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BeerNuts · 08-08-2012, 12:24 AM

Torrent Freak: "Demonoid Busted As A Gift To The United States Government"

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The nightmare week for Demonoid has just reached a huge crescendo, with news coming out of Ukraine that following a massive DDoS attack the site has now been busted by local authorities. Those looking for a U.S. connection to the raid won’t be disappointed – a source in the country’s Interior Ministry says that the action was scheduled to coincide with Deputy Prime Minister Valery Khoroshkovsky’s trip to the United States.

Last week thousands of Demonoid users feared the worst when their beloved site disappeared from the Internet. Many thought that the site had been busted, but were eventually relieved to hear that it was ‘only’ a massive DDoS attack.

But today the roller-coaster ride plummeted to new depths, with confirmation coming out of Ukraine that the DDoS was just the beginning – the site has been busted by the authorities.

ColoCall is the largest datacenter in Ukraine and a place that has been Demonoid’s home in recent years. But in the middle of last week, in the wake of the DDoS attack, government investigators arrived at ColoCall to shut Demonoid down.

“Investigators have copied all the information from the servers Demonoid and sealed them,” an anonymous ColoCall source confirmed. “Some equipment was not seized, but now it does not work, and we were forced to terminate the agreement with the site.”

As reported on TorrentFreak following our discussions with Demonoid’s admin last week, there were suspicions that the site may have been subjected to some kind of exploit or hack in addition to the DDoS. That version of events is now confirmed by the ColoCall source.

“Shortly after [the DDoS] a hacker break-in occurred, and a few days later came the investigators,” the source added.

But aside from the busting of the site, which is the biggest BitTorrent-related raid in recent memory and one that has taken out the world’s largest torrent site/tracker combo, there is a rather large international sting in the tail.

Despite general opinion that Demonoid did not contravene Ukranian law, especially since it blocked all Ukranian IP addresses to avoid upsetting the locals, the site still attracted the attention of the authorities there. That, according to a source in the country’s government, is all down to the United States getting involved.

A source inside the Interior Ministry has informed Kommersant that the raid on Demonoid was timed to coincide with the very first trip of Deputy Prime Minister Valery Khoroshkovsky‘s trip to the United States. On the agenda: copyright infringement.

Ukraine had promised the United States that it would improve its attitude and efforts towards enforcing copyright and no doubt its Western partner will be very pleased indeed that Demonoid’s head has been presented on a platter.

But while Demonoid’s servers are in custody, the site’s admin does not appear to be. The ColoCall source would not say who is behind the site, only that its management is located in Mexico. The devil may yet be back….

TorrentFreak contacted the Demonoid admin for a comment but we have yet to hear back

Demonoid Busted As A Gift To The United States Government | TorrentFreak

Holy crap... what a setup.

flaw3d · 08-08-2012, 12:26 AM

So who is the next person to fill in this gap and make bank?

I dont know shit about offshore servers but I am sure their is a way to monetize this...

BeerNuts · 08-08-2012, 12:37 AM

Further news that I missed...

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Following the news yesterday that Demonoid had been shut down by Ukrainian police, today brings further woes for the site. According to a source at the site’s former webhost, the owners of Demonoid are now the subject of a criminal investigation and prosecution in Mexico after one of the site’s admins was arrested there last year.

Confirmation came out of Ukraine yesterday that not only had Demonoid suffered a DDoS and hacker attack, it had also been raided by the authorities.

In the middle of last week government investigators arrived at ColoCall, Demonoid’s webhost, to shut Demonoid down.

“Investigators have copied all the information from the servers Demonoid and sealed them,” an anonymous ColoCall source confirmed to local news site Kommersant.

With the dust settling today, the sequence of events is becoming a little more clear.

ColoCall Commercial Director Peter Vlasenko has now confirmed that his company had repeatedly warned Demonoid of complaints being made against it. He added that the company had also cautioned Demonoid’s operators that problems could lead to the ISP severing its relationship with the site. Last week, that’s exactly what happened.

