Last week a New Zealand court confirmed the identity of the YIFY founder to the local Sunday Star Times. The news outlet reported that the movie studios filed their lawsuit against Yiftach Swery, a 23-year-old app and website developer.
Several years ago YIFY told TorrentFreak that the name was “just a random alias” but this explanation is hard to maintain now.
While we have always doubted the randomness of the popular tag, Yiftach Swery leaves little room for speculation.
Indeed, we confirmed with someone in the know that the YIF part is derived directly from the founder’s name. In theory, the same could be said for YTS but this stands for “YIFY Torrents Solutions,” our source says.
Yiftach Swery
Yiftach Swery competed in the Archery New Zealand Championship last month.

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