If you’re a Mega user you should backup your data as soon as possible. That warning comes from the company’s original founder, and infamous figure, Kim Dotcom.

In a series of tweets sent last night, the notorious internet mogul, Kim Dotcom, is warning users off of Mega. While not explicitly stated as such, Dotcom seems to believe that the data is no longer safe on the company’s servers. Indeed, he also seems to hint that the company itself may soon disappear.

Mega had to survive without a credit card payment processor for almost 2 years now. The air is getting thin. Backup your Mega files asap.

— Kim Dotcom (@KimDotcom) April 21, 2016

Mega was founded after the US and New Zealand governments took aggressive action against MegaUpload, Dotcom’s original file sharing company. The government moves came after MegaUpload was labeled as a haven for piracy and cyber criminals. After that company was closed down and many of Dotcom’s assets seized, he quickly launched Mega as a reincarnation of his original vision. Unfortunately, Mega was plagued by the same accusations and since been under different types of attacks.

In recent years, Mega was denied access to payment processing services like Paypal, and was forced to cancel a stock listing after experiencing a “hostile takeover” by the New Zealand government and Hollywood, according to Dotcom. He himself quit the company back in 2013.

Posted: Apr 22, 2016 8:15 pm
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