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Pirate Bay co-founder charged with alleged hacking and fraud

Intrigue and suspense movie thrillers are made from stuff like the story of Gottfrid Svartholm Warg. And for Warg, it seems like his story may be coming to an end.

The Pirate Bay co-founder was charged today with conspiracy to hack into several Swedish agencies and allegedly attempting to make an illegal online money transfer out of a local bank, according to Swedish news site The Local.

"A large amount of data from companies and agencies was taken during the hack, including a large amount of personal data, such as personal identity numbers (personnummer) of people with protected identities,&… Read more

Pirate Bay co-founder Warg faces new charges

The circumstances surrounding the arrest of Pirate Bay cofounder Gottfried Svartholm Warg become more mysterious each day.

The latest report from Swedish publication DN.se, is that Warg's arrest in Cambodia nearly two weeks ago had nothing to do with his conviction on copyright violations but is linked to an alleged hacking of Logica, a Swedish company that provides IT services to that country's tax offices.

News that Warg was arrested didn't come as much of a surprise. Warg appeared to flee Sweden shortly after he and three other Pirate Bay founders were sentenced to a year … Read more

Cambodia gets $59M in aid after arrest of Pirate Bay co-founder

On the heels of the Pirate Bay co-founder's arrest in Cambodia, along with the Swedish government's requests of his extradition -- news came out today that the Southeast Asian country is set to receive $59.4 million in aid from Sweden, according to The Next Web.

Although neither country is pointing to Gottfrid Svartholm Warg's predicament as a reason for the aid, it does come at a coincidental time.

Cambodian police arrested Warg last week in the country's capital. The arrest is believed to be related to his trouble with Swedish courts, which found him, along … Read more