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The Pirate Bay mined cryptocurrency through users’ browsers

By Staff Writer 28 September 2017

Some say cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin could change the way we transact. Sites such as The Pirate Bay and streaming service Showtime are looking at it to pay the bills, but at users’ expense. FULL STORY >

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Pirate Bay’s censorship free browser garners 100 000 downloads in four days

By Ryan Noik 14 August 2013

The Pirate Bay’s anti-censorship browser, the PirateBrowser, has garnered a substantial 100 000 downloads in the four days since it set sail. FULL STORY >

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Heml.is plans a fully encrypted messaging app

By Ryan Noik 10 July 2013

A crowd-funding drive is underway to develop Heml.is, a messaging app that its founders claim will offer unbreakable levels of privacy. FULL STORY >

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Piracy websites attract billions

By Johan Keyter 12 January 2011

Online piracy continues to grow as content sharing websites become more popular. FULL STORY >

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Top ten most pirated movies this week

By Tom Manners 21 October 2010

Torrent Freak posts this week's most pirated movies FULL STORY >

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Massive European raid on piracy network

By Mike Joubert 8 September 2010

Police in Sweden yesterday raided several locations that contained servers used by, amongst others, filesharing website The Pirate Bay and WikiLeaks. FULL STORY >

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Most Downloaded Movies this week

By Tom Manners 24 August 2010

Which movies are most popular over Torrent portals this week? FULL STORY >

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The Pirate Bay SOLD or SOLD OUT

By Mike Joubert 30 June 2009

The Pirate Bay is sold for about R60 million. FULL STORY >

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The Pirates rrrr coming to Europe

By Mike Joubert 8 June 2009

In April The Pirate Bay four was sentenced to a year in prison, and had to cough up $4.5m in damages. Today their political party, the Pirate Party, has a seat in the European Parliament. FULL STORY >

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