As reported by Torrent Freak, KickAss Torrents has been shut down for good following the arrest of its alleged owner and operator Artem Vaulin. The report now gives an official update stating that quickly after the closure of KickAss Torrents, the torrent hosting platform Torcache.net has also gone down. 

Torcache, used not only by KickAss Torrents but other websites such as Monova and 1337x.to, has been closed although there are no direct links between the two sites. It is undetermined if Torcache will ever get back online but the report states that it is unlikely the hosting platform will ever get back up.

However, while this will prove a problem for many torrent websites that rely on Torcache's services, a new replacement, iTorrents.org, has just gone up. Torrent Freak reports that iTorrents mimics the same design and layout as used by Torcache, a design which was pioneered by another defunct service called Torrage.

In an interview with the operator for iTorrents, who also manages both TorrentDownloads.me and Lime Torrents, it has been confirmed that 1337x.to has already begun utilizing iTorrents' services. The manager also invites other torrent websites to utilize their services now that Torcache is no longer available and is unlikely go back online.

"Currently 1337x and our own sites are using iTorrents.org. I hope more webmasters start using it soon," the manager stated.

It is further stated that many of the KAT clones that have since risen after the original's closure have begun switching to iTorrents. iTorrents has also been confirmed to not have risen due to the closure of KAT or Torcache as it began earlier this year when the owners discovered that Torcache had been blocked in several countries.

A report from Ecumenical News also states that the closure of KAT has led to a significant increase in traffic for other websites, particularly for The Pirate Bay which has always been considered by many as the leading competitor to KickAss Torrents.