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  • Chinese crack US$2bn Microsoft piracy ring

    Chinese authorities, with the assistance of the FBI, have cracked a piracy ring allegedly responsible for manufacturing and distributing more than US$2 billion-worth of counterfeit Microsoft software.

  • Microsoft confirms Vista OEM hack

    In response to widespread talk on blogs and forums, Microsoft has acknowledged the presence of hacks that may allow pirates to bypass the product activation security feature in its Windows Vista operating system.

  • Microsoft gets tough on Office fakers

    Microsoft's voluntary scheme for Office licensing checks is about to become mandatory.

  • Microsoft: No plans for pirate XP raids in Australia

    Microsoft has no plans to alter its existing measures to detect illegal pirating of Windows XP in Australia despite the seizure of around 3,200 illegal copies of the company’s latest operating system in raids across Singapore late last month.

  • Bypass found for Windows piracy check

    A tool provided by Microsoft could let people get around a check meant to prevent those with pirated copies of Windows from downloading additional software from Microsoft, according to a security researcher.

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