Software piracy stories
Cybercrooks abuse Keitaro tracker for AI scam campaigns
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malware
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phishing
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martech
Cybercriminals exploit Keitaro ad tracker to cloak AI trading scams and malware, tying some 15,500 malicious domains into a hidden network.
LummaStealer returns post-takedown with ClickFix ruse
Fri, 13th Feb 2026
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mfa
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phishing
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advanced persistent threat protection
LummaStealer roars back after domain takedown, using fake CAPTCHA ClickFix tricks and CastleLoader to spread via routine user actions.
Revenera boosts platform to clamp down on software piracy
Fri, 19th Dec 2025
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physical security
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erp
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cybersecurity
Revenera upgrades its platform with automated workflows to detect and curb global software piracy, licence overuse and misuse.
Software piracy & overuse blamed for rising revenue losses
Wed, 19th Nov 2025
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physical security
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licensing
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intellectual property
Nearly one in three software firms cite piracy as a major cause of revenue loss, with unlicensed use rising in China, Russia, India, and Germany, new data reveals.
Cloudflare, Microsoft & police disrupt global malware service
Thu, 22nd May 2025
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malware
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ransomware
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endpoint protection
Cloudflare and Microsoft, with global law enforcement, have disrupted LummaC2, a major malware service stealing data worldwide and used for cybercrime.
Thales & Neural Labs expand partnership to create AI-powered smart cities
Wed, 20th Mar 2024
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saas
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digital transformation
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licensing
Thales intensifies its partnership with Neural Labs to create AI-driven smart cities, using cloud-licensing capabilities to manage global licenses, optimizing Neural Lab's SaaS offerings and fostering growth.
BSA settles $347,000 in damages against Australian firms that used unlicensed software
Mon, 12th Mar 2018
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breach prevention
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cybersecurity
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bsa
BSA The Software Alliance settled over USD $347,000 in damages against 28 Australian firms using unlicensed software in 2017, double the previous year.
Aussie reseller to pay nearly $1m in damages for Microsoft piracy
Fri, 21st Apr 2017
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microsoft
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software piracy
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partners
An Aussie reseller has been ordered to pay Microsoft nearly $1 million in damages for selling pirated software, with further cases likely.
Aussie company fined for using unlicensed software
Wed, 18th May 2016
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licensing
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bsa
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software piracy
Software advocate BSA has imposed damages of $100,000 on a West Australian metal works company for using unlicensed software.
Radical approach by Microsoft NZ opens up refurbished market
Fri, 19th Dec 2014
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cartech
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microsoft
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cloud services
Kiwi resellers are jumping on board a Microsoft initiative which enables them to get Windows OEM software at half price for refurbished computers.
Microsoft raids reseller
Wed, 7th Apr 2010
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microsoft
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windows
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software
Pirated copies of Windows and Office have been confiscated after Microsoft and UAE authorities raid a city reseller.