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FBI says it's now seized "multiple" ROM piracy sites, claims downloads resulted in $170m losses in just three months


Following the Federal Bureau of Investigation's widely reported seizure of pirate ROM site Nsw2u.com last week, the US …

In a statement shared on its website, the FBI announced "the seizure of several online criminal marketplaces" that it said had, "for more than four years", provided access to "pirated copies of highly anticipated video games days or weeks before their official release date". It also claimed these websites had seen cumulative downloads of 3.2m in just three months this year - from 28th February and 28th May - resulting "in an estimated loss of $170m". "Anyone visiting these sites will now view a seizure banner that notifies them the domain has been seized by federal authorities."

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