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Feds seize 150 domains as part of Cyber Monday counterfeiter cleanup

As part of a three-month investigation, federal authorities announced that they seized 150 domain names on Friday--days ahead of the "Cyber Monday" post-Thanksgiving sales peak period. The cleanup

Microsoft on Global Play Fair Day: Pirated software gives $2.9B unfair competitive advantage

A study commissioned by Microsoft ( NASDAQ: MSFT ) has found that manufacturers in emerging countries save up to $2.9 billion annually by using pirated software. The results of the study were announced

Evidence of Zeus Trojan found in majority of Fortune 500 companies

RSA Security released a study this week which revealed that potentially 90 percent of Fortune 500 companies could be affected by the Zeus Trojan. The Zeus Trojan came into the spotlight partly due to

ZeuS crimeware now armed with Windows-like piracy controls

The newest version of the ZeuS Builder kit, used to create the troublesome ZeuS banking Trojan, now incorporates sophisticated anti-piracy controls similar to what is used by Microsoft's Windows

Microsoft WGA tactics anger XP users all over China

Microsoft has made good on an August warning and rolled out a new, more aggressive version of its Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) tool for Windows XP systems. Computers running versions of Windows

Microsoft goes after 'career' pirates in court

In an effort to stamp out hard-core bootleggers - aka ‘career' pirates, Microsoft has filed a total of 21 lawsuits in Federal courts spanning 14 states in the United States. Perhaps lending