“The Division of Economic Crimes [DEC] received an international request from Interpol to send a request to the company ColoCall. DEC sent the request to the provider, after which the ISP decided to stop working with Demonoid,” said Sergei Burlakov of Ukraine’s Ministry of Internal Affairs.

But the bad news for Demonoid doesn’t end there. The Interpol request that finally forced the closure of the site was the result of call from thousands of miles away in North America.

“In Mexico a criminal case against the owners of Demonoid has been initiated and the tracker is charged with intellectual property rights violations,” Burlakov confirmed.

Demonoid’s links to Mexico have been rumored for some time, but it was action taken last year that finally gave them credibility.

TorrentFreak learned that in October 2011, Mexican authorities carried out a raid in Monterrey, the capital city of the northeastern Mexican state of Nuevo León. The prime target was one of Demonoid’s staff. Following the action the authorities completely blocked access to the site in Mexico.

Movie industry sources confirmed to TorrentFreak that the raids had indeed resulted in the arrest of one of Demonoid’s administrators. It remains unclear whether the current investigation centers around the same individual.

Demonoid Operators Face Criminal Investigation in Mexico | TorrentFreak

Ar Scion · 08-08-2012, 10:06 AM

This story sounds ridiculously fishy.

"the action was scheduled to coincide with Deputy Prime Minister Valery Khoroshkovsky’s trip to the United States."

So you mean to tell me that the most important diplomatic issue between these two countries is copyright infringement? I'm not buying it.

"Mexican authorities carried out a raid in Monterrey, the capital city of the northeastern Mexican state of Nuevo León. The prime target was one of Demonoid’s staff. Following the action the authorities completely blocked access to the site in Mexico."

With all the drug violence and instability in Mexico, they have time to raid internet pirates?

This story is messed up.

webdesigner2979 · 08-08-2012, 10:24 AM

I agree! the story sound real bad to me!

Phoenixz · 08-08-2012, 10:35 AM

WHEEEeeeeeeeeeeeee

Socialist · 08-08-2012, 11:03 AM

By capitalists that are mad for people supposedly "stealing" their property. To any half intelligent human, it's obvious that copying can't be theft.

dmnEPC · 08-08-2012, 11:04 AM

The goal is to push the pirates underground. It's only a matter of time before they get TPB. They can seize all the hardware they want, it's just going to open up opportunities for new players to do things better

richcam · 08-08-2012, 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Ar Scion

This story sounds ridiculously fishy.

"the action was scheduled to coincide with Deputy Prime Minister Valery Khoroshkovsky’s trip to the United States."

So you mean to tell me that the most important diplomatic issue between these two countries is copyright infringement? I'm not buying it.

I dont think its the most important issue but do not underestimate the capabilities of these third world countries administrator when it comes to sucking up to the US. They would do anything in their power in order to get on the US good side and the following few billions aid. Infact I believe some of the greatest tragedies in human history is perpetrated by governments in order to be in good favour with the US, even countries that supposedly hate the US.

sillc · 08-08-2012, 12:59 PM

bummer that was my favorite site

EricVonDoobie · 08-08-2012, 02:30 PM

Fuck!

Joseph07 · 08-08-2012, 10:05 PM

They shut a big, private one down but I am sure others will replace it.

nickycakes · 08-08-2012, 11:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Joseph07

They shut a big, private one down but I am sure others will replace it.

there was nothing private about demonoid

LiamGallagher · 08-08-2012, 11:20 PM

LMFAO, mexican traffic has been blocked for years.
Anyway, police don't know a shit about internet here, if the story was true, I wouldn't imagine what the polices would be after, they're ignorant when it comes to online "stuff". Mexican goverment is a dick sucker of its US counterpart.

