Latest Streaming news

Five men convicted for operating illegal streaming site Jetflicks

A federal jury in Las Vegas convicted five men for their involvement in the operation of Jetflicks, one of the largest and most popular illegal streaming services in the United States.
- Bill Toulas
- June 21, 2024
- 11:20 AM
- 0
Over 15,000 hacked Roku accounts sold for 50¢ each to buy hardware

Roku has disclosed a data breach impacting over 15,000 customers after hacked accounts were used to make fraudulent purchases of hardware and streaming subscriptions.
- Bill Toulas
- March 11, 2024
- 01:49 PM
- 6
Mirai variant infects low-cost Android TV boxes for DDoS attacks

A new Mirai malware botnet variant has been spotted infecting inexpensive Android TV set-top boxes used by millions for media streaming.
- Bill Toulas
- September 06, 2023
- 12:56 PM
- 2
Get unlimited documentary access with this CuriosityStream HD deal

It's always good to learn something new, especially if it broadens your horizons or deepens your experience. This lifetime subscription to Curiosity Stream puts documentaries on all your devices for $169, 30% off the $250 MSRP.
- BleepingComputer Deals
- March 13, 2023
- 07:22 AM
- 0
Android TV box on Amazon came pre-installed with malware

A Canadian system administrator discovered that an Android TV box purchased from Amazon was pre-loaded with persistent, sophisticated malware baked into its firmware.
- Bill Toulas
- January 12, 2023
- 03:41 PM
- 1
FuboTV says World Cup streaming outage caused by a cyberattack

FuboTV has confirmed that a streaming outage preventing subscribers from watching the World Cup Qatar 2022 semifinal match between France and Morocco was caused by a cyberattack.
- Lawrence Abrams
- December 15, 2022
- 06:40 PM
- 0
Police dismantle pirated TV streaming network with 500,000 users

The Spanish police have dismantled a network of pirated streaming sites that illegally distributed content from 2,600 TV channels and 23,000 movies and series to roughly 500,000 users.
- Bill Toulas
- November 16, 2022
- 09:55 AM
- 2
Carry a movie theater in your pocket with this Black Friday Deal

The Prima 1080p HD Pocket Projector is about the size of an iPhone but can cast a 200-inch screen! For our Black Friday Sale, you can get it today for only $223.98 with code BFSAVE20.
- BleepingComputer Deals
- November 26, 2021
- 07:27 AM
- 0
Enjoy documentaries on demand with this pre-Black Friday deal

You would normally pay $59 a year for unlimited viewing. But ahead of Black Friday, you can get a 12-month subscription today for just $30.59 using code SAVE15NOV.
- BleepingComputer Deals
- November 10, 2021
- 07:19 AM
- 0
DOJ: Pirated sports streamer hacked accounts, extorted MLB

The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York has charged a man for illegally streaming MLB, NBA, NFL, and NHL games via the web and hacking into sports leagues' customer accounts.
- Bill Toulas
- October 29, 2021
- 09:56 AM
- 0
Microsoft finds Windows 11 issues with SmartByte networking software

Microsoft says Windows 11 customers might experience networking speed issues if Dell's SmartByte software is running on their devices.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- October 06, 2021
- 04:56 AM
- 0
Mozilla: Update Firefox to avoid Netflix, Hulu streaming issues

Mozilla advises Firefox users to update to the latest released version to avoid experiencing video streaming issues after Google updates the Widevine digital rights management (DRM) on May 31.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- May 29, 2021
- 09:15 AM
- 0
Spammers flood PyPI with pirated movie links and bogus packages

The official Python software package repository, PyPI, is getting flooded with spam packages, as seen by BleepingComputer. These packages are named after different movies in a style that is commonly associated with torrents and "warez" sites hosting pirated content.
- Ax Sharma
- May 20, 2021
- 12:02 PM
- 0
CBS Last.fm fixes admin password leakage via Symfony profiler

This week, British music streaming service, Last.fm has fixed a credentials leak on their systems. The leak occurred due to a misconfigured Symfony profiler, exposing admin username and password.
- Ax Sharma
- November 27, 2020
- 09:43 AM
- 1
Netflix Reduces Video Quality in Europe by 25% to Lower Load

Netflix is reducing the quality of its streamed shows and movies in Europe for the next 30 days to reduce congestion on Internet infrastructure.
- Lawrence Abrams
- March 19, 2020
- 02:48 PM
- 0
Fake Star Wars Streaming Sites Steal Fans’ Credit Cards

Attackers are actively exploiting the hype around the new Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker movie as a bait designed to lure potential victims on fake streaming sites and steal their credit card data.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- December 19, 2019
- 02:44 PM
- 0