Our Favorite 5 Facts About The Megaupload FBI Bust

Total Web traffic plummets after shutdown, giraffes, Aston Martins and world domination. How can you not love this story?

#1 The Name is Investor. Kim Tim Jim Investor Kim Dotcom was born Kim Schmitz, but before changing his name to Kim Dotcom he went by the moniker of Kim Tim Jim Investor - possibly the most awesome name of all time.

#2 The Best Gamesplayer In The World? Not only was Kim Dotcom on the top of the list of the FBI’s list of alleged digital content pirates, he is also the No. 1 player worldwide in the Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 multiplayer game. This is the top-selling video game of all time with approx. 15 million copies sold. It's nice that he kept himself busy.

#3 What? No Aston? The U.S. wants to seize up to $175 million worth of property, including up to 20 luxury cars, a pink Cadillac, "a 2010 Maserati, a 2008 Rolls Royce, and a number of Mercedes Benzes."

#4 The Guy Has A Giraffe. A Freakin' Giraffe! See top left in this picture:

#5 Internet Traffic Dropped 20% When Megaupload Shut Down

Arbor Networks: Based strictly on the traffic rates it appears that the shutdown started just after 19:00 GMT on January 19, with traffic plummeting down over the next two hours. The graphic here shows three main client regions – Asia-Pacific, Europe, and the US.