#illegalstreaming — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #illegalstreaming, aggregated by home.social.
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Bleeping Computer: US seizes hundreds of FIFA World Cup illegal streaming domains. “The U.S. Justice Department’s Criminal Division has seized nearly 400 web domains used for illegally streaming matches at the FIFA World Cup. These websites provided visitors with unauthorized real-time streams of 2026 World Cup matches, in violation of U.S. copyright law.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/01/bleeping-computer-us-seizes-hundreds-of-fifa-world-cup-illegal-streaming-domains/ -
Bleeping Computer: US seizes hundreds of FIFA World Cup illegal streaming domains. “The U.S. Justice Department’s Criminal Division has seized nearly 400 web domains used for illegally streaming matches at the FIFA World Cup. These websites provided visitors with unauthorized real-time streams of 2026 World Cup matches, in violation of U.S. copyright law.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/01/bleeping-computer-us-seizes-hundreds-of-fifa-world-cup-illegal-streaming-domains/ -
This is confirmation that FIFA World Cup Football is a BIG global sport and a BIG global business!
The U.S. DoJ has seized nearly 400 web domains used for illegally streaming matches at the FIFA World Cup, providing users with unauthorized real-time streams of 2026 World Cup matches, in violation of U.S. copyright law. https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-seizes-hundreds-of-fifa-world-cup-illegal-streaming-domains/ #FIFA #WorldCup #Streaming #IllegalStreaming #USDoJ #CopyRight #Soccer #Football #IntellectualProperty #IP
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This is confirmation that FIFA World Cup Football is a BIG global sport and a BIG global business!
The U.S. DoJ has seized nearly 400 web domains used for illegally streaming matches at the FIFA World Cup, providing users with unauthorized real-time streams of 2026 World Cup matches, in violation of U.S. copyright law. https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-seizes-hundreds-of-fifa-world-cup-illegal-streaming-domains/ #FIFA #WorldCup #Streaming #IllegalStreaming #USDoJ #CopyRight #Soccer #Football #IntellectualProperty #IP
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🚨 📡 🇯🇵 Free TV in Japan, at a Cost: "Black-CAS" Spam Campaigns
We've been tracking a high-volume spam campaign targeting Japanese users advertising illegal "Black-CAS" services. In Japan, satellite TV channels are accessed through Conditional Access Systems (CAS), the legitimate pay-per-channel infrastructure used by Japanese broadcasters. Black-CAS exploits that system, intercepting and cloning legitimate smartcard signals to unlock paid content without a subscription.
Beyond the piracy angle, these devices have been documented to come preloaded with malware and residential proxy clients — buyers think they're paying for cheap TV access, but they're also handing over their network to threat actors.The emails rotate Japanese-language subjects like "簡単に明日からタダになる、魔法のカード" ("a magic card that makes everything free starting tomorrow") or "有料放送が、ずっとただ無料です" ("paid broadcasts, free forever"). Every email carries a set of URL shortener links (clck[.]ru, u[.]to) rather than direct destination URLs — a clear detection evasion mechanism.
The protective shortener layer hasn't made them conservative with the number of domain registrations. Behind it, the infrastructure relies heavily on RDGAs (e.g. mchj43nmd4j53[.]xyz, 87dsq65dh3[.]xyz), while bolder actors directly use overtly themed domains: blackbcas[.]xyz, black-cas-card-tv[.]lol, black-cas-card-jp-super[.]xyz.
At the landing pages, users can directly purchase these devices, as seen in the images below.
This week our data puts Black-CAS alongside phishing and fake shop campaigns in the top threats targeting Japanese speakers — definitely a threat to consider.
#dns #threatintel #threatintelligence #cybercrime #cybersecurity #infosec #infoblox #infobloxthreatintel #illegalstreaming #asia #japan #blackCAS #tv #malware #residentialproxy #spam #rdga #サイバーセキュリティ #情報セキュリティ #マルウェア #迷惑メール #ブラックCAS
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🚨 📡 🇯🇵 Free TV in Japan, at a Cost: "Black-CAS" Spam Campaigns
We've been tracking a high-volume spam campaign targeting Japanese users advertising illegal "Black-CAS" services. In Japan, satellite TV channels are accessed through Conditional Access Systems (CAS), the legitimate pay-per-channel infrastructure used by Japanese broadcasters. Black-CAS exploits that system, intercepting and cloning legitimate smartcard signals to unlock paid content without a subscription.
