YGG - Tag - Trackflaw | Cybersecurity experthttps://blog.trackflaw.com/en/tags/ygg/YGG - Tag - Trackflaw | Cybersecurity expertHugo -- gohugo.ioenWed, 18 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0100The fall of YGG: hack, 6.6 million accounts and torrent riskshttps://blog.trackflaw.com/en/how-illegal-torrenting-scams-you-and-ruins-your-security/Wed, 18 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0100Thibaud Robinhttps://blog.trackflaw.com/en/how-illegal-torrenting-scams-you-and-ruins-your-security/<div class="featured-image"> <img src="/images/comment-le-torrent-illegal-vous-arnaque-chute-de-ygg/logo.jpg" referrerpolicy="no-referrer"> </div>The fall of YGG (YggTorrent): hack, 6.6 million account leak and the real risks of illegal torrenting The fall of YGG, formerly YggTorrent, will remain the most significant event in the history of French-speaking peer-to-peer. On the night of 3 to 4 March 2026, the largest French torrent tracker was compromised, its data destroyed and all of its technical and financial backstage exposed: source code, a database of 6.6 million users, financial flows and laundering methods.