Latest Torrent news

Pirated Microsoft Office delivers malware cocktail on systems

Cybercriminals are distributing a malware cocktail through cracked versions of Microsoft Office promoted on torrent sites.
- Bill Toulas
- May 30, 2024
- 04:53 PM
- 0
Clop ransomware now uses torrents to leak data and evade takedowns

The Clop ransomware gang has once again altered extortion tactics and is now using torrents to leak data stolen in MOVEit attacks.
- Lawrence Abrams
- August 05, 2023
- 11:16 AM
- 1
Pirated Windows 10 ISOs install clipper malware via EFI partitions

Hackers are distributing Windows 10 using torrents that hide cryptocurrency hijackers in the EFI (Extensible Firmware Interface) partition to evade detection.
- Bill Toulas
- June 13, 2023
- 05:16 PM
- 9
Movie torrents hijacked to send tips on bypassing Russian censorship

A team of Ukrainian cyber-activists has thought of a simple yet potentially effective way to spread uncensored information in Russia: bundling torrents with text and video files pretending to include installation instructions.
- Bill Toulas
- August 01, 2022
- 07:12 PM
- 0
VPN provider bans BitTorrent after getting sued by film studios

"No logs" VPN provider TorGuard has reached a legal settlement with over two dozen movie studios that sued the company for encouraging piracy and copyright infringement. In the settlement, TorGuard has agreed to block BitTorrent traffic for its users.
- Ax Sharma
- March 12, 2022
- 11:01 AM
- 7
GitHub shuts down Popcorn Time repositories due to MPA DMCA notice

GitHub has shut down two repositories belonging to the video streaming BitTorrent client Popcorn Time after receiving a Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) infringement notice from the Motion Picture Association.
- Lawrence Abrams
- May 05, 2020
- 10:26 AM
- 2
Microsoft warns of malware surprise pushed via pirated movies

Microsoft warns that malicious actors are taking advantage of the boost in traffic seen by movie piracy sites to infect victims with malware delivered via fake movie torrents.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- April 28, 2020
- 05:00 PM
- 3
Backdoored Torrents Infect Movie, TV Fans with GoBot2 Malware

TV show and movie fans are being targeted by a malicious campaign that distributes a GoBot2 backdoor variant via files downloaded from several South Korean and Chinese torrent sites.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- July 08, 2019
- 10:51 AM
- 0
Torrent Malware Goes Down as Pirated Streaming Usage Increases

Both the number of users who downloaded malware infected pirated copies of TV show episodes to their computers and the number of such attacks dropped down during 2018 by 33% and 22% respectively as reported by Kaspersky Lab.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- April 01, 2019
- 12:19 PM
- 5
400K Malware Outbreak Caused by Backdoored Russian Torrenting Client

A massive malware outbreak that attempted to infect over 400,000 users during a 12-hour period was caused by a backdoored Russian-based BitTorrent client named MediaGet.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- March 14, 2018
- 12:15 PM
- 0
uTorrent Client Affected by Some Pretty Severe Security Flaws

A Google security researcher has found multiple security flaws affecting the uTorrent web and desktop client that allow an attacker to infect a victim with malware or collect data on the users' past downloads.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- February 21, 2018
- 07:17 AM
- 3
PSA: The Pirate Bay Is Running an In-Browser Cryptocurrency Miner With No Opt-Out

The Pirate Bay, the Internet's largest torrent portal, is back at running a cryptocurrency miner after it previously ran a short test in mid-September.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- October 11, 2017
- 05:56 PM
- 8
YouTube-MP3.Org Will Shut Down Following RIAA Lawsuit

YouTube-MP3.org — the largest YouTube ripping service on the Internet — has agreed to shut down permanently as part of a settlement it reached with the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in a lawsuit the organization filed last year.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- September 04, 2017
- 03:57 PM
- 3
Popular Torrent Site ExtraTorrent Shuts Down out of the Blue

Hours ago, the ExtraTorrent portal announced it has shut down for good via a short message plastered on its homepage.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- May 17, 2017
- 05:45 PM
- 0
uTorrent Will Move to the Web Browser

The next major version of the uTorrent client will work in a user's browser, said Bram Cohen, the creator of the BitTorrent protocol. Cohen revealed his plans in an episode of the Steal This Show podcast over the weekend.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- April 24, 2017
- 04:10 AM
- 4
Sathurbot Malware Spreads via Torrent Files, Attacks WordPress Sites

Security researchers from ESET have discovered a new malware called Sathurbot that relies on malicious torrent files to spread to new victims and carries out coordinated brute-force attacks on WordPress sites.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- April 07, 2017
- 05:27 AM
- 0
Mininova Torrent Portal Will Be Shutting Down on April 4th, 2017

Mininova, a veteran of the torrenting scene, announced today it was shutting down via a message on its homepage, closing its doors after 13 years of existence.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- February 26, 2017
- 04:40 PM
- 2
Google, Bing Sign Anti-Piracy Deal That Will Demote Torrents in Search Results

Under the coordination of the UK government, rights holders and today's top two search engines have reached and signed an agreement that will demote piracy-related links in search results.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- February 21, 2017
- 05:03 AM
- 0
Kickass Torrents (KAT) Returned to Life by Original Team - Report

A near perfect clone of the original Kickass Torrents (KAT) portal has surfaced online today, brought back to life by members of the original KAT staff who weren't targeted by the DHS and IRS investigation.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- December 16, 2016
- 05:05 AM
- 10
Australia Bans Five Pirate Sites, Three of Which Don't Exist Anymore

By the end of the year, Australian Internet service providers will have to block access to five piracy portals following a decision from the Federal Court of Australia.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- December 15, 2016
- 07:05 PM
- 7