Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ

55128 readers

631 users here now

⚓ Dedicated to the discussion of digital piracy, including ethical problems and legal advancements.

Rules • Full Version

1. Posts must be related to the discussion of digital piracy

2. Don't request invites, trade, sell, or self-promote

3. Don't request or link to specific pirated titles, including DMs

4. Don't submit low-quality posts, be entitled, or harass others

Loot, Pillage, & Plunder

📜 c/Piracy Wiki (Community Edition):

💰 Please help cover server costs.


Ko-fi	Liberapay

founded 2 years ago

MODERATORS

[email protected]

Apple Stealth Piracy App Trio, Combined Age 215 Years, Face $18.5m Damages Claim (torrentfreak.com)

submitted 3 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

6 comments fedilink hide all child comments

Hidden pirate features within seemingly harmless apps, known as "stealth apps," are slipping past Apple's App Store security, offering users access to pirated movies and TV shows. Taiwan's Criminal Police Bureau recently busted three individuals promoting unlock instructions for these apps to roughly 400,000 users. Surprisingly, this tech-savvy scheme was orchestrated by a group whose combined age totals 215 years.

all 8 comments

sorted by: hot top controversial new old

[–] [email protected] 39 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Combined age? Combined age. COMBINED AGE!

[–] [email protected] 21 points 3 weeks ago

Liang – 73 years old
Shen – 62 years old
Lin – 80 years old

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago

Makes me think the article was written by AI.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Interesting piece, didn't know about iOS stealth apps, and the ages of the accused certainly makes the news stand out —

— but can we talk about that hilariously bad "AI" generated picture they chose to illustrate it? That disembodied hand left of centre holding up the "iPhone"?

WHO WAS PHONE? 😄

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 weeks ago

Anyone care to share some stealth apps i can use to convert my old Gen 3 iPad into something useful instead of collecting dust?