![]() ![]() This is just to give you the other side of the story, as a follow up to last week’s news. We are by no means suggesting that you should trust the uploader’s homepage, nor encourage you to download cracked software. The ban is not to be lifted no matter how plausible the explanations that were given are, and the “goodies” of CracksNow will be accessible solely through his website from now on. I feel really bad about this, and I am sorry to everyone who got infected.” ![]() A lot of users who trusted CracksNow got infected and got their files encrypted. As he stated: “It’s my responsibility to keep my account secure and I failed in that. The uploader took responsibility for the situation anyway, while he is perplexed about how the hackers got their hands to his credentials. Torrent sites do not feature strong account protection mechanisms, so activities like this are not detected, and the only solution was to ban CracksNow. As the uploader explained to TorrentFreak, he has found that the torrent files on his server featured a different infohash from those found on the torrent sites, so someone had replaced the legit torrent files with malicious ones.Ī TorrentGalaxy administrator confirms this scenario after further investigation of the account logs that revealed this deleting-and-replacement procedure. Considering the popularity of CracksNow, he is an attractive target that could enable the spreading of ransomware to many thousands within a short period of time before anyone realizes what happened. Now, this scenario is further backed by the uploader himself, who has come forth to deny that he purposely distributed malware-ridden torrents, and claiming that his torrent accounts were hacked. That said, the possibility of the uploader’s account to have been hacked was high, as this could be a plausible explanation for the sudden shift in his “business model”. The particular uploader has managed to form a large group of followers thanks to the popularity of the software tools that he offered “cracks” for, and so it was a surprise for everyone to see that he has gone rogue, infecting BitTorrent users with dangerous software like the GandCrab ransomware. ![]() Last week, multiple torrent websites like 1337x, PirateBay, and TorrentGalaxy banned one of their most prolific and trusted users, CracksNow. Nonetheless, the uploader will remain banned indefinitely, as there’s no way to prove anything.Torrent site administrators confirm that the account logs show that this could be the case.A torrent uploader that goes by the name of CracksNow says torrent site accounts were hacked by a malicious person who replaced his uploads.Martijn Kaijser, who is head of the project that runs Kodi software, said it was aware of the claims and is working on a fix that it will send out soon, according to Torrent Freak.Īs UK officials try to tackle copyright infringement, people who buy the illegal IPTV boxes "may be under investigation", The Sun recently revealed. "This means users, Anti-Virus software, and other security solutions vet them without trying to assess their real nature, leaving millions of users exposed to this risk," Check Point wrote in a blog. "Unlike traditional attack vectors, which security firms and users are widely aware of, movie subtitles are perceived as nothing more than benign text files. ![]() It's using this library which puts you at risk.Īnyone selling a box with the intention for it to be used in this way will be seen as infringing copyright. The box, and the software are not illegal.īut it has a library which allows you to browse pirated TV, films and sports, which have been illegally obtained. It can be installed on TV boxes which you connect to your telly using an HDMI cable. This allows you to watch online services on your TV. Kodi is a piece of software that pulls lots of different entertainment channels together, like Netflix and iPlayer. ![]()
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