List of warez groups (English Wikipedia)

Mr. Mister (27 September 1996). "Interview with N0Fx & BonethuG (RNS)". mp3scene. AFT. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2015. Rabid Neurosis was founded on June 6, 1996 to be exact^{[self-published source]}

nfomation.net

"NFOmation Viewer (Oddworld.The.Oddboxx-SKIDROW.nfo)". nfomation.net. Retrieved 2020-06-11.

nytimes.com

partners.nytimes.com

Wilson, Steve (1999-07-29). "Online Piracy: From Music to Film". The New York Times. Eviliso digitally brands its copies with a letter Z that appears in the corner of the screen.

pcquest.com

Unny, Vinod (March 1999). "The Dark Art of Cracking". PCQuest. Archived from the original on 1999-05-08. Retrieved 2012-09-17.

polygon.com

"It took just 24 hours to crack Shadow of War's DRM". Polygon. 12 October 2017.

pouet.net

"Starcraft 2 Cracktro by Razor1911". pouet.net.

predb.me

"Middle.Earth.Shadow.of.War-CODEX". Retrieved 2019-04-15.
"predb.me - Resident.Evil.2-CODEX".
"HATRED's release list". predb.me.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
"Dragon.Age.Origins.Update.v1.04-ViTALiTY".

predb.ovh

"predb.ovh - 3740 releases by @team CODEX".
"predb.ovh - 2289 releases by @team SKIDROW".
"@team CODEPUNKS".
"predb.ovh - Resident Evil 2".
"predb.ovh - search @team CONSPIR4CY".
"predb.ovh - search DOOM @team CPY".
"Search @team CPY".
"PREdb - @team PARADOX|PARADiSO|PDX". predb.ovh. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
"PREdb". predb.ovh. Archived from the original on 2020-07-21. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
"PREdb - PARADOX". predb.ovh. Archived from the original on 2023-08-22. Retrieved 2021-06-11.

predb.pw

"Hoodlum crack index - PreDB.Pw".

psdevwiki.com

"ReDRM / Piracy dongles - PS3 Developer wiki". www.psdevwiki.com. Retrieved 2021-06-11.

researchgate.net

"Characteristics of the Warez Scene".

segmentnext.com

"Resident Evil 2 Remake Cracked A Week After Its Launch, Another Denuvo Failure!". February 2019.

skidrowreloaded.nl

"SkidrowReloaded".

textfiles.com

web.textfiles.com

"Lester's Movie Reviews". Netmonkey Weekly Report. 1999-06-03. This movie is not in theatres, only in WP by EViLiSO.^{[self-published source]}

theisonews.com

"Video CD: American Pie". The iSONEWS. Archived from the original on 2005-02-11.^{[self-published source]}

thenerdmag.com

"Resident Evil 2 Cracked by CODEX after A Week of Release". February 2019.

theregister.co.uk

Jan Libbenga (2004-11-13). "Windows Media Player sound files 'edited with warez'". theregister.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-04-28.

tomshardware.com

Yam, Marcus. "Ubisoft's DRM for Assassin's Creed II is Cracked". Retrieved 4 March 2017.

torrentfreak.com

Andy (2015-05-04). "'Skidrow' Pirates Get Pirated After Removing Their Own 'DRM'". TorrentFreak. Retrieved 2015-04-28.^{[self-published source]}
"Pirates Crack Microsoft's UWP Protection, Five layers of DRM Defeated". torrentfreak.com. TorrentFreak. February 15, 2018.
Van der Sar, Ernesto (February 24, 2022). "Iconic Game Cracking Group CODEX Shuts Down". TorrentFreak. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
Andy (2017-04-14). "Game Pirates Celebrate Fall of Denuvo's Brand New Protection". TorrentFreak.
Van der Sar, Ernesto (2023-03-15). "Authorities Arrested 'Leaders' of Prolific Piracy Release Group EVO". TorrentFreak. Archived from the original on 2023-03-15.
Van der Sar, Ernesto (2021-11-14). "Piracy Release Group EVO 'Blames' Movie Industry For Its Popularity". TorrentFreak. Archived from the original on 2021-11-14.
Maxwell, Andy (2021-10-18). "Dune Leaked on Pirate Sites Before US Theatrical & HBO Max Release". TorrentFreak.
Van der Sar, Ernesto (2021-09-13). "Netflix Movie Screeners Leak on Pirate Sites Before Official Premiere". TorrentFreak.
Van der Sar, Ernesto (2022-03-11). "'Spider-Man: No Way Home' Blu-Ray Leaks Early on Pirate Sites". TorrentFreak.
Van der Sar, Ernesto (2022-12-29). "Where Are the Pirated Movie Screeners This Year?". TorrentFreak.
Van der Sar, Ernesto (2010-03-17). "Canadian Movie Pirate 'maVen' Sent To Jail". TorrentFreak.
Maxwell, Andy (2007-12-05). "Police Charge 'maVen', 'World Leader' in Internet Movie Piracy". TorrentFreak.
Maxwell, Andy (2010-04-06). "Canadian Movie Pirate 'maVen' Dies of Drug Overdose". TorrentFreak.
Maxwell, Andy (2014-08-10). "Movie Curiosities Lurking on BitTorrent Networks". TorrentFreak.
"Infamous Denuvo Cracker Disappears, Site Diverts to Government Portal (Updated) - TorrentFreak". TorrentFreak. 2018-07-25. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
"Voksi Retires: Cyberpolice Raid Cracker After Denuvo Criminal Complaint - TorrentFreak". TorrentFreak. 2018-07-26. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
enigmax (2011-10-10). "Anti-Piracy Company Pirates Deus Ex in Controversial Experiment".^{[self-published source]}

