: During this period, the site faced significant scrutiny due to security incidents. In mid-2023, the site was briefly delisted from certain piracy "safelists" (such as those on Reddit) after a trusted uploader was found to have uploaded files containing (specifically "Baldur's Gate 3" with a miner). The 1377x.to Confusion : A major issue throughout 2021–2023 was the rise of fake "proxy" mirrors

The file unfurled—not as data, but as a video. Grainy, vertical, clearly shot on a cheap phone in 2021. A woman in a surgical mask sat in what looked like the very same café. She spoke fast, frightened.

As the official domain struggled, 13377x.to emerged as a reliable backup. For users in the UK and Australia who typed "1337x.to" into their browsers, they were often met with a "Site Blocked" page. However, 13377x.to frequently remained unblocked because ISPs had not yet updated their blacklists.