New Kickass Torrents website is once again back online and with many new Kickass proxies and alternatives. In July 2017, popular BitTorrent sitewas taken down by the United States authorities after its owner Artem Vaulin was arrested for hosting copyrighted material. The Pirate Bay became the world’s biggest piracy hub after the site went offline after promoting copyrighted content. Australian ISPs have blocked access to 5 top torrent download websites, including Pirate Bay and Isohunt, citing copyright laws. Many KickassTorrent proxy and mirrors may include malicious copycats.
Source: https://thehackernews.com/2016/12/kickass-torrents-site.html