Popular pirate Z-library relaunches with new personal domains

Date:
Wed, 15 Feb 2023 19:09:31 +0000

Description:
Z-library decentralizes domains in hopes of avoiding getting shut down again by US law enforcement.

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Z-Library, a popular site for pirated ebooks and articles, is back online
with personalized domains in a bid to remain live for as long as possible.

In a blog post, the notorious platform revealed its return with a different approach, which it hopes will stop law enforcement agencies from shutting it down again.

"We have great news for you Z-Library is back on the Clearnet again! To access it, follow this link singlelogin.me and use your regular login credentials," Z-Librarys blog post reads. "After logging into your account, you will be redirected to your personal domain. Please keep your personal domain private!" Hiding from the law

After logging in, a user will receive two unique personal domain URLs and a warning that these should be kept private. The URLs are used to access the service via Clearnet (the standard internet we all use today, as opposed to the dark web). Besides an account, all users need to access the service is a regular browser .

According to BleepingComputer , the domains are registered on various registrars worldwide, allowing Z-Library not only to give personalized URLs
to members but to also remain operational even in case one gets shut down by the authorities. Read more

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However, it would seem that singlelogin is still the single point of failure and could bring the whole thing down, should it be seized. In that case, Z-Library said, users should go for Tor or I2P.

"In case the singlelogin login page isn't available to you, please use
TOR/I2P to log in to your account, copy the URL of your personal domain and use it in your regular browser. We are already working on making the login page accessible to all users," the blog post reads.

Before seizure by the US Department of Justice in November 2022, Z-Library
was one of the most popular pirate sites on the internet, offering some 12 million books and 84 million articles, the media reported. Its database was roughly 220 TB in size. After being shut down, the US government arrested,
and charged, two Russians, claiming they were the sites operators. Here's our rundown of the best proxies

Via: BleepingComputer



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