For the computer illiterate out there, please don't go downloading malware posing as bittorrent clients.
Please don't use it to grab anything pirated unless you know what a VPN is and know which ones are trustworthy.
I'm on Linux, if you want a good multiplatform client, qBittorrent works well. (coincidentally it starts with a Q)
https://www.qbittorrent.org/download.php
For VPN's, please checkout Techlore's channel.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3KeV6Ui_4CYTOvbZrElePOSJZAUlx2Yr
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3KeV6Ui_4CaIhE8k4-plxS1-H9Cy3Qng
Well certainly don't use a Hong Kong based VPN.
If you're referring to issues that NordVPN had, that was grossly overblown.
Watch the Techlore video's I linked to for VPN recommendations.
You want to keep anti-fa type vigilantes from revealing your identity. If it's a honey pot it would be government run and the government isn't going reveal their honey pot over this.They would be busting pirates, pedophiles, and drug cartels on a regular bases if they were.
Also I dont like the way NordVPN was being pushed on all deep state channels. But thanks for the link I will check it out.