Beyond the piracy angle, these devices have been documented to come preloaded with malware and residential proxy clients — buyers think they're paying for cheap TV access, but they're also handing over their network to threat actors.The emails rotate Japanese-language subjects like "簡単に明日からタダになる、魔法のカード" ("a magic card that makes everything free starting tomorrow") or "有料放送が、ずっとただ無料です" ("paid broadcasts, free forever"). Every email carries a set of URL shortener links (clck[.]ru, u[.]to) rather than direct destination URLs — a clear detection evasion mechanism.
The protective shortener layer hasn't made them conservative with the number of domain registrations. Behind it, the infrastructure relies heavily on RDGAs (e.g. mchj43nmd4j53[.]xyz, 87dsq65dh3[.]xyz), while bolder actors directly use overtly themed domains: blackbcas[.]xyz, black-cas-card-tv[.]lol, black-cas-card-jp-super[.]xyz.
At the landing pages, users can directly purchase these devices, as seen in the images below.
This week our data puts Black-CAS alongside phishing and fake shop campaigns in the top threats targeting Japanese speakers — definitely a threat to consider.
#dns #threatintel #threatintelligence #cybercrime #cybersecurity #infosec #infoblox #infobloxthreatintel #illegalstreaming #asia #japan #blackCAS #tv #malware #residentialproxy #spam #rdga #サイバーセキュリティ #情報セキュリティ #マルウェア #迷惑メール #ブラックCAS
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Polizei geht gegen illegales IPTV-Streaming vor: Über 1000 deutsche Nutzer stehen im Fokus.
In Deutschland verschärft sich der Kampf gegen illegales Streaming über IPTV-Angebote deutlich. Ermittlungsbehörden, Staatsanwaltschaften und Rechteinhaber gehen inzwischen nicht mehr nur gegen die Betreiber solcher Netzwerke vor, sondern zunehmend auch gegen die Nutzer selbst. Mehr als tausend deutsche Kunden stehen dabei aktuell im.....
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Your “free” streaming service could be exposing you to malware and fraud #androidbox #asiavideoindustryassociation #avia #coalitionagainstpiracy #digitallife #freestreaming #illegalstreaming #livefeed #news #piracy #tv #tvbox #videostreaming
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Your “free” streaming service could be exposing you to malware and fraud #androidbox #asiavideoindustryassociation #avia #coalitionagainstpiracy #digitallife #freestreaming #illegalstreaming #livefeed #news #piracy #tv #tvbox #videostreaming
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This is not FIFA. This is a domain hijacked by Hazy Hawk. Probably serving up residential proxyware. Definitely nothing good. check your DNS for lame nameserver delegations.
#dns #phishing #residentialproxy #infobloxthreatIntel #infoblox #worldcup #illegalstreaming
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This is not FIFA. This is a domain hijacked by Hazy Hawk. Probably serving up residential proxyware. Definitely nothing good. check your DNS for lame nameserver delegations.
