KickassTorrents brought back to life

[Dawood Ibrahim]

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Months after US authorities had shut down one of the largest torrent websites – Kickasstorrents or KAT – and arrested its owner Artem Vaulin from Poland, the portal has been brought back to life by some of its former employees.

Katcr.co forum, which was launched shortly after the shut down by several KAT-crew members who had regrouped in an effort to get the community part of the site backup, last week launched a fully operational torrent site. The site, which looks identical to its predecessor, has a clean user database but many members of the original staff are on board.

“The majority of our original staff, admins and moderation team joined us after Kat.cr went down – which is something we’re very proud of. This shows the loyalty, dedication and real love for KAT that we all share,” The KATcr team told TorrentFreak.

This is not the first time KAT has been restored. Earlier, several mirrors of the portal including one by another torrent giant ******* were launched but this is only site with the original team behind it.

Despite the fact that people in charge of KATcr did not have access to original code and data, as at the original KAT those who run the technical and financial affairs of the site were separated from administrators and crew, it is remarkable how they were able to put together bits and pieces to make it look identical to its predecessor.

Many of the original KAT’s renowned uploaders are also on board, meaning that the website would have a lot of fresh content right from the start.

“We have all our major uploaders on board and they continued to share tirelessly even before the torrent engines returned. The torrent community can continue to expect to see uploads from all the names they know and trust,” says the KATcr crew.

Given that US authorities are still pursuing legal action against the website’s former operators, it seems it is a matter of time before government officials take aim at the new KickassTorrents mirror and try to shut it down – much like its antecedent.

Courtesy: Torrent Freak


http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/blog/2016/12/19/kickasstorrents-brought-back-to-life/


@SherDil007

 

[Dawood Ibrahim]

Yessssssssss !

 

[Peaceful Civilian]

Legend comes again God bless this team

 

[maximuswarrior]

Legend comes again God bless this team

The question unfortunately is for how long.

 

[Peaceful Civilian]

The question unfortunately is for how long.

Bro is this original site ??http://kickasstorrents.to/

It is working now. It was down after U.S.A arrested their owner from Poland but don't know if it is run by same team. Can you confirm it

 

[maximuswarrior]

Bro is this original site ??http://kickasstorrents.to/

It is working now. It was down after U.S.A arrested their owner from Poland

Yes, but I don't think the site will be online for a long period. They are going to close it down again I'm afraid.

 

[SherDil]

Athy rakh malangi....

 

[Peaceful Civilian]

Yes, but I don't think the site will be online for a long period. They are going to close it down again I'm afraid.

Don't worry, they have old expert team and with such long chain. They are forever here . I am sure they have Plan A, Plan B, ....,, infinity . They are counter effective team with millions of community & support , they can't die with such massive support.

 

[911]

Long live ********. Wth why is this word banned?

 

[Peaceful Civilian]

Long live ********. Wth why is this word banned?

Word??

 

[Devil Soul]

KickassTorrents Brought Back to Life by Original Staffers (Updated)

• BY ERNESTO
  
• ON DECEMBER 16, 2016
• C: 466

BREAKING



A large group of original KickassTorrent staffers has launched a reincarnation of the infamous torrent site, hoping to restore it to its former glory. The new site uses a fresh and secure database, but the look and feel of the platform remains the same.

A few months ago a criminal investegation by the U.S. Government brought down KickassTorrents, the largest torrent site at the time.

As a result, millions of people were left without their favorite torrent site. This included a very active community of admins, moderators and forum members.

Shortly after the shutdown, several KAT-crew members regrouped in an effort to get the community part of the site back up. They launched the Katcr.co forum as their new home and hinted that ******** could come back too, in the future.

Today is the big day as Katcr.co (KATcr) has now launched a fully operational torrent site, which looks identical to its predecessor. The site starts with a clean user database but many members of the original staff are on board.

“The majority of our original Staff, Admins and Moderation team joined us after Kat.cr went down – which is something we’re very proud of. This shows the loyalty, dedication and real love for KAT that we all share,” The KATcr team told TorrentFreak.

At the original KAT, site administrators and crew were clearly separated from those who technically and financially ran the place. This means that the people in charge of KATcr didn’t have access to the original code and data.

Still, they managed to put together bits and pieces to make it look identical, so former KAT users should feel right at home.



The new Katcr.co

Perhaps just as importantly, many of the site’s renowned uploaders are also back. As a result, the site will be populated with a lot of fresh content right from the start.

“We have all our major uploaders on board and they continued to share tirelessly even before the torrent engines returned. The torrent community can continue to expect to see uploads from all the names they know and trust,” the KATcr crew says.



Uploading to KATcr

Putting everything together took quite a bit of time, but the team wanted to make sure that everything is secure, which they are confident is the case now.

“In order to keep our members safe we chose to rebuild and keep only safe elements. Despite the fact that a rebuild took longer, the safety of our community comes first,” the KATcr crew told us.

While some might see it as a bold move to relaunch a site whose alleged operators are still wanted by the U.S. Government, the current staff sees no major legal issues ahead.

They point out that the site has a proper DMCA takedown procedure, just like YouTube, adding that they don’t store any copyrighted material on the site’s servers.

“KAT is a community-based forum and a torrent search engine. It’s the heart of who we are and that will never change. Despite opinions to the contrary, ******** are not illegal and we do not host any content.

“So long as Kickass ******** continues to operate to the absolute letter of the law then we are most certainly not conducting criminal activities,” they note.

