Fraudulent Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) Anonymous search engine fraudsters are filing fraudulent takedown requests in an effort to game Google’s search results in their favor, according to a report from TorrentFreak. takedown notices have been sent to thousands of websites and services in the past few months, according to a new report from anti-piracy group BREIN. Many of the takedowns appear to target Russian websites, and most fake notices appear to originate in Russia too, TorrentFreak noted. DMCA takedown requests have been an ongoing problem for Google and the wider internet.
Fraudulent Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) takedown notices have been sent to thousands of websites and services in the past few months, according to a new report from anti-piracy group BREIN. Many of the takedowns appear to target Russian websites, and most fake notices appear to originate in Russia too, TorrentFreak noted. DMCA takedown requests have been an ongoing problem for Google and the wider internet.