#dns #phishing #residentialproxy #infobloxthreatIntel #infoblox #worldcup #illegalstreaming
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Having trouble finding a free 📺 streaming site for World Cup 🏟️ matches? This threat actor has you covered with thousands of websites for all 104 matches! ⚽
We've been tracking a likely Vietnam-based actor that mass purchases expired domains (we call these dropcatch) and repurposes their existing web traffic to funnel visitors into illegal sports streaming sites, and then straight into a betting platform the same actor operates. The domain portfolio is a graveyard of real internet history: 2026worldcupnorthamerica[.]com (once cited by the Dallas Morning News and the US Men's National Team Facebook fan page), childreninachangingclimate[.]org (formerly a children's aid program), thebreastcancercharities[.]org (formerly non-profit The Breast Cancer Charities of America), and a domain officially used by major US grocery store chains involved in a large proposed merger. Collectively, this actor has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars acquiring dropcatch domains alone — a strong signal that dropcatching is a genuinely effective vehicle for cyber fraud. Behind all of it sits a staggering tech stack operated by a single actor: 5,000+ domains, illegal streaming services, CDNs, TDSs, trackers, cloakers, betting platforms, and mobile apps. That's not a side hustle, that's an enterprise. 🏗️
While the platform largely targets Vietnamese-speaking users, as well as others in Asia and Oceania, the financial damage reaches much further. Sports authorities and broadcasters worldwide are 📉 losing revenue every time someone watches a live NBA 🏀 , MLB ⚾ :, esports 🎮 , poker 🃏 , or World Cup 🏆 match for free on one of these sites, and this actor has all of them covered.
Some examples from the domains we've uncovered so far:
:Dropcatch domains host or redirect to illegal streaming services
autoredistrict[.]org
childreninachangingclimate[.]org
2026worldcupnorthamerica[.]com
folsomprisonmuseum[.]org
allaboutbasketball[.]us
thebreastcancercharities[.]org:Fraudulent domains host or redirect to illegal streaming services
90phutaa[.]cc
90phutab[.]cc
90phutac[.]cc
xoilaczzzzw[.]tv
xoilaczzzzt[.]tv
xoilaczzzzh[.]tv:Lookalike domains used by the betting platforms
fifa001[.]com
fifa002[.]com
fifa02[.]com
worldcup00[.]com
worldcup000[.]com
worldcup02[.]com#dns #threatintel #threatintelligence #cybercrime #cybersecurity #infosec #infoblox #infobloxthreatintel #dropcatch #malvertising #illegalstreaming #sportsbetting #domainabuse #vietnam #worldcup #asia #fifa #streaming #betting #2026worldcup #charities #nonprofit #lookalike #xoilac #90phut
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Having trouble finding a free 📺 streaming site for World Cup 🏟️ matches? This threat actor has you covered with thousands of websites for all 104 matches! ⚽
We've been tracking a likely Vietnam-based actor that mass purchases expired domains (we call these dropcatch) and repurposes their existing web traffic to funnel visitors into illegal sports streaming sites, and then straight into a betting platform the same actor operates. The domain portfolio is a graveyard of real internet history: 2026worldcupnorthamerica[.]com (once cited by the Dallas Morning News and the US Men's National Team Facebook fan page), childreninachangingclimate[.]org (formerly a children's aid program), thebreastcancercharities[.]org (formerly non-profit The Breast Cancer Charities of America), and a domain officially used by major US grocery store chains involved in a large proposed merger. Collectively, this actor has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars acquiring dropcatch domains alone — a strong signal that dropcatching is a genuinely effective vehicle for cyber fraud. Behind all of it sits a staggering tech stack operated by a single actor: 5,000+ domains, illegal streaming services, CDNs, TDSs, trackers, cloakers, betting platforms, and mobile apps. That's not a side hustle, that's an enterprise. 🏗️
While the platform largely targets Vietnamese-speaking users, as well as others in Asia and Oceania, the financial damage reaches much further. Sports authorities and broadcasters worldwide are 📉 losing revenue every time someone watches a live NBA 🏀 , MLB ⚾ :, esports 🎮 , poker 🃏 , or World Cup 🏆 match for free on one of these sites, and this actor has all of them covered.
