> The U.K.’s National Crime Agency announced last week that it’s been busy setting up phony DDoS-for-hire websites that seek to collect information on users, remind them that launching DDoS attacks is illegal, and generally increase the level of paranoia for people looking to hire such services.

This... might actually be effective.

One major reason I stopped using Kazaa/LimeWire back in the day was growing fear (and experience) with files being laced with malware.

Throw out enough landmines to make someone think every service could be a trap... seems smart.