> One of the ringleaders behind the defunct torrent tracker DanishBits received a one-year prison sentence today, of which nine months are conditional. The 33-year-old man was arrested in Morocco last year and later extradited to Denmark, where he admitted his involvement with the site. Over the past several months, Danish law enforcement authorities effectively shut down the thriving local torrent tracker scene. It started in September and October 2020 when DanishBits and NordicBits went offline after their operators were caught. Torrent Tracker Crackdown As is often the case, it didn’t take long before other sites stepped up. Rival trackers such as “Asgaard” and “ShareUniversity” opened their doors to new members, resulting in an explosive growth of these sites.