If you use Kodi, you may have noticed that a popular, Dutch repository for third-party add-ons, XvBMC, was recently shut down upon copyright-infringement warnings. Following the shutdown, we ...

The once-popular Kodi addon repository TVAddons is in serious trouble. The unofficial source for addons to legal streaming service Kodi has long been used as a repository for addons which can be ...

A recent cryptomining campaign shows criminal ingenuity. The Kodi media player has emerged as a malware distribution platform for cybercriminals, recently becoming the target for a cryptomining ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Some unofficial repositories for Kodi open-source media player serve a modified add-on that leads to downloading cryptomining malware on Windows and Linux platforms. Security researchers discovered a ...

At the end of July, the Dutch developer/manager Z ceased his Kodi repository XvBMC-NL after the bailiff served a summons from Brein. On the Facebook and Github pages of the developers, it know states ...

Kodi lives on, but some of the developers behind a few of the more nefarious addons for the service are now out of the game. Or so they've suggested. Cease and desist letters have been sent to ...

POPULAR Kodi add-on site TVAddOns has posted an advertisement for a volunteer to help police its app repository for those that offer free streaming of premium, paid-for content, like Sky Sports.