Filmsmash Shuts Down Following Multiple Days Of Malicious Dark Web Attacks
For thirteen years, Cesar Alejandro Jr. has helped steer the conversation on Asian niche films and martial arts cinema for the website, Filmsmash. On Friday, Cesar officially announced the website’s closure after several days of suffering a malicious attacks on the platform. “Hey folks we have come to the hard decision that we will have to shut down the Film Smash website. We were the victims of a Russian dark web hack and I urge EVERYBODY to NOT visit the website. We are unsure what’s next but the FB page is still online.” said Cesar in a statement. Filmsmash is but one of a sizeable handful of turn-of-the-century websites that have emerged in the last twenty years to accommodate the Western wave of Asian movies by some of the most notable directors of our time, spanning multiple genres between festivals and commercial releases. It was a continuation of the legacy […]