimated to have infected at least 5,000 Macs as of Jan. 25. The Trojan is a variation ...

The former chief scientist at a Kentucky defense contractor has been sentenced to a year in prison for buying pirated software from Russian and Chinese hackers and using it to design components for ...

A man from Anderson, Indiana, has been sentenced to 27 months in prison for selling more than $700,000 worth of counterfeit computer software on eBay.com, the U.S. Department of Justice announced.

MassJacker malware is targeting people searching for pirated software. Update, March 19, 2025: This story, originally published March 16, has been updated with an explanation of cryptojacking and more ...

The YouTube Ghost Network promoted thousands of scam videos. Videos offer game hacks or pirated software; they distribute malware. A web of fake accounts makes the scam videos look genuine. A ...

HONG KONG (Reuters) - China's booming demand for personal computers caused losses from pirated software to surge 40 percent to $5.4 billion last year -- but things are getting better, a trade group ...

The results from the Business Software Alliance’s fifth-annual study on global software piracy revealed some statistics that would put a smile on any software company executive’s face: Of the 108 ...