The other domains are still online, though z-library has yet to respond

Post edited, thank you @mbt2402 for correcting me

  • mbt2402 [none/use name]
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    12 days ago

    why do you think it wasn't done by the fbi? fbi is public about their campaign against z-lib devs. and the z-lib devs did acknowledge this siezure in may

    https://torrentfreak.com/fbi-carries-out-fresh-round-of-z-library-domain-name-seizures-240530/

    • BalooWasWahoo@links.hackliberty.org
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      12 days ago

      Because even the worst of bureaucracy employees isn't going to put "this is how [russian cybercriminals] are spending [money]" and place some absolutely weird pictures of a small and cheap house next to a pond, a small and cheap trailer being pulled in snow, a relatively nice but middle-class affordable boat in a swamp, and a family of four by a pool.

      • mbt2402 [none/use name]
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        12 days ago

        well the fact is that they did.

        https://www.whois.com/whois/z-library.se

        seizedservers is apparently a commonly used domain to redirect domain seizures to. https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/z-library-ebook-site-domains-seized-by-us-dept-of-justice/.

    • moosetwin@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      hexagon
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      12 days ago

      This is none of the domains mentioned in the article, and as far as I know this site was only modified yesterday.

      This image has also been floating around for a while, but I don't know how often the FBI reuses target-specific images.

      • mbt2402 [none/use name]
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        12 days ago

        you're right, but a quick query turns it up as a seized domain https://torrentfreak.com/z-library-more-domains-seized-than-any-other-pirate-site-in-history-240721/

      • mbt2402 [none/use name]
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        12 days ago

        you can do a whois, which shows that the redirect is to a domain used for domain seizures. you should edit your post, as it is factually incorrect.

        https://www.whois.com/whois/zlibrary-bl.se https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/z-library-ebook-site-domains-seized-by-us-dept-of-justice/