content: Yeah, a lot of torrent sites took a hit. I can't recall what year it was, but you are right - there were several mirror sites for Pirate Bay. There were honeypots in existence, and I don't doubt that there still some out there. Even an anti-pirating group copied the Pirate Bay in order to intercept some looking for the site.  https://www.theverge.com/2013/2/18/4001724/the-pirate-bay-copyright-complaint https://torrentfreak.com/copyright-troll-ran-pirate-bay-honeypot-comcast-confirms-130815/