Maxxo is a relatively young cloud hosting and synchronization service and one that's not afraid to launch a disruptive feature. Starting this week the company officially adds support for BitTorrent downloads, allowing users to download torrent files quickly and anonymously. When BitTorrent downloads are completed the files automatically sync to…
Several weeks ago Kim Dotcom informed the world that Megaupload would be back, bigger and better than ever. Today, in a series of announcements he's provided more intriguing details about the new service. "We are building a massive global network," Dotcom revealed, while adding that hosters will all be able…
With more than 800,000 fans FilesTube has a massive following on Facebook. However, since last week some random person managed to gain control over the page’s administration. “Last Thursday FilesTube fanpage on facebook was hacked. We call all the fans and people who care about our site to help us…
One third of all torrents uploaded to The Pirate Bay point to malware or scams, researchers report. While Pirate Bay moderators are usually quick to remove suspect torrents they can't prevent millions of people from downloading these fake files. To counter this threat the researchers have published TorrentGuard, a tool…
Slashdot broke a story earlier today claiming that The Pirate Bay had launched a free VPN service called PrivitizeVPN. Interesting, except for the fact that it’s not a Pirate Bay project. The Pirate Bay team informed TorrentFreak that they have nothing to do with the service. They’re just running it…
Over the past few hours many users of the Swiss-based file-hosting service RapidShare have been unable to reach the site. The problem appears to be affecting UK customers. RapidShare is currently looking into the issues, but as of yet are unable to find a problem at their end. “We have…
The MPAA-funded anti-piracy group behind the prosecution of UK streaming links site SurfTheChannel has claimed another prominent victim. UKNova, which has been in existence for almost a decade, has a strict 'ethical' policy which forbids users from uploading any material which is available to buy, but that didn't stop the…
The top 10 most downloaded movies on BitTorrent, 'The Avengers' tops the chart this week, followed by 'The Dictator'. 'The Cold Light Of Day' completes the top three.