umontreal.ca

nouvelles.umontreal.ca

Lambert-Chan, Marie (2013-04-21). "Il a piraté les pirates informatiques". Archived from the original on October 16, 2016. Retrieved September 12, 2019.

usdoj.gov

"Software Pirate Guilty of Copyright Infringement Under NET Act". 2001-05-15. Archived from the original on 2006-10-01.
"Justice Department Announces International Internet Piracy Sweep". Washington, D.C.: United States Department of Justice. 2004-04-22. Archived from the original on 2009-05-31. Retrieved 2010-02-02.

web.archive.org

Lambert-Chan, Marie (2013-04-21). "Il a piraté les pirates informatiques". Archived from the original on October 16, 2016. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
"Class". Defacto2. 1997-01-08. Archived from the original on 2012-04-02. Retrieved 2012-09-17.^{[self-published source]}
SKIDROW (2017-07-04). "SKIDROW 10 YEAR NOTES". Archived from the original on 2017-08-20.^{[self-published source]}
Van der Sar, Ernesto (2023-03-15). "Authorities Arrested 'Leaders' of Prolific Piracy Release Group EVO". TorrentFreak. Archived from the original on 2023-03-15.
Van der Sar, Ernesto (2021-11-14). "Piracy Release Group EVO 'Blames' Movie Industry For Its Popularity". TorrentFreak. Archived from the original on 2021-11-14.
Ben Garrett (20 June 1999). "Fairlight – Defacto2". defacto2.net. Archived from the original on 6 October 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2015.^{[self-published source]}
"'Operation Site Down' Attacks Organized Piracy Networks In 10 Countries". usdoj.gov. Archived from the original on 2011-05-30. Retrieved 2012-03-28.
"Hoodlum". Defacto2. Archived from the original on 2012-06-28. Retrieved 2012-09-17.^{[self-published source]}
Ben Garrett (27 April 1997). "Hybrid – Defacto2". defacto2.net. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 2015-04-28.^{[self-published source]}
Mindbender (1 May 1996). "The Naked Truth Magazine, 6 for The Naked Truth Magazine – Defacto2". defacto2.net. Archived from the original on 2014-08-26. Retrieved 2015-04-28.^{[self-published source]}
"PREdb". predb.ovh. Archived from the original on 2020-07-21. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
"PREdb - PARADOX". predb.ovh. Archived from the original on 2023-08-22. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
Unny, Vinod (March 1999). "The Dark Art of Cracking". PCQuest. Archived from the original on 1999-05-08. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
"Software Pirate Guilty of Copyright Infringement Under NET Act". 2001-05-15. Archived from the original on 2006-10-01.
"Xbox release list". 2012-11-17. Archived from the original on 2019-10-30.
"Justice Department Announces International Internet Piracy Sweep". Washington, D.C.: United States Department of Justice. 2004-04-22. Archived from the original on 2009-05-31. Retrieved 2010-02-02.
Mr. Mister (27 September 1996). "Interview with N0Fx & BonethuG (RNS)". mp3scene. AFT. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2015. Rabid Neurosis was founded on June 6, 1996 to be exact^{[self-published source]}

xrel.to

"Trials.Fusion.STATEMENT.READNFO-CODEX - NFO-Datei - xREL.v3 - Release & NFO Source #1". www.xrel.to. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
"Grand-Theft-Auto-IV-Razor1911". xrel.to.

youtube.com

"Skid Row - Pinball Fantasies - Amiga Cracktro (50 FPS)". YouTube. 17 February 2016. Archived from the original on 2021-12-12.