The US government arrested the owner of KickassTorrents, the world's largest torrent website. The 30-year-old Ukrainian was arrested in Poland today and is accused of copyright law violations and money laundering. Additionally, a federal court in Chicago ordered the seizure of the many domains used by KAT.
Thus, as of today the website does not appear to be working.
The 30-year-old from Ukraine, after his arrest in Poland, is expected to be extradited to the United States, which have requested his extradition.
In the lawsuit filed in the US District Court in Chicago, the owner is charged with conspiracy to commit copyright infringement, conspiracy to launder money, as well as two additional counts for violations of another paragraph of the copyright law.
The complaint also reveals that the federal authorities approached the site as advertisers, and disclosed a bank account linked to the site.
It also shows that Apple handed over Vaulin's personal data cross-referenced with an IP address used for a transaction via iTunes with the IP address used to log into a KAT account and on Facebook.
Aside from the arrest in Poland, the court also ordered the seizure of a bank account associated with KickassTorrents, as well as several of the site's domain names.
Information and image from TorrentFreak
