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Fake filmmaker's copyright suit against private torrent trackers collapses

A plaintiff calling himself Matthew Schneider sued private torrent trackers including PassThePopcorn, BroadcasTheNet and HDBits, claiming they infringed his copyrighted films while seeking to unmask their operators via Cloudflare. The real filmmaker who made the cited films swore he had no connection to the case, and after being pressed to explain, the plaintiff voluntarily dropped the lawsuit rather than clarify the discrepancy.

arstechnica.com · 2026-09-15

Fake 113GB GTA VI ISO found to hide 50KB malware, researchers say

A file claiming to be a 113GB build of Grand Theft Auto VI has been spreading on torrent sites following recent leaks of the game. Independent analysts who examined the download say it is almost entirely padded with empty zeroes and contains a hidden 50KB malicious payload rather than actual game code. The malware reportedly tries to disable Windows Defender protections and kill security processes once executed.

tomshardware.com · 2026-08-23