Source: http://torrentfreak.com/demonoid-busted-as-a-gift-to-the-united-states-government-120806/

The nightmare week for Demonoid has just reached a huge crescendo, with news coming out of Ukraine that following a massive DDoS attack the site has now been busted by local authorities. Those looking for a U.S. connection to the raid won’t be disappointed – a source in the country’s Interior Ministry says that the action was scheduled to coincide with Deputy Prime Minister Valery Khoroshkovsky’s trip to the United States.

Last week thousands of Demonoid users feared the worst when their beloved site disappeared from the Internet. Many thought that the site had been busted, but were eventually relieved to hear that it was ‘only’ a massive DDoS attack.

But today the roller-coaster ride plummeted to new depths, with confirmation coming out of Ukraine that the DDoS was just the beginning – the site has been busted by the authorities.

ColoCall is the largest datacenter in Ukraine and a place that has been Demonoid’s home in recent years. But in the middle of last week, in the wake of the DDoS attack, government investigators arrived at ColoCall to shut Demonoid down.

“Investigators have copied all the information from the servers Demonoid and sealed them,” an anonymous ColoCall source confirmed. “Some equipment was not seized, but now it does not work, and we were forced to terminate the agreement with the site.”

As reported on TorrentFreak following our discussions with Demonoid’s admin last week, there were suspicions that the site may have been subjected to some kind of exploit or hack in addition to the DDoS. That version of events is now confirmed by the ColoCall source.

“Shortly after [the DDoS] a hacker break-in occurred, and a few days later came the investigators,” the source added.

But aside from the busting of the site, which is the biggest BitTorrent-related raid in recent memory and one that has taken out the world’s largest torrent site/tracker combo, there is a rather large international sting in the tail.

Despite general opinion that Demonoid did not contravene Ukranian law, especially since it blocked all Ukranian IP addresses to avoid upsetting the locals, the site still attracted the attention of the authorities there. That, according to a source in the country’s government, is all down to the United States getting involved.

A source inside the Interior Ministry has informed Kommersant that the raid on Demonoid was timed to coincide with the very first trip of Deputy Prime Minister Valery Khoroshkovsky‘s trip to the United States. On the agenda: copyright infringement.

Ukraine had promised the United States that it would improve its attitude and efforts towards enforcing copyright and no doubt its Western partner will be very pleased indeed that Demonoid’s head has been presented on a platter.

But while Demonoid’s servers are in custody, the site’s admin does not appear to be. The ColoCall source would not say who is behind the site, only that its management is located in Mexico. The devil may yet be back….

TorrentFreak contacted the Demonoid admin for a comment but we have yet to hear back

The USA trying to run/sensor the internet again. Noid will be back, it always bounces back.

Damn shame...I just knew it was gonna turn out to be something like this...Well least I got a great new home here at KAT!!!

Isn't it odd that Demonoid servers were a part of a sophisticated hack and simultaneous DOS attack.. then a few days later the authorities show up? So is it's ok for them to contract hackers to destroy another business that's not in line with their own?

Agree with you. This is really very bad news about demonoid.
But good that kat is alive.

I Think Demonoid has hit its END!!!
Read This...
Demonoid Operators Face Criminal Investigation in Mexico

This is really very bad news. From Demonoid i can download movies/series in the DVD format.
Good bye Demonoid. R.I.P.

Thanks for Posting this .. I was just about to do it myself.. I posted an opinion recently about how the US Congress was being pressured by the different factions of the Entertainment Industry (SOPA, RIAA, PIPA, etc) to rewrite the Digital Milleneum Copyright Act and to include it into the American Patriot Act... Pressure is being put on Governments worldwide claiming that illegal downloads are a matter of National Security.. If anyone in America thinks that President Obama does not support their actions, You are Wrong... The Obama Administration has pledged full cooperation.. These attacks don't get done without US Government sanction.. In my 9 years I have seen torrent site after torrent site closed... We always held to the belief that when one door closes another door opens.. I don't see that as the future any longer... All ISP's can be mandated under Federal Law to comply with the DMCA... That narrows the field to those that provide services to mask or contravene Federal Law.. Anonymous IP Providers, Seedbox providers, etc.. I doubt they will elect to face Hard Time over the philosophy of P2P file sharing when push comes to shove.. Especially if their clients can be forced to comply.... Promises of complying with Takedown Requests by Torrent Sites isn't gonna cut it for these guys any longer.. They don't want to ask anymore... They want us to disappear.. I was a Demonoid member for a long time and I feared the worse when I could no longer access their site.. Looking at the List, I now fear for KAT...

Thats what they said at Demonoid and BT Junkie, and how bout Gary Fung over at ISO Hunt, he's been hanging on for 6 years fighting lawsuit after lawsuit and even then lost the USA.. how bout Pirate Bay? They are hanging on by a thread and face jail time every day.. I wouldn't be too sure...

Uhh yeah, it's what High Powered Lawyers do for a Living.. They influence legislation and they pressure anyone that does not comply... Their clients have some of the Deepest Pockets in the world

I too right now fear for kat.
I not would want that this site will be close.