R.I.P Kickass

https://thehackernews.com/2016/07/kickasstorrents-kat-cr.html

The federal authorities have finally arrested the alleged mastermind behind the world's largest and most notorious BitTorrent distribution site KickassTorrents (KAT), the US Justice Department announced on Wednesday.

EDIT: some kickass websites are popping up.

http://www.theverge.com/2016/7/22/12255426/kickasstorrents-alternate-sites-spring-up

https://kat.am/full/

Mirror: http://kickasstorrents.website/


Comments


[79 Points] tongue_kiss:

Nooooooooooooo...


[40 Points] seasport100:

Wow this was the only torrent site I used because I believed it was the most reliable because of files having to be verified.


[35 Points] -ThuggerThugger-:

Umm....

This revealed Vaulin's e-mail account, trim@me.com, hosted by Apple, who provided a copy of his email inbox to authorities after being requested for help.

I wonder if Apple was so happy to help because they were losing money by people not using iTunes? Lol

They didn't seem eager to help during the San Bernardino case...& yes I know there's a difference because the SB case would make everyone vulnerable if the program got into the wrong hands but stil....


[27 Points] octomarvel:

I'm going, going, back, back, to putlocker, putlocker .

=)


[11 Points] Solid716:

NOOOO, what is the next best torrent site?


[7 Points] Vendor_BBMC:

RIP? He's not dead.

He's only been naughty on a computer, like Ross. So he'll get a massive sentence to act as a deterrent to his peers, then when it's quietened down he'll be released early on appeal.

Poland is an EU country, and his punishment in the US may be seen as inappropriate.

Apple pretend they don't help the authorities, but they grassed him up good and proper. Somebody needs to cut that snitch Apple. Teach it to keep its mouth shut.


[5 Points] MerryPrankster1967:

Time to go back to using mirc and DC++ then.


[3 Points] sn3eky:

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[3 Points] iammohammed666:

here is a proxy link that still works

https://kat.al/


[3 Points] None:

does anyone know if Waffles is down for good?


[3 Points] abrakazan:

Nooooooooooo wayyyyyyyyyyyyyy... RIP in peaches, bro. Sad news.


[3 Points] Lucid_Enemy:

I'm just sitting here with my demonoid, what.cd and superchillin accounts:P


[3 Points] mejuwi1:

Damn you feds.


[2 Points] None:

They crackin down.


[2 Points] Quinnmesh:

Well thats shit ill be using ilovetorrents.me more than likely


[2 Points] fizzpopbandit:

This is an Agora moment for me. All the sweet things in the Cyber world seems to be crumbling. Hail freedom.


[1 Points] eiurheu:

Long live torrentday.com muhahahahah!


[1 Points] Uruguayman:

Sad day. Rest in peace :-(


[1 Points] MrReedt:

Apple helped them find him.


[1 Points] gottatakeLs:

Well damn, where am I gonna download my porn now?


[1 Points] Stalwart-Lover:

Does anyone know why Popcorn Time still works, I thought it used Kat?


[1 Points] None:

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What is this?


[1 Points] isitonu33:

This is so upsetting. What is another reliable torrent site? Kickass had my favorite layout. Sad sad day.


[1 Points] wfineb:

Fuck


[1 Points] shitterplug:

Man, that really sucks. They were the new Pirate Bay.


[1 Points] subtector:

"world's largest and most notorious BitTorrent distribution" Pretty sure TPB is bigger, but alright.


[1 Points] retroracer:

:(


[1 Points] elloman13:

I've been using pirate bay all this time anyway


[1 Points] scoobysnaxxx:

ohhhh Danny boy, the pipes, the pipes are calling...


[1 Points] GreenMatters:

Okay so TPB and now KAT?!

~GM /r/greenmatters


[1 Points] thehackercalledpig:

Part of my life is fractured


[1 Points] 1percentof1:

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[1 Points] SpunkAlarm:

Man, the only way to torrent now is private trackers


[1 Points] Hecksas247:

R.I.P. in peace


[1 Points] blackhand25:

The lesson here, kids: if you're doing something illegal don't use your real email address or identity.


[1 Points] lordredvampire:

What's the next torrenting site? Extratorrent? I really love KAT website because of its reusability: easy to navigate and the website layout is terrific.


[1 Points] cencio5:

dont worry guys, all piracy sites come back up. Infact, its back right now.


[1 Points] None:

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/2996082-Artem-Vaulin-Complaint.html

here's this if anyone cares


[1 Points] fizzpopbandit:

Don't worry, the site will be back up under katcr.co/#


[1 Points] hakurachan:

Nuuuu ;-;


[1 Points] DeliChopz:

Moment of silence, like many others here KAT was my goto. This really sucks, pretty much lost for words.


[1 Points] wtfleech:

Screw Kat! It started going downhill when it forced islamic religious 'awards' on everybody and banned people who complained. Maybe they funded islamic terrorism...

They made tens of millions on ads, I feel no pity for them. Freely share with others or take a hike!


[-1 Points] tokyonacid:

If you want to get on piratebay google "proxybay" and you can get on there easy as pie.


[-1 Points] None:

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[-2 Points] None:

whats the point using any torrent site besides thepiratebay


[-2 Points] why_areyouso_sad:

ha, y'all fuckbois still using public trackers? in 2016?