The end came not from the FBI or Interpol, but from a fellow pirate. A rival uploader, jealous of Eli’s legend, spent six months social-engineering his way into Eli’s VPN provider, then his backup server, then his home IP. One Tuesday night, the rival posted on a public forum: TorrentKing lives at 1423 Maple Street, Peoria, IL. His real name is Eli. He hasn't seen sunlight in six years. He's just a broken old man with too many hard drives.
At its peak, TorrentKing was the go-to destination for anyone looking to download or share files via torrents. The site's vast library of content, coupled with its user-friendly interface, made it an attractive option for both novice and experienced torrent users. TorrentKing's indexing of available torrents, facilitated by a vast network of contributors, allowed users to find and access a staggering array of files. torrentking
And tonight, he was hunting for a ghost. The end came not from the FBI or
The "old reliable." It is still online but riddled with pop-ups and fake torrents. It lacks the quality control of TorrentKing. His real name is Eli
The "Scene" (organized piracy groups) releases their content to private topsites first. TorrentKing was remarkably fast at scraping these releases and making them public. New episodes of Game of Thrones or Breaking Bad would appear on TorrentKing less than 30 minutes after they finished airing in the US.