Operation Site Down - Groups/sites Affected

Groups/sites Affected

Affected warez groups include:

  • RiSCiSO / -iSO (iso utils)
  • Myth (PC-game rips)
  • TDA (iso utils)
  • LND (iso industry utils, e.g. CAD/CAM)
  • GFZ (courier group- US/KR iso division)
  • HOODLUM (PC-game iso)
  • VENGEANCE (PC-game iso)
  • Centropy (vcd, svcd and dvdr movies)
  • WastedTime (vcd movies)
  • Alec's Game Copying Service (PC Games, PS2)
  • ThP (divx, TV-dvdr and dvdr movies)
  • Corrupt (dvdr movies)
  • GAMERZ (ps2/Xbox games iso)
  • ADMITONE (vcd movies)
  • HELLBOUND (dvdr movies, TV-dvdr, classic dvdr)
  • KGS (vcd movies)
  • BBX (anime dvdr)
  • KHG (anime dvdr)
  • NOX (vcd movies)
  • NFR (svcd movies)
  • CDZ (ps2/Xbox games iso)
  • TUN (vcd movies)
  • BHP (TV-dvdr and dvdr movies)
  • MACiSO (RiSCiSO /OSX iso games and utils division )
  • DVDiSO (RiSCiSO / classic movies division)

Affected warez sites include:

  • RM1 and RM2 (RiSCiSO Main / RM2 link provided by Chicago FBI)
  • LAD (West-coast US, hardware/link provided by undercover agents)
  • CHUD (West-coast US, hardware/link provided by undercover agents)
  • SC (West-coast US, link provided by undercover agents)
  • VS (West-coast US, link provided by undercover agents)
  • RSN (Netherlands, busted?)
  • TNA (California, busted?)
  • BB (California, busted?)
  • TWH (Netherlands, busted?)
  • TEN (Eastcoast, US)
  • LW (Lithuania, busted?)

While few arrests had been made by the time of the first press releases, repercussions ran deep in the warez scene. Countless sites closed as a direct response to the busts, and many active scene members went into hiding.

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