Last week, the Portuguese Ministry of Culture decided to shut down or block 28 file-sharing sites. The original complaint came from local anti-piracy outfit MAPiNET. In what appears to be a revenge attack, hackers targeted their website and diverted it to some of the world. In response to a complaint from local anti-piracy outfit MAPiNET, the Portuguese Ministry of Culture ordered a shutdown and blockade of 28 sites that allegedly link to copyrighted material hosted elsewhere. As we reported earlier on our sideblog FreakBits, the Portuguese Cultural Activities Inspection ordered one of the most prominent ISPs to remove or block subscriber access to 28 The link for this article located at TorrentFreak is no longer available. . Following MAPiNET's grievance, the Portuguese Ministry of Culture enacted a blockade on 28 torrenting websites, inciting a wave of protests from hacker groups.. Anti Piracy Efforts,Cyber Attack Trends,File Sharing Sites,Website Security Issues. . Dave Wreski
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