Torrentbytes Database Stolen

[Roark]

Torrentbytes IRC earlier today:

<&> TORRENTBYTES UPDATE:
<&> entire database is gone, has been stolen by Windpaw, who took the DB away and refuses to give it back no matter what
<&> if you wanna kill someone, kill him
<&> since there is no DB anymore we`re going to start over
<&> that means new stats, 0 upload, 0 download, 0 ratio
<&> currently the coders are working on the source code, upgrading it with newer security
<&> once done, the site will be put online again
<&> that`s kinda it for you since there`s not much more info available right now
<&> we`ll keep you informed about when and how things will be taken care of
<&> so remember, if you wanna shoot someone: shoot Windpaw...

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<&> DDOS attacks came from [Windpaw] with the TB server >.<

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<> & m8,, whats winpaws resoning for not handing over backups files?
<&> he wants us to make a fool of ourselves [lie for him]
<> how so ?
<&> so that he can return so that everyone will be: Windpaw, our hero <3

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<> & just wondering,, why has no temp site been arrected >? staff fights ? or staff say no till TB returns ?>
<&> security and protection is an issue
<> arr,, so testing, cooolness
<&> if we use the old code it`s way to easy to hack and take us down, the old code is being upgraded and tuned
<> thats where winpaw was good,, he new his shit
<&> plus certain uploaders only wanna upload if we can guarantee their safety

[poliser]

wow, bad news :/
where is this information coming from?


and thx ofcourse

[fatma]

oh no, it will take them two decades to code again that sign-up page, and three decades to gather all israeli IPs in order to ban them

[ohmboys]

it was never a problem with proxy
maybe this time they wont ban israel ip range

[Demigod]

Wonder when they'll be back up...

[Superkiller]

oh sad news about the databases
where are the back-ups when u need then

[qwertypoiuyt]

I just worked my way up to power user too before they bugged out

Oh well. Now I gots me a seedbox.

[KSA]

I just worked my way up to power user too before they bugged out

Me too m8, what a waste of time

[limpdickkid]

I'd been a member there for ages, like 2 and a half or 3 years i think. I felt there community was excellent. There were always people willing to help if you asked nicely. And it sucks that the stats will be zeroed, especially now that I've finished University. I use to use Uni connection like crazy, I got upto 1.2TB there. I know shame on me for using Uni connection like that.

[Daniel]

Sounds very childish to me. I was never a member at Torrentbytes but if they can get their database stolen from someone who I assume is a member of the team, they can't have been very professional