MegaUpload shut down on January 19, indicting and arresting owners for allegedly operating an organisation dedicated to piracy of movies, music and more. U.S. authorities claim to have the authority to act because some of the companys leased servers are located in Virginia. MegaUpload says millions of users store their own data, such as photos and personal documents, on the site. Pirate Parties worldwide have begun to compile a list of names to complain about the loss of non-pirated data.”]
Source: https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2012/01/31/megaupload-data-could-be-deleted-by-thursday/