Authorities Arrest Kickass Torrents Admin in Poland

stapp · Jul 21, 2016

Polish authorities arrested Artem Vaulin, 30, of Kharkiv, Ukraine, on charges of operating the world's largest torrent portal, Kickass Torrents (KAT).

"Officials used Apple email inbox to track Vaulin's actions"

The criminal complaint also reveals that federal agents had gone undercover to gather information about KAT's mode of operation. Agents bought ads on the site to collect data about financial transactions and the site's staff.

These actions had revealed Vaulin's email address, trim@me.com, hosted by Apple. Investigators petitioned Apple for help, who provided a copy of his email inbox to authorities.

Using the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty, US officials were also able to collect information about the site's operations from the bank accounts used to collect payments for ad slots.

An analysis of this account later revealed the presence of KAT's servers in Chicago, right in the US' backyard.
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http://news.softpedia.com/news/authorities-arrest-kickass-torrents-admin-in-poland-506481.shtml

MisterB · Jul 21, 2016

There's a bit more detail in this article.

https://www.engadget.com/2016/07/21/kickasstorrents-apple-facebook-homeland-security/

Similar to the Ross Ulbricht story in many ways.

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