Banned 3D Gun now serving malware after US gov demanded removal

The 3D printable gun named Liberator is being banned from the internet after the US government demanded the removal of the 3D-gun on the internet. As the government said do not download this - a lot of people started downloading the file from various resources. The most well known download location for this file is The Piratebay - now it would not be crazy if hackers would exploit this situation.

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Everyone that is interested in the 3D printing world was waiting for the file to be released on the internet as it would give the people an interesting project to build. The government said that it has to be taken offline - so now a lot of sites are following up on that command. Of course the file will be online at the internet because it is impossible to remove something from the internet that has been shared already.

I am still going to download it

So now there are still people that would like to download the 3D gun but now they will not find an legit resource for their download. This is where the hackers come in. The hackers will create files likes Torrents - that will trick the user into believing that they are downloading an 3D Gun. The unknowing computer user will then execute an virus once it opens the file.

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Mr Wilson said that Defense Distributed had complied with the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) rules. He said the rules were pretty convoluted, but he believed his project was exempt as Defense Distributed had been set up specifically to meet requirements that exempted it from ITAR.
"Our gun operations were registered with ITAR."
He said the letter was unclear in that the Office was conducting a "review" yet at the same time he had to remove the files.
"They are stalling, they are going to make this review last as long as they can," he said. "They are getting a lot of political pressure." He added that he had taken legal advice about what to do next.
"We've also had offers of help from lawyers from all around the country," he said.
He welcomed the US government's intervention, saying it would highlight the issue of whether it was possible to stop the spread of 3D-printed weapons.
Unlike conventional weapons, the printed gun - called the Liberator by its creators - is made out of plastic on a printer. Many engineering firms and manufacturers use these machines to test prototypes before starting large-scale production.
While desktop 3D printers are becoming more popular, Defense Distributed used an industrial 3D printer that cost more than £5,000 to produce its gun. This was able to use high-density plastic that could withstand and channel the explosive force involved in firing a bullet.
Before making the Liberator, Mr Wilson got a licence to manufacture and sell the weapon from the US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
The Bureau told the BBC that any American could make a gun for their own use, even on a 3D printer, but selling it required a licence.
Mr Wilson, who describes himself as a crypto-anarchist, said the project to create a printed gun and make it widely available was all "about liberty".