As reported by the Verge, the alleged founder and operator for the popular torrenting site Kickass Torrents aka KAT, Artem Vaulin, has been apprehended and the site's domain have been seized. However, as the report reveals, multiple clone websites have begun surfacing with the hope of bringing back the full database of the original site.

According to the report, there are two prominent mirrors currently available. One is labeled KickassTorrents.website and is a fairly unstable mirror. The other is KAT.am and is a much more stable clone and its creators claim that it will not only be just like Kickass Torrents but even better, particularly in regards to accessibility and security.

The creators claim that KAT.am is "hosted on multiple cloud servers to prevent blockade, and the hosting information is well hidden behind Cloudflare. [KAT.am] will has the complete torrent database of KAT, including the comments, user information intact."

Due to the grammatical issue with the statement, the Verge reports that it is undetermined if this means KAT.am already has access to the original KAT database or if it will be able to upload everything back on KAT.am system soon enough. The creators did explain that they will go one step further by creating a mobile app as well. 

TechWorm reports that following the seizure and shutdown of Kickass Torrents, it was only a matter of time before attention would shift to The Pirate Bay. While The Pirate Bay did shut down for a few hours the report reveals that it is back up and online. No explanation has been given for its temporary shutdown. 

In regards to Vaulin, the original report states that he will be facing piracy charges for the illegal distribution of over $1 billion worth of copyrighted materials such as video games, movies, TV shows and books. He has reportedly earned over $16 million annually with just the advertising revenue from the site.