A fan-created ASCII version of the 1999 sci-fi classic The Matrix is the oldest known torrent that's still active. Created more than 12 years ago, the file has outlived many blockbuster movies and is still downloaded a few times a week, even though the site from where it originated has disappeared.
TV blog, SoapHub, took a deep dive into the murky waters of torrent downloads and the results are kind of surprising, if not a bit odd.
Now, The Pirate Bay, the infamous torrent hub is setting sail (get it, because of pirates?) into the streaming world.
To find out exactly how cybercriminals capitalize on the rise in illegal downloads of TV content, we have researched the landscape of malware threats disguised as new episodes of popular TV shows distributed through torrent websites.
That's why I love torrents :D
That's pretty awesome.
long live torrents
A bit silly at this point when you can get a DVD of The Matrix for the cost of a sandwich.
Wow, and to imagine that I was still in high school back then. Things have changed for Torrent.