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FBI Atlanta seizes major video game piracy websites

Piracy websites seized by FBI Anyone visiting these sites will now view a seizure banner that notifies them the domain has been seized by federal authorities. (FBI/FBI Atlanta)

ATLANTA, GA — The Atlanta branch of the FBI busted several online criminal marketplaces providing pirated versions of popular video games, sometimes days or weeks before their official release date.

These various websites were active for more than four years.

According to a press release from the agency, the FBI obtained authorization to seize the domain of multiple sites to include: nsw2u.com, nswdl.com, game-2u.com, bigngame.com, ps4pkg.com, ps4pkg.net, and mgnetu.com.

The agency says during one 3-month period alone, users downloaded 3.2M copies, costing the video game industry $170M.

Users who visit the websites will now see a big red banner notifying them that they’ve been seized by federal authorities.

FBI’s Atlanta says Dutch investigators helped with the takedown.



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