BitTorrent is a file transfer protocol that allows you to share files easily and at high speed, but since it is also used for sharing pirated software, many people should have the image that it is ...

One of the biggest potential drawbacks to file sharing is the potential for downloading a hidden virus or malware. Of the top two torrent sites, The Pirate Bay and Kickass Torrents, is one safer than ...

Every year there is a torrent made to let listeners download most of the music for SXSW. This year's torrent has recently been posted (previous years' are also available at the same site). I don't ...

BitTorrent is an incredibly efficient way to move digital information. If you have a video, for example, that you want to send to a friend or associate around the world, don't bother trying to attach ...

Paste a link to any web-hosted file into webapp Burnbit, and it'll turn the file into a torrent you can download and share with other people—particularly handy for quickly sharing large files with ...

The Pirate Bay has completed its shift to using Magnet links rather than .torrent files, a move that will make it more difficult to see who has downloaded files using the site. The site introduced ...

The founder of popular Bit Torrent site IsoHunt, Gary Fung, has been ordered to remove the .torrent files for all infringing content—an order that could result in the site shutting down. US District ...

Be careful with what you torrent. A new tool on the black market is helping hackers distribute malware through torrent files in exchange for a fee. On Tuesday, security researchers at InfoArmor said ...