In a similar vein, the KATcr crew believes that the original operators of the site will walk free.

“We strongly believe the investigation carried out by Homeland Security and the IRS is unlawful in basis, targeting a foreign citizen and prosecuting them under US law. We have every confidence in the outcome of the pending legal action,” they say.

Over the past months, many KAT copies and mirrors emerged claiming to be the real reincarnation. In reality, the original site is still gone, but with many old staffers and uploaders onboard, KATcr might have some legs.

Update: The site appears to have some technical issues, as it went down after a short while.

Update: KATcr’s Mrs.Smith says that the overwhelming amount of traffic is causing the current issues.

“We’ve had a massive response from the torrent community! Unfortunately, the servers are having difficulty balancing the load of the absolutely huge amount of users on line at the same time. Tech are on it and will no doubt have it sorted out as soon as possible.

“On the positive this is an absolutely overwhelming response to your excellent article so thank you very much to your and your team.”

 

[haviZsultan]

The link to the new site is not working for me. We pirates have very difficult days ahead of us, first with denuvo and then with this chauvinistic attitude towards sharing sites.

 

[Peaceful Civilian]

Please merge this thread

https://defence.pk/threads/kickasstorrents-brought-back-to-life.467606/#post-9026246

@Zaki @Oscar @Slav Defence @

 

[The Sandman]

Ha you just beat me to it
@Zibago @django @Hell hound @Mentee @Moonlight

 

[Darth Vader]

The link to the new site is not working for me. We pirates have very difficult days ahead of us, first with denuvo and then with this chauvinistic attitude towards sharing sites.

KickassTorrents Brought Back to Life by Original Staffers (Updated)

• BY ERNESTO
  
• ON DECEMBER 16, 2016
• C: 466

BREAKING



A large group of original KickassTorrent staffers has launched a reincarnation of the infamous torrent site, hoping to restore it to its former glory. The new site uses a fresh and secure database, but the look and feel of the platform remains the same.

A few months ago a criminal investegation by the U.S. Government brought down KickassTorrents, the largest torrent site at the time.

As a result, millions of people were left without their favorite torrent site. This included a very active community of admins, moderators and forum members.

Shortly after the shutdown, several KAT-crew members regrouped in an effort to get the community part of the site back up. They launched the Katcr.co forum as their new home and hinted that ******** could come back too, in the future.

Today is the big day as Katcr.co (KATcr) has now launched a fully operational torrent site, which looks identical to its predecessor. The site starts with a clean user database but many members of the original staff are on board.

“The majority of our original Staff, Admins and Moderation team joined us after Kat.cr went down – which is something we’re very proud of. This shows the loyalty, dedication and real love for KAT that we all share,” The KATcr team told TorrentFreak.

At the original KAT, site administrators and crew were clearly separated from those who technically and financially ran the place. This means that the people in charge of KATcr didn’t have access to the original code and data.

Still, they managed to put together bits and pieces to make it look identical, so former KAT users should feel right at home.



The new Katcr.co

Perhaps just as importantly, many of the site’s renowned uploaders are also back. As a result, the site will be populated with a lot of fresh content right from the start.

“We have all our major uploaders on board and they continued to share tirelessly even before the torrent engines returned. The torrent community can continue to expect to see uploads from all the names they know and trust,” the KATcr crew says.



Uploading to KATcr

Putting everything together took quite a bit of time, but the team wanted to make sure that everything is secure, which they are confident is the case now.

“In order to keep our members safe we chose to rebuild and keep only safe elements. Despite the fact that a rebuild took longer, the safety of our community comes first,” the KATcr crew told us.

While some might see it as a bold move to relaunch a site whose alleged operators are still wanted by the U.S. Government, the current staff sees no major legal issues ahead.

They point out that the site has a proper DMCA takedown procedure, just like YouTube, adding that they don’t store any copyrighted material on the site’s servers.

“KAT is a community-based forum and a torrent search engine. It’s the heart of who we are and that will never change. Despite opinions to the contrary, ******** are not illegal and we do not host any content.

“So long as Kickass ******** continues to operate to the absolute letter of the law then we are most certainly not conducting criminal activities,” they note.

In a similar vein, the KATcr crew believes that the original operators of the site will walk free.

“We strongly believe the investigation carried out by Homeland Security and the IRS is unlawful in basis, targeting a foreign citizen and prosecuting them under US law. We have every confidence in the outcome of the pending legal action,” they say.

Over the past months, many KAT copies and mirrors emerged claiming to be the real reincarnation. In reality, the original site is still gone, but with many old staffers and uploaders onboard, KATcr might have some legs.

Update: The site appears to have some technical issues, as it went down after a short while.

Update: KATcr’s Mrs.Smith says that the overwhelming amount of traffic is causing the current issues.

“We’ve had a massive response from the torrent community! Unfortunately, the servers are having difficulty balancing the load of the absolutely huge amount of users on line at the same time. Tech are on it and will no doubt have it sorted out as soon as possible.

“On the positive this is an absolutely overwhelming response to your excellent article so thank you very much to your and your team.”

Most of these Sites are Mirror Sites ,
Kat was the best of its time even now no Sites is close to That site in its performance , ratings , and availability
as for You guys few sites to help you ease the pain
https://1337x.to/
https://rarbg.to

Problem with Other Torrent Sites you are not sure until that full is complete will it work or not , and loads of computers were getting hacked from fake files