Hacking group Anonymous stings Universal, Warner and RIAA after Megaupload takedown
Friday, Jan 20th 2012 at 8:28AMThe sites targeted by the group were reportedly rendered unavailable for a temporary period. Most have now come back online, although UniversalMusic.com still appears as 'under maintenance'.
MegaUpload.com was taken offline yesterday evening as the US DOJ accused the site's owners of "massive worldwide online piracy".
The body claims this has caused more than $500 million in damages to copyright holders and generated more than $175 million in profits.
The DOJ has charged seven individuals connected to the file-sharing site, ...
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