If you had personal files stored long-term on the now-dead Megaupload, consider them gone for good. A Department of Justice spokesperson, who asked not to be named “for security reasons,” tells us in ...

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More As more details come to light in the much-publicized Megaupload case, ...

When a cloud service like Megaupload or Dropbox gets shut down, what happens to your files? Do you have any recourse, or is that it? Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a ...

The FBI gain access to all of Megaupload’s user data as soon as this coming Thursday, February 2, according to a report from the New Zealand Herald, which cites a letter from the US Attorney’s Office ...

Hello Ars readers. As you can see, we're writing a lot of stories about Megaupload. One angle we would like to devote a story to is: What are the legitimate uses for Megaupload? If you were using ...

WELLINGTON, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Like a good Hollywood sequel, Megaupload is back. Sign up here. Kim Dotcom, the founder of the shuttered file-sharing site that housed everything from family photos to ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom said Thursday he was "in tears" after a European company deleted all the data it was hosting from his shuttered file-sharing site.

A federal judge indicated at a hearing on Friday that he opposes destruction of files that users uploaded to the digital storage company Megaupload. But the judge's remarks at the hearing left many ...

Looking to share your important files somewhere safe and secure? Forget FileSonic, formerly one of the world’s largest online file-sharing lockers. In a message just posted to its website, the company ...

An online storage service, FileSonic, has disabled file sharing between users following the takedown of the MegaUpload service for alleged copyright infringement violations. The company, which lists ...

The RIAA joins the MPAA in the suing-Kim-Dotcom parade. By Eriq Gardner Former Legal Editor-at-Large According to the record labels’ complaint, “Beginning in late 2005 and continuing at least to ...