Some examples from the domains we've uncovered so far:
:Dropcatch domains host or redirect to illegal streaming services
autoredistrict[.]org
childreninachangingclimate[.]org
2026worldcupnorthamerica[.]com
folsomprisonmuseum[.]org
allaboutbasketball[.]us
thebreastcancercharities[.]org:Fraudulent domains host or redirect to illegal streaming services
90phutaa[.]cc
90phutab[.]cc
90phutac[.]cc
xoilaczzzzw[.]tv
xoilaczzzzt[.]tv
xoilaczzzzh[.]tv:Lookalike domains used by the betting platforms
fifa001[.]com
fifa002[.]com
fifa02[.]com
worldcup00[.]com
worldcup000[.]com
worldcup02[.]com#dns #threatintel #threatintelligence #cybercrime #cybersecurity #infosec #infoblox #infobloxthreatintel #dropcatch #malvertising #illegalstreaming #sportsbetting #domainabuse #vietnam #worldcup #asia #fifa #streaming #betting #2026worldcup #charities #nonprofit #lookalike #xoilac #90phut
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https://winbuzzer.com/2026/06/07/europol-operation-dismantles-illegal-streaming-networks-xcxwbn/
Europol has dismantled nine illegal streaming crime groups, exposing how piracy networks move domains, servers, and payment routes across borders.
#IllegalStreaming #OperationKRATOS2 #Europol #Streaming #VideoStreaming #Piracy #CopyrightInfringement #Cybercrime #Europe
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https://winbuzzer.com/2026/06/07/europol-operation-dismantles-illegal-streaming-networks-xcxwbn/
Europol has dismantled nine illegal streaming crime groups, exposing how piracy networks move domains, servers, and payment routes across borders.
#IllegalStreaming #OperationKRATOS2 #Europol #Streaming #VideoStreaming #Piracy #CopyrightInfringement #Cybercrime #Europe
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Europe Cracks Down on Illegal Streaming Networks, Arrests 29
Behind the scenes of cheap streaming deals, complex crime networks are at work - but thanks to Operation Kratos 2, 29 alleged cybercriminals have been arrested and nine organized crime groups dismantled. This major crackdown on illegal streaming networks marks a huge win for European law enforcement.
#OrganizedCrime #IllegalStreaming #Europe #OperationKratos2 #Europol
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Europe Cracks Down on Illegal Streaming Networks, Arrests 29
Behind the scenes of cheap streaming deals, complex crime networks are at work - but thanks to Operation Kratos 2, 29 alleged cybercriminals have been arrested and nine organized crime groups dismantled. This major crackdown on illegal streaming networks marks a huge win for European law enforcement.
#OrganizedCrime #IllegalStreaming #Europe #OperationKratos2 #Europol
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Law Enforcement Disrupts Nine Illegal Streaming Crime Groups
In a major crackdown on illegal streaming crime, authorities have dismantled nine organized crime groups and made 29 arrests in a seven-month operation that targeted the entire criminal ecosystem. The coordinated effort, involving 13 countries, identified 86 suspects and referred 59 cases to judicial authorities.
#OperationKratos2 #LawEnforcement #OrganizedCrime #IllegalStreaming #Europe
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Law Enforcement Disrupts Nine Illegal Streaming Crime Groups
In a major crackdown on illegal streaming crime, authorities have dismantled nine organized crime groups and made 29 arrests in a seven-month operation that targeted the entire criminal ecosystem. The coordinated effort, involving 13 countries, identified 86 suspects and referred 59 cases to judicial authorities.
