Japanese Police Arrest NYAA ‘First Uploader,’ But Not by Watching the Swarm

Japanese police have arrested an alleged seeder who's connected to the widely popular anime torrent site NYAA. Anti-piracy group CODA tells TorrentFreak that the tool which helped find the suspect didn't monitor the torrent swarms, but analyzed traffic at the index and tracker level. How that identified the seeder, and how three other NYAA targets, caught in a separate action, were identified, remains unknown.

YggTorrent Teases a Comeback in September, Weeks After Arrests

YggTorrent was France's largest torrent site until a hacker gutted it in March. In July, the police arrested twelve suspected operators. That was not the…

August 6, 2026, 08:50 by Ernesto Van der Sar

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Broadcaster Wins Broad U.S. Blocking Injunction Covering Pirate Sites That Don’t Exist Yet

Mexican broadcaster TelevisaUnivision has obtained one of the broadest anti-piracy injunctions ever issued by a U.S. federal court. After initially targeting five pirate IPTV streaming…

August 5, 2026, 15:02 by Ernesto Van der Sar

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European Space Agency Website Exploited to Advertise Shady IPTV Services

The European Space Agency's Cosmos portal is dedicated to space exploration. While the organization scans stars and galaxies far away, its own infrastructure is quietly…

August 4, 2026, 07:12 by Ernesto Van der Sar

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Record Labels Offer to Abandon $46.8 Million Piracy Case Against Grande

After the Supreme Court's Cox ruling reshaped ISPs piracy liability, the record labels behind a $46.8 million verdict against Grande Communications are ready to walk…

August 3, 2026, 10:39 by Ernesto Van der Sar

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Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week – 08/03/2026

Every week we take a close look at the most pirated movies on torrent sites. What are pirates downloading? 'Disclosure Day' tops the chart, followed…

August 3, 2026, 00:09 by Ernesto Van der Sar

World Cup Piracy Crackdown Shows Limits of Domain Seizures, MPA Pushes Site Blocking

Operation Offsides seized more than 1,000 pirate streaming domains during the FIFA World Cup. While the enforcement efforts were broadly praised, domain seizures are no…

August 1, 2026, 09:45 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Piracy

HBO’s Blocking Order Takes Out Popular Pirate Streaming Domains Including Streamzy.to

Popular pirate streaming sites, including Streamzy and Lordflix, are key targets in a new Indian site-blocking order obtained by HBO and other major studios. The…

July 30, 2026, 18:01 by Ernesto Van der Sar

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Vietnam Uses HiAnime Arrests As Defense Against U.S. Trade Sanctions

Facing potential U.S. trade sanctions over online piracy, Vietnam is using the recent shutdown and its criminal prosecution of the HiAnime piracy ring as a…

July 29, 2026, 12:42 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Japanese Police Arrest NYAA ‘First Uploader,’ But Not by Watching the Swarm

YggTorrent Teases a Comeback in September, Weeks After Arrests

Broadcaster Wins Broad U.S. Blocking Injunction Covering Pirate Sites That Don’t Exist Yet

European Space Agency Website Exploited to Advertise Shady IPTV Services

Record Labels Offer to Abandon $46.8 Million Piracy Case Against Grande

Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week – 08/03/2026

World Cup Piracy Crackdown Shows Limits of Domain Seizures, MPA Pushes Site Blocking

HBO’s Blocking Order Takes Out Popular Pirate Streaming Domains Including Streamzy.to

Vietnam Uses HiAnime Arrests As Defense Against U.S. Trade Sanctions

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