How Pirate Site Owners Stay Anonymous and How Many Still Get Caught Online piracy has existed since the early days of the internet. Massive platforms like The Pirate Bay , Kickass Torrents , 123Movies , and Megaupload grew so big that they rivaled legitimate streaming services. Yet behind these giant websites were real people, often hiding behind layers of anonymity. If they tried so hard to stay invisible, how did so many of them still get caught? This documentary style deep dive explains the tactics pirate site operators use to stay hidden, along with the surprising mistakes that eventually exposed them. Why Pirate Website Owners Stay Anonymous Running a piracy platform can lead to serious consequences such as: huge copyright fines criminal charges extradition asset seizures Because of this, operators take anonymity very seriously. The most common methods include the following. 1. Using offshore servers Many pirate sites host their servers in countries such a...
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