#OperationKratos2 #LawEnforcement #OrganizedCrime #IllegalStreaming #Europe
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Pirate Site Operator’s Appeal Goes Bad, Court Extends Prison Term By 50%
#IPTVandStreaming #Illegalstreaming #SouthKorea #Lawsuits #nunutv
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Pirate Site Operator’s Appeal Goes Bad, Court Extends Prison Term By 50%
#IPTVandStreaming #Illegalstreaming #SouthKorea #Lawsuits #nunutv
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Piracy Shield Study Reveals Massive Overblocking & Collateral Damage
https://torrentfreak.com/piracy-shield-study-reveals-massive-overblocking-collateral-damage-250909/
#Illegalstreaming #PiracyResearch #PiracyShield #SerieA #AGCOM #italy #iptv
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Piracy Shield Study Reveals Massive Overblocking & Collateral Damage
https://torrentfreak.com/piracy-shield-study-reveals-massive-overblocking-collateral-damage-250909/
#Illegalstreaming #PiracyResearch #PiracyShield #SerieA #AGCOM #italy #iptv
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Dynamic Pirate Site Blocking Injunctions and the Transparency Illusion
#Illegalstreaming #OpinionArticles #siteblocking #transparency #DAZN #iptv
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Dynamic Pirate Site Blocking Injunctions and the Transparency Illusion
#Illegalstreaming #OpinionArticles #siteblocking #transparency #DAZN #iptv
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Live Sports Piracy: France ‘Contained’ Illegal IPTV & Illicit Streaming in 2024
#Illegalstreaming #sportsstreaming #PiracyResearch #siteblocking #ARCOM #iptv
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Live Sports Piracy: France ‘Contained’ Illegal IPTV & Illicit Streaming in 2024
#Illegalstreaming #sportsstreaming #PiracyResearch #siteblocking #ARCOM #iptv
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Pirate IPTV Users Largely Face No Risk of Arrest, UK’s Top Piracy Cop Concedes
#FederationAgainstCopyrightTheft #Illegalstreaming #Anti-Piracy #firestick #PIPCU #iptv
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Pirate IPTV Users Largely Face No Risk of Arrest, UK’s Top Piracy Cop Concedes
#FederationAgainstCopyrightTheft #Illegalstreaming #Anti-Piracy #firestick #PIPCU #iptv
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ACE & MPA Quietly Seized Dozens of Pirate Domains in Q1 2025
https://torrentfreak.com/ace-mpa-quietly-seized-dozens-of-pirate-domains-in-q1-2025-250419/
#AllianceforCreativityandEntertainment #TakedownsandSeizures #Illegalstreaming #domainseizures #Anti-Piracy
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ACE & MPA Quietly Seized Dozens of Pirate Domains in Q1 2025
https://torrentfreak.com/ace-mpa-quietly-seized-dozens-of-pirate-domains-in-q1-2025-250419/
#AllianceforCreativityandEntertainment #TakedownsandSeizures #Illegalstreaming #domainseizures #Anti-Piracy
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MPA & ACE Subpoenas Target Dozens of Potential ‘Burner’ Pirate Streaming Sites
#AllianceforCreativityandEntertainment #Illegalstreaming #DMCAsubpoena #Anti-Piracy #DMCA #MPA
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MPA & ACE Subpoenas Target Dozens of Potential ‘Burner’ Pirate Streaming Sites
#AllianceforCreativityandEntertainment #Illegalstreaming #DMCAsubpoena #Anti-Piracy #DMCA #MPA
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Piracy Shield: New Technical & Operational Requirements For 2025
https://torrentfreak.com/piracy-shield-new-technical-operational-requirements-for-2025-250318/
#Illegalstreaming #SiteBlocking #PiracyShield #Anti-Piracy #AGCOM #italy #iptv #DNS #VPN
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Piracy Shield: New Technical & Operational Requirements For 2025
https://torrentfreak.com/piracy-shield-new-technical-operational-requirements-for-2025-250318/
#Illegalstreaming #SiteBlocking #PiracyShield #Anti-Piracy #AGCOM #italy #iptv #DNS #VPN
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Police Shut Down Pirate Streaming Network That Cost Broadcaster ‘Millions’
#TakedownsandSeizures #CybercrimeBavaria #Illegalstreaming #Anti-Piracy #germany #SkyTV
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Police Shut Down Pirate Streaming Network That Cost Broadcaster ‘Millions’
#TakedownsandSeizures #CybercrimeBavaria #Illegalstreaming #Anti-Piracy #germany #SkyTV
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TV Group Couldn’t Force U.S. ISPs to Block Pirates, UK ISPs May Offer Help
