# Japanese authorities use new tool to identify initial torrent uploaders — anti-piracy group says it identified seeder on popular anime torrenting website without torrent swarm monitoring — retained record

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source: [news](https://highsignal.app/data/news) (news:toms-hardware)  published 2026-08-11 11:00 ingested 2026-08-12 07:29

[original source ↗](https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/initial-seeder-on-popular-anime-torrenting-site-nyaa-arrested-by-japanese-authorities-anti-piracy-group-claims-it-identified-user-without-torrent-swarm-monitoring)

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