Megaupload Seized and Shut Down by the US Department of Justice

Written by Nick G. - Posted on Friday, 20 January 2012 02:03

This is certainly a shock to the majority of users, and there are a lot of them, of the popular file-sharing website, Megaupload. It's probably no secret that piracy was something of an issue despite the fact that there were a lot of customers who were using the service for pefectly legitimage purposes, but now it seems the Feds have stepped up their game and are cracking down hard on websites where piracy is evident.

"NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- In one of the U.S. government's largest anti-piracy crackdowns ever, federal agents on Thursday arrested the leaders of and shut down Megaupload.com, a popular hub for illegal media downloads.

Hours later, Megaupload's fans turned the table on the feds. "Hacktivist" collective Anonymous said it set its sights on the U.S. Department of Justice and apparently knocked the agency's website offline.

"We are having website problems, but we're not sure what it's from," a DOJ spokeswoman told CNNMoney.

The DOJ website glitches came soon after various Twitter accounts associated with Anonymous took aim at the agency."

Source: CNN

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