• Broken

    by Published on 10-24-2013 04:52 PM   
    1. Categories:
    2. FileSharing,
    3. Internet

    File-Sharing Site Was A Year-Long Pirate Honeypot

    A site founded by a former moderator of one of the most popular file-hosting and uploader hangouts has admitted today that his site was a honeypot setup to capture data on pirate activity. WDF, a former senior staff member at popular discussion forum WJunction, says that in the 12 months since his site went online he’s been grabbing information about uploaders and file-hosts. “I suckered shitloads of you,” he said today as he announced the acquisition of his site by a U.S.-based anti-piracy company. ...