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submitted 2 weeks ago by florencia to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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.

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[-] tr0n1um@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 weeks ago

It's TorrentFreak. The AI picture is definitely meant to be funny instead of serious.

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