‘Tonga’ Suspends Popular Pirate Site Domains Following Indian Court Order
Last December, the High Court in New Delhi, India, granted a broad pirate site blocking order in favor of American movie industry giants, including Apple, Warner, Netflix, Disney and Crunchyroll. In addition to targeting residential ISPs, the order also lists global domain name registrars and registries as defendants, compelling them to suspend domains. By January, several registrars had indeed taken action. Domains linked to the...
Alleged Operators of HiAnime Piracy Ring Arrested in Vietnam with U.S. Support
With more than 150 million monthly visits, HiAnime was one of the most popular piracy portals to ever exist. The site, which was a prime destination for many anime pirates, surprisingly shut down in March without offering an explanation for the sudden move. HiAnime has been a major target for rightsholders for years. The operators were believed to reside in Vietnam, which was highlighted in the U.S. Trade Representative’s (USTR)...
Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week – 07/06/2026
The data for our weekly download chart is estimated by TorrentFreak, and is for informational and educational reference only. Downloading content without permission is copyright infringement. These torrent download statistics are only meant to provide further insight into piracy trends. All data are gathered from public resources. This week we have two newcomers on the list. “Obesession” is the most shared title. The most torrented...
Researchers Create Self-Replicating Seedbox in Quest for Decentralized Democracy
Most torrent sites that were active in 2005 are long gone and the same applies to the software project from that era. The academic torrent client Tribler is a notable exception and if it’s up to the people running it, it will go on indefinitely. Tribler is part of a research project at Delft University of Technology, headed by associate professor Johan Pouwelse. Over the years, Tribler found itself to be a safe haven for pirate site...
French Police Dismantle Operation Behind the Already Defunct YggTorrent
YggTorrent was France’s largest torrent community, with more than 10 million registered members when it shut down in March following a major hack. The hacker, known as Gr0lum, breached the site’s infrastructure, exfiltrated 19 GB of data, drained its crypto wallets, and wiped its servers. That proved to be too much to come back from and YggTorrent decided to throw in the towel instead. In many cases, that would be the end of the...
