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The Pirate Bay Co-Founder Released From Swedish Prison

The Pirate Bay co-founder Fredrik Neij was released from jail on Monday, having served two-thirds of his ten-month prison sentence. Continue reading

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Infected WordPress Sites Launch Drive-by Attacks Off The Pirate Bay Clone: Security Researchers

Security researchers have discovered several WordPress sites injected with code that is redirecting them to a Pirate Bay clone. Malwarebytes, the anti-malware software provider that discovered the vulnerability, said in a blog post on Wednesday the attack could be “substantial”. Continue reading

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The Pirate Bay Site Shows Signs of Life After Being Taken Down Two Weeks Ago

The Pirate Bay is back online, in a limited sense, displaying a waving pirate flag and counter less than a month after it was knocked offline by a Swedish police raid. Thepiratebay.se began displaying the pirate flag on Sunday, and subtle changes since have provided fuel for speculation that the torrent site may soon be up and fully functioning again. Continue reading

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Swedish Police Raid The Pirate Bay, Knocking File Sharing Sites Offline

Police in Sweden raided The Pirate Bay office in Stockholm on Tuesday, seizing equipment and knocking the website offline. According to a statement by police, the raid was carried out Tuesday morning in connection to violations of copyright law. Continue reading

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The Pirate Bay Co-Founder Faces 8 Years in Prison After Arrest in Sweden

The third of four Pirate Bay co-founders was arrested this week and is expected to serve his prison sentence, according to Naked Security. Peter Sunde (aka Brokep) was convicted in 2009, and has been on the run since his conviction was upheld with an altered sentence in 2010. Continue reading

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