Katz.cd, one of the largest direct download and torrent link directories on the Internet, appears to have been taken over by hackers. As a result the site’s visitors are now being redirected to a dubious pay-to-download site. How long the ‘downtime’ will last is unclear at the moment, but all signs suggest that something serious is going on.
TNT Village, Italy’s most prominent torrent site has been compromised by hackers. Intimate details of the site’s operations including 50,000 usernames, passwords and email addresses have been leaked out onto the Internet. The site has taken precautionary measures but concerned users should change their passwords immediately.
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