Dodgy Android markets shut down by FBI in copyright crackdown

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Sophos said:
Three websites, involved in the distribution of cracked and stolen Android smartphone apps, have been shut down by the FBI.

The FBI, working with Dutch and French law enforcement officers, seized control of three website domain names – applanet.net, appbucket.net and snappzmarket.com - and presented visitors to the sites with a message reminding them of how copyright lawbreakers could be severely punished:

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Read more: http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2012/08/23/dodgy-android-markets-shut-down/
 
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