We have narcos, poverty, corrpution, drugs, narcos, burritos and tons of beans, actually, if I was the admin of Demonoid, I'd consider Mexico a safe place to be lol

skohh · 08-08-2012, 11:22 PM

Oh BeerNuts

Andrew Scherer · 08-09-2012, 12:40 AM

hmmmm

TorrentFreak Is Full of Shit, According to a Demonoid Admin | VICE

BeerNuts · 08-09-2012, 01:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Andrew Scherer

hmmmm

TorrentFreak Is Full of Shit, According to a Demonoid Admin | VICE

Article just says no admin staff in Mexico. Sadly it doesn't say the site shutting down was a lie. This fucking blows, and if TorrentFreak is right this is huge news and a massive blow to file sharing.

seiux · 08-09-2012, 03:04 AM

whats the go to site other than demonoid now, just pirate bay? is there anything more private than tpb for 'general' torrenting?

demonoid was great cause you could actually seed - i couldn't fuckin seed on tvtorrents or waffles for tv/music, and i always have to pay for ratio on theplace.bz/thevault.bz

Dark Cognitive · 08-09-2012, 04:22 AM

I'm surprised that a forum full of internet savvy people still use public trackers, expecially demonoid and TPB which are quite frankly.... fucking terrible.

I've been using 2 or 3 private sites for years and years now which satisfies all of my movies, gaming + software needs, and you know what you're getting is going to work and is legit.. 100% of the time.

I'm not saying these private sites wont / cant be taken down.. but at least they are a bit more low key than TPB and demonoid.... illegal file sharing used to be underground for a reason... it's a lot fucking easier that way.

Paper_Chase · 08-09-2012, 04:41 AM

Who the fuck uses torrents anymore? I made the switch to newsgroups over 8 years ago and haven't looked back.

brb downloading hd shows and ppv's 5 minutes after they finish airing
brb utillizing my entire bandwidth to complete the download

I can make a guide/tutorial if people are interested.

BeerNuts · 08-09-2012, 04:46 AM

I used Demonid almost exclusively for ebooks. They had an incredible selection of ebooks and they were easy to find with a simple search. Most private trackers are all full of tv shows and famous movies and shit. You can get that stuff anywhere.

I guess what was good about it being a mostly public tracker was that there was greater diversity in the content they had.

Sevenhelmets · 08-09-2012, 08:33 AM

I wonder when or if authorities will figure it out - stamp out a torrent site, and a hundred more will pop up in its place....

CCarter · 08-09-2012, 10:35 AM

This is the internet, we innovate. If the authorities keep shutting down websites, another technology will appear. Look at what happened to Napster, they shattered Napster into a million pieces, literally. P2P emerged on the scene, where there was no centralized location, and the millions of pieces of Napster's database, are now home computers communicating with each other, sending data, and continue the mission.

All they are doing is making it more difficult for them to police downloading. With Napster, if they just kept fining it every now and then, the new technology of P2P would not have emerged and caught on the way it has. So now they continue attacking the major tracker/torrent sites… do they think people are just going to stop? Stop download? No one can be that ridiculous. No this is the internet, we will innovate.

If you shutdown the domains and trackers, we take it to the next level of now trackers, no domains, we'll exist in the shadows, go ahead and step into the shadows, this is the internet, we will innovate and evolve.

I remember back around the turn of the century, we were downloading music from IRC channels, people still do that. The authorities apparently never caught now, so the underground downloading continues… All this policing does is force us to evolve and turn the internet into what we want. The only way to stop us it to stop the internet, and even if you do that, we'll create something better.

The way the government goes about trying to stop downloading, is like trying to catch the wind, good luck bros, this is the internet, we will innovate, evolve, and overtake you.

music4mic · 08-09-2012, 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Paper_Chase

I can make a guide/tutorial if people are interested.

interested.

HeavyD · 08-09-2012, 10:50 AM

This is whack-a-mole. Another will take its place.

infoslob · 08-09-2012, 11:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ar Scion

This story sounds ridiculously fishy.

"the action was scheduled to coincide with Deputy Prime Minister Valery Khoroshkovsky’s trip to the United States."

