Daily Treat: Founder of Megaupload.com's Assets Seized By The FBI

Megaupload maybe not as famous as Google or Facebook. But as we looked at how the founder of megaupload.com's assets seized by the FBI, we know that the level of prosperity owns by the Megaupload founder Kim 'Dotcom' Scmitz is far more than what we all could even imagine. Where he has a myriad collection of luxury cars.

The phrase 'a myriad' may be initially perceived exaggeration. But if looked register a vehicle in a garage owned by Kim, maybe you just can understand why so called.

A line of luxury cars that became the megaupload founder's collection which has now been arrested among the 14 units include Mercedes-Benz, Rolls-Royce and Lamborghini.

What's more amazing is that the cars even have license plates that are quirky. As the name affixed POLICE, MAFIA, V, Stoned, CEO, HACKER, GOOD, EVIL, and Guilty. No doubt, Kim wealth of his car collection reached $ 6 million.

Here's a list of cars and luxury vehicles owned by the founder Megaupload Kim 'Dotcom' Scmitz, as reported by Venture Beat, along with the photos of it being seized by the FBI, what a shame:

  1. 2010 Maserati GranCabrio, PlateNo License. "M-FB 212" and "DH-GC 470".

  2. 2009 Mercedes-Benz E500 Coupe, No. LicensePlate. "FEG690".
  3. 2005 Mercedes-Benz CLK DTM, No. LicensePlate. "GOOD"

  4. 2004 Mercedes-Benz CLK DTM AMG Kompressor 5.5L, No License Plate. "EVIL"

  5. 2010 Mercedes-Benz S65 AMG L, No. LicensePlate. "CEO"

  6. 2008 Rolls-Royce Phantom Drop Head Coupe, No License Plate."GOD"; 72.

  7. 2010 Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG, No. LicensePlate. "Stoned"; 73.

  8. 2010 Mini Cooper S Coupe, PlateNo License. "V"; 74.

  9. 2010 Mercedes-Benz ML63 AMG, No. LicensePlate. "Guilty";

10. 2007 Mercedes-Benz CL65 AMG, No. LicensePlate. "KIMCOM";

11. 2009 Mercedes-Benz ML63 AMG, No. LicensePlate. "MAFIA";

12. 2010 Toyota Vellfire, License Plate Nos. "WOW" or "7";

13. 2011 Mercedes-Benz G55 AMG, LicensePlate Nos. "POLICE" or "GDS672";

14. 2011 Toyota Hilux, PlateNo License. "FSN455";
15. Harley Davidson Motorcycle, LicensePlate No. "36YED";

16. 2010 Mercedes-Benz CL63 AMG, No. LicensePlate. "HACKER";
17. 2005 Mercedes-Benz A170, PlateNo License. "FUR252";

18. 2005 Mercedes-Benz ML500, PlateNo License. DFF816;

19. 1957 Cadillac El Dorado

20. 2010 Sea-Doo GTX Jet Ski

21. 1959 Cadillac Series 62 Convertible

22. Von Dutch Kustom Motor Bike

23. 2006 Mercedes-Benz CLK DTM

24. 2010 Mini Cooper S Coupe, No. LicensePlate. "T"

25. 989 Lamborghini LM002, PlateNo License. "FRP358"

26. 2011 Mercedes-Benz ML63.

That's a very long list, isn't it? Well it's no use now how long the list is whatsoever, because it's all being seized by the FBI.

That is quite a news, wasn't it? Could this information regarding the founder of  megaupload.com's assets being seized by the FBI will be the first out of the so many arrest in the coming days from the affect of SOPA and PIPA? or it will be the first and the last? let's just hope for the best for everyone. Have your say ^_^

Daily Treat: Megaupload Shutdowned By The FBI, Owners Arrested

Megaupload has been Shutdowned By The FBI and Owners are reportedly Arrested, could you believe that after all this time the file sharing sites that are quite popular, from this day can not be accessed anymore because it is force-closed by the FBI and U.S. Justice Department.

Closure of Megaupload was called because on that site found many pirated content that violates intellectual property rights.

As reported by the LA Times, in addition to the megaupload.com site closure, founder of Megaupload is also charged with violating intellectual property rights law.

Kim Dotcom (formerly named Kim Schmitz) and Mathias Ortmann, the two founders Megaupload, rumored to have been arrested in New Zealand.

Currently, Megaupload http://www.megaupload.com addresses which have been inaccessible again. Similarly, all download links that is placed on the Megaupload file can not be accessed.

However, the group Anonymous, via his Twitter account (@ YourAnonNews), mentions Megaupload already online again. However, this time not using http://www.megaupload.com address, but with a "direct hit" to the IP number, http://109.236.83.66.

On that page, there is the inscription:
WE DO NOT HAVE ANY DOMAIN NAME FOR NOW, ONLY THIS IP ADDRESS (http://109.236.83.66) pishing THE SITES TO BEWARE!
This is the NEW SITE MEGAUPLOAD! We Are Working to be back full again

Based on this information, it looks like Megaupload is trying to get online again. We'll just wait and see how they will react on this shutdown of megaupload.com by the FBI.