Stay safe while torrenting by using an ad blocker to avoid fake download buttons, a VPN to hide your IP, and antivirus tools to scan every file before opening it. Stick to trusted torrent clients like ...

What is torrenting, and is it safe? Is it legal to torrent, and if not, what happens if you get caught? Here’s everything you need to know to before you start downloading torrents. Torrenting is a ...

Torrenting itself is legal and generally safe since it’s just a peer-to-peer file-sharing method. However, downloading or sharing copyrighted movies, games, software, or music without permission is ...

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 ...

We understand that many folks still find a use for the BitTorrent client, and that’s fine. There are better tools that are 100 percent free with no features locked behind a paywall, but at the same ...

Josh Lowensohn joined CNET in 2006 and now covers Apple. Before that, Josh wrote about everything from new Web start-ups, to remote-controlled robots that watch your house. Prior to joining CNET, Josh ...

BitTorrent recently announced Project Maelstrom, a plan to deliver web pages via peer-to-peer torrent technology using a special web browser—a drastically different method than the traditional ...