[06:12] schestowitzMore than a decade ago, the U.S. Department of Defense determined that computer sabotage could be considered an act of war, but it did not say which cyberattacks, specifically, would meet this threshold. To date, no clear consensus has emerged about what constitutes cyberwar or how it should be defined. Thats how the pharmaceutical company Merck ended up in a legal battle with its property insurers over more than $1 [06:12] schestowitz billion in claims related to the 2017 NotPetya cyberattack, which Russia targeted at Ukraine but which spread rapidly to shut down computer systems for hundreds of companies worldwide.
[11:59] schestowitzAdam Lackman, the self-described former pirate behind the Kodi add-on repository TVAddons, has agreed to pay $19.5 million ($25 million CAD) to a group of Canadian telecom giants over copyright infringement, according to a report from TorrentFreak.
[11:59] schestowitzAs noted by TorrentFreak, TVAddons was still accessible up until last week before going offline (seemingly) for good. In its heyday, TVAddons was a site that allowed users to upload unofficial add-ons for Kodi, the open-source media library you can install on streaming devices like the Amazon Fire TV Stick and Google Chromecast. While Kodi itself is legal software, third-party apps, like TVAddons, can direct people to [11:59] schestowitz pirated content.
[12:00] schestowitzThe former operators of SetTV, a pirate IPTV service that was ordered to pay $90 million in damages to DISH Networks, are reportedly back in business with several new services, in violation of a permanent injunction. Some of DISH's evidence comes from telephone recordings obtained from a country sheriff's office where one was incarcerated.
[12:00] schestowitzMost Pirate Bay proxies only exist to mirror the original torrent sites but extreme situations can trigger unprecedented actions. The Russian-operated Pirate-bays.net, which has millions of monthly users, is taking a clear stand against the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The site has ditched its advertisements in favor of a "Stop Putin" banner, which solicits donations to the Ukrainian army.