alessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 5 个月前FBI says it's now seized "multiple" ROM piracy sites, claims downloads resulted in $170m losses in just three monthswww.eurogamer.netexternal-linkmessage-square34fedilinkarrow-up1277arrow-down15
arrow-up1272arrow-down1external-linkFBI says it's now seized "multiple" ROM piracy sites, claims downloads resulted in $170m losses in just three monthswww.eurogamer.netalessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 5 个月前message-square34fedilink
minus-squareTachyonTele@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·5 个月前Do they only target torrent sites or something? Because there’s places that have been around for decades that are still up and fine.
minus-squareBurgerBaron@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 个月前Usually just fools from the USA hosting within the USA under their real names and payment information.
minus-squareTragicNotCute@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·5 个月前No. The one they are talking about seizing most recently served torrents, but also had direct file listings to ROMs.
minus-squareEx Nummis@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·5 个月前TPB is basically immortal. Any instance taken down can be back up in minutes. It’s a game of whack-a-mole you can never win.
minus-squarefartographer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·5 个月前Seems that way now, but just imagine AI… Once we ChatGPT our investigations, the pirates will all be caught so super-fast. Give us money, please.
minus-squareprole@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 个月前Yeah, there’s dozens of mirrors up at all times
Do they only target torrent sites or something? Because there’s places that have been around for decades that are still up and fine.
Usually just fools from the USA hosting within the USA under their real names and payment information.
No. The one they are talking about seizing most recently served torrents, but also had direct file listings to ROMs.
TPB is basically immortal. Any instance taken down can be back up in minutes. It’s a game of whack-a-mole you can never win.
Seems that way now, but just imagine AI… Once we ChatGPT our investigations, the pirates will all be caught so super-fast. Give us money, please.
Yeah, there’s dozens of mirrors up at all times