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Anti-Piracy Scam Emails Target BitTorrent Users

torrentfreak.com » 2008 » September » 7th » Anti-Piracy Scam Emails Target BitTorrent Users

Tagged: spam, bittorrent, scam, email scam, mediadefender, anti piracy gangs, hot off the press, p2p and filesharing, drm and other evil

A new trend is surfacing, as spammers have sent out millions of emails targeting BitTorrent users. The emails, that claim to come from MediaDefender, warn the receiver that he or she has been logged using BitTorrent and points them to an attachment supposedly containing evidence, but which is in fact infected with a virus. Over the years BitTorrent has attracted some shady figures. We’ve Continue Reading »


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