The FBI set up their own servers and invited peeps to upload stuff, getting their confidence.
The big busts came today - got quite a load of "first supply" sites.
http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/pr/2005/June/05_crm_353.htm
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In addition to attacking piracy globally, Operation Site Down struck at all facets of the illegal software, game, movie, and music trade online, which is commonly referred to as the "warez scene." The investigations focused on individuals and organizations that were the ?first-providers? of copyrighted works to the warez underground - the so-called ?release? groups that operated as the original sources for a majority of the pirated works distributed and downloaded via the Internet. Once a warez release group prepares a stolen work for distribution, the material is distributed in minutes to secure, top-level warez servers throughout the world. From there, within a matter of hours, the pirated works are distributed globally, filtering down to peer-to-peer and other public file sharing networks accessible to anyone with Internet access.
The release groups targeted by Site Down specialize in the distribution of all types of pirated works including utility and application software, movies, music, and games. Among the warez groups hit yesterday are: RiSCISO, Myth, TDA, LND, Goodfellaz, Hoodlum, Vengeance, Centropy, Wasted Time, Paranoid, Corrupt, Gamerz, AdmitONE, Hellbound, KGS, BBX, KHG, NOX, NFR, CDZ, TUN, and BHP. These groups alone are allegedly responsible for stealing, cracking and distributing hundreds of well-known titles, such as Autodesk?s Autocad 2006, Adobe?s Photoshop, and the movies ?Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith? and ?Mr. and Mrs. Smith.? Operation Site Down is expected to dismantle many of these international warez syndicates and significantly disrupt the illicit operations of others.
The big busts came today - got quite a load of "first supply" sites.
http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/pr/2005/June/05_crm_353.htm
(Partial Quote)
In addition to attacking piracy globally, Operation Site Down struck at all facets of the illegal software, game, movie, and music trade online, which is commonly referred to as the "warez scene." The investigations focused on individuals and organizations that were the ?first-providers? of copyrighted works to the warez underground - the so-called ?release? groups that operated as the original sources for a majority of the pirated works distributed and downloaded via the Internet. Once a warez release group prepares a stolen work for distribution, the material is distributed in minutes to secure, top-level warez servers throughout the world. From there, within a matter of hours, the pirated works are distributed globally, filtering down to peer-to-peer and other public file sharing networks accessible to anyone with Internet access.
The release groups targeted by Site Down specialize in the distribution of all types of pirated works including utility and application software, movies, music, and games. Among the warez groups hit yesterday are: RiSCISO, Myth, TDA, LND, Goodfellaz, Hoodlum, Vengeance, Centropy, Wasted Time, Paranoid, Corrupt, Gamerz, AdmitONE, Hellbound, KGS, BBX, KHG, NOX, NFR, CDZ, TUN, and BHP. These groups alone are allegedly responsible for stealing, cracking and distributing hundreds of well-known titles, such as Autodesk?s Autocad 2006, Adobe?s Photoshop, and the movies ?Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith? and ?Mr. and Mrs. Smith.? Operation Site Down is expected to dismantle many of these international warez syndicates and significantly disrupt the illicit operations of others.
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