在丹麦堡关闭之后，丹麦警方将继续追查PT＆BT站点

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The Danish State Prosecutor has confirmed its role in shutting down two popular torrent trackers and the arrest of the alleged operator of Danishbits. The operator of Nordicbits, who confirmed his involvement, was apprehended in Spain but has sinced passed away. Police, meanwhile, aren't ruling out the possibility that users of the site will be identified.

danishbitsPrivate BitTorrent trackers are niche sites in most parts of the world but in Denmark they are huge.

With millions of views per month, sites such as ShareUniversity and Asgrd are among the most popular sites in the country.



This was also the case with DanishBits until it suddenly went offline a few weeks ago. At the time, several sources informed us that the owner was arrested and, this week, official confirmation came in that this is indeed the case.
Danishbits Operator Arrested

Denmark’s State Prosecutor for Serious Economic Crime (SØIK) announced that a 33-year-old Danish man was arrested in Morocco. This followed an investigation by the authorities, which acted based on a complaint from local piracy group Rights Alliance.

The Danishbits investigation, which started in 2016, revealed that the site was run professionally and that the people involved did their best to hide their identities. Payments, for example, were made through cryptocurrency.

Despite these efforts, law enforcement officials managed to identify the operator, who was subsequently placed on Interpol’s wanted list. In October, the alleged ringleader of the site was eventually apprehended and jailed in Morocco, from where he will possibly be extradited to Denmark.

“It’s very satisfying that the investigation led to both the arrest of the suspected operator and shutting down the network. It succeeded thanks to the sustained collaboration between our specialized investigators, prosecutors, and IT experts,” says Deputy Police Inspector Michael Lichtenstein.
Nordicbits Shut Down, Operator Passed Away

Danishbits was not the only private tracker to disappear this fall. The same happened to Nordicbits. This site, which was smaller than its competitor, was also reported to the authorities by Rights Alliance in 2018.

After a detailed investigation, the authorities identified a 69-year-old Danish man as the operator. The man, who resided in Spain, was apprehended by local police in September.

After being questioned the Nordicbits operator admitted his involvement in the site and agreed to shut it down voluntarily. The Danish prosecution intended to take the operator to court. However, the man was seriously ill and recently passed away.
Targeting Users?

In both cases, law enforcement officials managed to seize data which will be used for further investigation. Deputy Police Inspector Michael Lichtenstein doesn’t rule out that users will be identified as well.

“The most important thing is clearly to stop the illegal services, but it can certainly not be ruled out that seized data can lead to the identification of the users of the two illegal networks,” he says.

Despite this warning, private torrent trackers continue to flourish in Denmark. The two sites that were shut down had roughly 45,000 registered users, many of whom went to other Danish trackers.

Rights Alliance says that the users of these sites know all too well that they are breaking the law. The anti-piracy group is also happy that the authorities will consider follow-up steps.

“We are pleased that the announcement of the State Prosecutor for Serious Economic Crime also reflects the importance of an increased focus on users’ illegal behavior,” Right Alliance CEO Maria Fredenslund says.

Thus far, however, these users don’t seem to be particularly bothered. After the shutdowns ShareUniversity saw a 500% increase in visits, and Asgrd’s traffic jumped up by more than 750%.

Right Alliance informs TorrentFreak that they are aware of the growth of these sites and urges them to give up their illegal activities. If not, they will get the same treatment as DanishBits and NordicBits.

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丹麦国家检察官已证实其在关闭两个受欢迎的洪流跟踪器以及逮捕所谓的Danishbits运营商中的作用。 Nordicbits的运营商证实了他的参与，已在西班牙被捕，但此人已去世。同时，警方并没有排除可能会识别该站点的用户的可能性。

私人BitTorrent跟踪器是世界上大多数地区的利基站点，但在丹麦，它们非常庞大。

每月拥有数百万的观看次数，ShareUniversity和Asgrd等网站是该国最受欢迎的网站之一。

DanishBits也是如此，直到几周前突然脱机。当时，有数位消息人士告知我们，船东已被捕，本周官方证实确实如此。
Danishbits操作员被捕

丹麦国家严重经济犯罪检察官（SØIK）宣布，一名33岁的丹麦男子在摩洛哥被捕。在此之前，当局进行了调查，调查的依据是当地盗版组织版权联盟的投诉。

始于2016年的Danishbits调查显示，该网站是专业运营的，参与人员尽了最大的努力来隐藏自己的身份。例如，付款是通过加密货币进行的。

尽管做出了这些努力，但是执法人员还是设法确定了操作员，随后将其列入国际刑警组织的通缉名单。十月份，据称该网站的头目最终在摩洛哥被捕入狱，并可能从摩洛哥被引渡到丹麦。

“令人欣慰的是，调查导致逮捕了可疑运营商并关闭了网络。这要归功于我们的专业调查人员，检察官和IT专家之间的持续合作。”副警探Michael Lichtenstein说。
Nordicbits关闭，操作员过世

Danishbits不是今年秋天消失的唯一私人跟踪器。 Nordicbits也是如此。该网站的规模小于其竞争对手，还于2018年由版权联盟报告给当局。

经过详细调查，当局确定了一名69岁的丹麦男子为经营者。该名男子住在西班牙，9月被当地警察逮捕。

在受到质疑后，Nordicbits运营商承认他参与了该站点，并同意自愿关闭它。丹麦检方打算将经营者告上法庭。但是，该男子病重，最近去世了。
定位用户？

在这两种情况下，执法人员都设法抓住了将用于进一步调查的数据。副警察检查员迈克尔·里希滕斯坦（Michael Lichtenstein）不排除也会识别用户。

他说：“最重要的事情显然是停止非法服务，但是，当然不能排除扣押的数据可能导致对两个非法网络用户的识别。”

尽管有此警告，但私人洪流追踪器仍在丹麦蓬勃发展。被关闭的两个站点大约有45,000个注册用户，其中许多去了其他丹麦跟踪器。

版权联盟说，这些网站的用户非常了解他们正在违法。反盗版组织也很高兴当局会考虑采取后续措施。

Right Alliance首席执行官Maria Fredenslund表示：“我们很高兴看到严重经济犯罪国家检察官的宣布也反映出越来越重视用户的非法行为的重要性。”

但是，到目前为止，这些用户似乎并没有特别烦恼。关闭后，ShareUniversity的访问量增加了500％，而Asgrd的访问量猛增了750％以上。

右联盟通知TorrentFreak，他们知道这些站点的增长，并敦促他们放弃其非法活动。如果没有，他们将获得与DanishBits和NordicBits相同的待遇。