Case study · Leaked Content

A talent agency, a leak network, and 260 links removed at source

A talent agency came to us after private content of one of its talent leaked and spread across dozens of sites. The agency wanted it gone where it lived, not just hidden from search, and set that as the measure of success.

260leaked links removed at source
< 3 weeksfrom instruction to 260 of 322 links down
Leaked content links removed at source and cleared from search
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leaked links removed at source
At a glance
ContentLeaked private videos and images of a talent represented by the agency, spread across leak forums, tube sites, image boards and file hosts
ScopeAn agreed list of links, extended with new copies found during the work, 322 in total
Removed at source260 of 322 links
Search102 of the 104 links on the original list de-indexed from Google worldwide within two days
TimelineInstruction to 260 links removed at source: under three weeks
Still open62 links on sites that are still being worked
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Chapter 01

The situation

The agency had already mapped more than a hundred links by the time it contacted us: leak forums, tube sites, image boards and file-hosting pages, many of them mirrors of each other. Every week the talent's name was searched, more copies surfaced.

The agency was clear from the first call. Removal from search alone would not count. The measure of success was content removed from the sites hosting it.

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Chapter 02

What we did

One team ran the case from start to finish. Every link was captured and logged before work began, so each removal could be evidenced, and new copies found along the way were added to the list with the agency's sign-off.

In parallel we cleared the search results, because that is where most people find leaks. Within two days, 102 of the 104 links on the original list had been de-indexed from Google worldwide.

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Chapter 03

The outcome

260 of the 322 links were removed at source in under three weeks, verified page by page and documented for the agency. Whole clusters of mirror sites came down together, which is what stops a leak from simply reappearing on the next copy.

The remaining 62 links sit on sites that are still being worked. The agency sees every link's status as it changes.

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Chapter 04

What this shows agencies and managers

Leaks spread fastest in the first weeks, and speed decides how much of the network can be taken down together. If you represent talent and something has leaked, talk to us in confidence. Nothing is shared, and the talent does not need to be the one who makes contact.

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