So you mean to tell me that the most important diplomatic issue between these two countries is copyright infringement? I'm not buying it.

"Mexican authorities carried out a raid in Monterrey, the capital city of the northeastern Mexican state of Nuevo León. The prime target was one of Demonoid’s staff. Following the action the authorities completely blocked access to the site in Mexico."

With all the drug violence and instability in Mexico, they have time to raid internet pirates?

This story is messed up.

So these tens of millions that Hollywood showers Obama with - because they think he's cool?

There's a "Got Bin Laden" movie being released 6 weeks before the election. 'Cause Obama is the people's champion? Really?

IMHopeful · 08-09-2012, 09:21 PM

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Originally Posted by BeerNuts

I used Demonid almost exclusively for ebooks. They had an incredible selection of ebooks and they were easy to find with a simple search. Most private trackers are all full of tv shows and famous movies and shit. You can get that stuff anywhere.

I guess what was good about it being a mostly public tracker was that there was greater diversity in the content they had.

Same here.

Demonoid was also always the first in my list to release good tv show torrents like Breaking Bad and Game of Thrones.

Don't get how the gov't thinks they can regulate this shit. I think they're just posturing for the sake of entertainment industry bigwigs and artists.

Their access to good ebooks will be forever missed.

-joe- · 08-09-2012, 10:06 PM

kingofsp · 08-09-2012, 10:14 PM

Most movies and TV shows have turned to such steaming piles of shit that if somehow the powers that be found a way to actually stop illegal file sharing, I would probably just stop watching it altogether and start fishing or something.

In other news, I have a couple invites for a way better tracker if anyone is interested. PM me. No noobz.

CCarter · 08-09-2012, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by -joe-

Don't Copy That Floppy (Official Video - Digitally Remastered) - YouTube

OMG... these guys have been at it for decades... floppy... wow that brings back memories.

jsphfcll · 08-09-2012, 10:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Paper_Chase

Who the fuck uses torrents anymore? I made the switch to newsgroups over 8 years ago and haven't looked back.

brb downloading hd shows and ppv's 5 minutes after they finish airing
brb utillizing my entire bandwidth to complete the download

I can make a guide/tutorial if people are interested.

this guy knows... but don't make tutorials... its better that everyone doesn't know

scooney · 08-09-2012, 10:39 PM

alternative to demonoid? Only place I had an account.

Paper_Chase · 08-09-2012, 11:55 PM

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Originally Posted by jsphfcll

this guy knows... but don't make tutorials... its better that everyone doesn't know

LOL truth.

Also, if any of you torrent phaggots still stuck in the 90's are fiending, I just use Torrent Search Engine.

EricVonDoobie · 08-10-2012, 01:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BeerNuts

I used Demonid almost exclusively for ebooks. They had an incredible selection of ebooks and they were easy to find with a simple search. Most private trackers are all full of tv shows and famous movies and shit. You can get that stuff anywhere.

I guess what was good about it being a mostly public tracker was that there was greater diversity in the content they had.

Same here. Lot of good business/marketing books were on there, epubs as well. It was public enough to have diversity but private enough to keep a lot of the bull shit out which was pretty nice.

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flaw3d Doing PPC Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 1,406 iTrader: 41 / 100%	So who is the next person to fill in this gap and make bank? I dont know shit about offshore servers but I am sure their is a way to monetize this... Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter __________________ Justin: alright going to go work now Jared : damn, your Burger King shift starts this early?

