The company behind the BitTorrent technology has opened the source code of its uTorrent Transport Protocol (uTP). A production-ready implementation of the protocol code in C++ is now available from ...

The maintainers of the open BitTorrent protocol for file sharing have fixed a vulnerability that allowed lone attackers with only modest resources to take down large sites using a new form of ...

BitTorrent, Inc. recently launched a new ad campaign aimed at branding their services as privacy tools. BitTorrent distributes various software programs over the Internet, but the most popular are ...

Recently BitTorrent has toyed with the idea of switching to a UDP-based transmission method as opposed to the current TCP-based method. The new protocol was designed to combat network congestion, but ...

Could BitTorrent turn out to be an Internet service provider’s best friend? Half a dozen years ago, the popular file-sharing protocol was nothing but a headache for ISPs as broadband users filled ...

uTorrent client creator BitTorrent has been asked to put a stop to the software being used to download and share pirated content. BitTorrent is a protocol used to share large amount data across the ...

BitTorrent and other companies that provide bulk file distribution lashed out at Comcast on Thursday, saying the throttling of peer-to-peer connections is a naked attempt to harm video services that ...

Here's a business conundrum Henry Ford never had to face: How do you convert a popular service built largely on the appeal of illicit file sharing into a legitimate business? The challenge has caused ...

The tech company says that "Game of Thrones" isn't the most popular show on its network and encourages people to watch the HBO show legally. By Eriq Gardner Former Legal Editor-at-Large BitTorrent is ...