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Ukraine government websites attacked after piracy crackdown

KIEV (Reuters) - The websites of Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich and the former Soviet republic's interior ministry were put out of action on Wednesday as disgruntled Internet users hit back at the government after it shut down a popular file sharing site. Ukrainian police closed down Ex.ua, a website used by millions of Ukrainians to obtain movies, music and software for free on Tuesday ...

Federal Government Seizes 16 Illegal Streaming Websites Before Super Bowl

Those who don't have access to a TV may find it harder to watch the Super Bowl this year. Reuters reported on Thursday that the federal government shut down 16 websites that gave users access to pirated streams of live sportscasts. The sites included links to NFL, NBA, NHL and WWE broadcasts. The websites are irstrow.tv, firstrowsports.com, firstrowsports.net, firstrowsports.tv, hq-streams.tv ...

U.S. shuts 16 sports piracy websites pre-Super Bowl

(Reuters) - Three days before Super Bowl XLVI, U.S. prosecutors said they seized 16 websites that illegally streamed live sports and pay-per-view events over the Internet, and charged a Michigan man with running nine of those websites. According to the government, the 16 websites provided links to give viewers easy access to other sites that hosted pirated telecasts from the National Football ...

Iranian government websites hacked in cyber assault

A number of Iranian government websites were downed on Thursday, including those administered by Press TV and the Ministry of Health. read more

Israeli hackers deface Iranian Government websites

An Israeli group has claimed responsibility for the defacement of several Iranian Government websites as the tit-for-tat digital war between hackers in the Middle East shows no sign of waning.