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Ar Scion Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,627 iTrader: 0 / 0%	This story sounds ridiculously fishy. "the action was scheduled to coincide with Deputy Prime Minister Valery Khoroshkovsky’s trip to the United States." So you mean to tell me that the most important diplomatic issue between these two countries is copyright infringement? I'm not buying it. "Mexican authorities carried out a raid in Monterrey, the capital city of the northeastern Mexican state of Nuevo León. The prime target was one of Demonoid’s staff. Following the action the authorities completely blocked access to the site in Mexico." With all the drug violence and instability in Mexico, they have time to raid internet pirates? This story is messed up. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

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webdesigner2979 Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 15 iTrader: 0 / 0%	I agree! the story sound real bad to me! Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

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dmnEPC greedy whore Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 4,076 iTrader: 0 / 0%	The goal is to push the pirates underground. It's only a matter of time before they get TPB. They can seize all the hardware they want, it's just going to open up opportunities for new players to do things better Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter Midas Touch likes this.

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LiamGallagher motherfucking penguins Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: ::1 Posts: 548 iTrader: 17 / 100%	LMFAO, mexican traffic has been blocked for years. Anyway, police don't know a shit about internet here, if the story was true, I wouldn't imagine what the polices would be after, they're ignorant when it comes to online "stuff". Mexican goverment is a dick sucker of its US counterpart. We have narcos, poverty, corrpution, drugs, narcos, burritos and tons of beans, actually, if I was the admin of Demonoid, I'd consider Mexico a safe place to be lol Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

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seiux Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 384 iTrader: 1 / 100%	whats the go to site other than demonoid now, just pirate bay? is there anything more private than tpb for 'general' torrenting? demonoid was great cause you could actually seed - i couldn't fuckin seed on tvtorrents or waffles for tv/music, and i always have to pay for ratio on theplace.bz/thevault.bz Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter __________________

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Paper_Chase brb gym Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 1,110 iTrader: 21 / 100%	Who the fuck uses torrents anymore? I made the switch to newsgroups over 8 years ago and haven't looked back. brb downloading hd shows and ppv's 5 minutes after they finish airing brb utillizing my entire bandwidth to complete the download I can make a guide/tutorial if people are interested. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter EricVonDoobie and music4mic like this.

08-09-2012, 04:46 AM	#21 (permalink)
BeerNuts Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 1,750 iTrader: 10 / 100%	I used Demonid almost exclusively for ebooks. They had an incredible selection of ebooks and they were easy to find with a simple search. Most private trackers are all full of tv shows and famous movies and shit. You can get that stuff anywhere. I guess what was good about it being a mostly public tracker was that there was greater diversity in the content they had. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter IMHopeful likes this. __________________

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Sevenhelmets Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 213 iTrader: 10 / 100%	I wonder when or if authorities will figure it out - stamp out a torrent site, and a hundred more will pop up in its place.... Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter __________________ WANTED: Links from Australian sites. PM me if you can provide these...

08-09-2012, 10:35 AM	#23 (permalink)
CCarter Final Boss Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Bourg-Saint-Pierre, Switzerland Posts: 2,878 iTrader: 6 / 100%	This is the internet, we innovate. If the authorities keep shutting down websites, another technology will appear. Look at what happened to Napster, they shattered Napster into a million pieces, literally. P2P emerged on the scene, where there was no centralized location, and the millions of pieces of Napster's database, are now home computers communicating with each other, sending data, and continue the mission. All they are doing is making it more difficult for them to police downloading. With Napster, if they just kept fining it every now and then, the new technology of P2P would not have emerged and caught on the way it has. So now they continue attacking the major tracker/torrent sites… do they think people are just going to stop? Stop download? No one can be that ridiculous. No this is the internet, we will innovate. If you shutdown the domains and trackers, we take it to the next level of now trackers, no domains, we'll exist in the shadows, go ahead and step into the shadows, this is the internet, we will innovate and evolve. I remember back around the turn of the century, we were downloading music from IRC channels, people still do that. The authorities apparently never caught now, so the underground downloading continues… All this policing does is force us to evolve and turn the internet into what we want. The only way to stop us it to stop the internet, and even if you do that, we'll create something better. The way the government goes about trying to stop downloading, is like trying to catch the wind, good luck bros, this is the internet, we will innovate, evolve, and overtake you. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter __________________ [ Siri Optimization / Marketing - Beyond Traditional SEO \| Big Brand Checklist ]

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