TorrentGalaxy Staff Fear the Worst as Site Stays Dark and Upload Bots Fail Popular torrent site TorrentGalaxy has been offline for two weeks, with no explanation from its operators. Members of the site's staff are also being kept… March 14, 2025, 13:16 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Piracy Disqus is Deleting Pirate Site Communities on Short Notice After 15 years or so of relatively plain sailing, comment platform Disqus is cracking down on sites that violate its terms of service. Pirate manga… March 13, 2025, 12:22 by Andy Maxwell
Early Pirate Bay Backer Carl Lundström Dies in Plane Crash Swedish businessman Carl Lundström, founder of the telecoms company Rix Telecom and one of the Wasabröd heirs, died in a plane crash on Monday. Lundström… March 12, 2025, 17:34 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Anti-Piracy Intermediaries Are (Still) Slow to Disconnect Pirate Live Streams, Report Finds A new industry-backed report reveals that only a small fraction of takedown notices targeting pirated live streams result in suspensions, with dedicated server providers showing… March 12, 2025, 11:44 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Authors Put a Spotlight on Meta’s BitTorrent Leeching Activity Meta's legal battle over its alleged use of pirated books as AI training data continues to deliver new twists. Fresh allegations that Meta may have… March 11, 2025, 21:47 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Anti-Piracy Police Shut Down Pirate Streaming Network That Cost Broadcaster ‘Millions’ Following a complaint filed two years ago by a national pay-TV broadcaster, police in Germany say they now have three main suspects in custody following… March 11, 2025, 10:04 by Andy Maxwell
Piracy Oscar Winner ‘Anora’ Sees Massive Surge in Pirate Downloads Anora was the big winner at the Oscars a week ago, securing awards for best picture, actress, and director, among others. This major achievement puts… March 10, 2025, 19:03 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Piracy Pirate Streaming Site Malware Campaign Infected One Million Devices In December 2024, Microsoft Threat Intelligence identified a malware campaign stemming from pirate streaming sites. Using iframe malvertising redirector URLs to generate revenue, and redirects… March 10, 2025, 09:52 by Andy Maxwell