#Illegalstreaming #SiteBlocking #siteblocking #Anti-Piracy #Cloudflare #ScreeniL #iptv
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TV Group Couldn’t Force U.S. ISPs to Block Pirates, UK ISPs May Offer Help
#Illegalstreaming #SiteBlocking #siteblocking #Anti-Piracy #Cloudflare #ScreeniL #iptv
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Rojadirecta & Site Operator Hit With $33m Piracy Damages Judgment
https://torrentfreak.com/rojadirecta-site-operator-hit-with-33m-piracy-damages-judgment-241223/
#IPTVandStreaming #Illegalstreaming #Rojadirecta #Lawsuits #Mediaset #Spain
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Rojadirecta & Site Operator Hit With $33m Piracy Damages Judgment
https://torrentfreak.com/rojadirecta-site-operator-hit-with-33m-piracy-damages-judgment-241223/
#IPTVandStreaming #Illegalstreaming #Rojadirecta #Lawsuits #Mediaset #Spain
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Pirate Sites Play Possum While Boosting Counter-Enforcement Measures
#AllianceforCreativityandEntertainment #TakedownsandSeizures #Illegalstreaming #Anti-Piracy #Miramax #Bein #iptv
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Pirate Sites Play Possum While Boosting Counter-Enforcement Measures
#AllianceforCreativityandEntertainment #TakedownsandSeizures #Illegalstreaming #Anti-Piracy #Miramax #Bein #iptv
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Why a Pirate IPTV Seller’s 4-Year Prison Sentence Means Little Without Context
#FederationAgainstCopyrightTheft #IPTVandStreaming #Illegalstreaming #Lawsuits #iptv #sky
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Why a Pirate IPTV Seller’s 4-Year Prison Sentence Means Little Without Context
#FederationAgainstCopyrightTheft #IPTVandStreaming #Illegalstreaming #Lawsuits #iptv #sky
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Pirate Sites, Billions of Visits, Wiped Out in Hours: Sifting the Fmovies Wreckage
#AllianceforCreativityandEntertainment #MotionPictureAssociation #TakedownsandSeizures #Illegalstreaming #Anti-Piracy #aniwave #Fmovies #vietnam #anime
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Pirate Sites, Billions of Visits, Wiped Out in Hours: Sifting the Fmovies Wreckage
#AllianceforCreativityandEntertainment #MotionPictureAssociation #TakedownsandSeizures #Illegalstreaming #Anti-Piracy #aniwave #Fmovies #vietnam #anime
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DoodStream’s Traffic Takes a Battering as Hollywood Lawsuit Takes Its Toll
#Illegalstreaming #DelhiHIghCourt #AppsandSites #doodstream #Lawsuits #netflix #amazon #apple #MPA
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DoodStream’s Traffic Takes a Battering as Hollywood Lawsuit Takes Its Toll
#Illegalstreaming #DelhiHIghCourt #AppsandSites #doodstream #Lawsuits #netflix #amazon #apple #MPA
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Organized Crime Unit Arrest Suspected Sky TV Pirate – What About His Users?
#TakedownsandSeizures #Illegalstreaming #Anti-Piracy #nerocu #iptv #sky
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Organized Crime Unit Arrest Suspected Sky TV Pirate – What About His Users?
#TakedownsandSeizures #Illegalstreaming #Anti-Piracy #nerocu #iptv #sky
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DAZN Wins Court Order to Block Around 90 Pirate Sports Streaming Sites
#IPTVandStreaming #Illegalstreaming #siteblocking #Lawsuits #DNSblock #DAZN #iptv #DNS
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DAZN Wins Court Order to Block Around 90 Pirate Sports Streaming Sites
#IPTVandStreaming #Illegalstreaming #siteblocking #Lawsuits #DNSblock #DAZN #iptv #DNS
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Police Website Offers Pirated Live Sports Streams as IPTV FOIA Requests Denied
#Illegalstreaming #PremierLeague #Piracy #police #foia #iptv #sky #UK
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Police Website Offers Pirated Live Sports Streams as IPTV FOIA Requests Denied
#Illegalstreaming #PremierLeague #Piracy #police #foia #iptv #sky #UK
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beIN Sports’ Football Piracy Blitz Adds Blocking to Domain Seizures
https://torrentfreak.com/bein-sports-football-piracy-blitz-adds-blocking-to-domain-seizures-240124/
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beIN Sports’ Football Piracy Blitz Adds Blocking to Domain Seizures
https://torrentfreak.com/bein-sports-football-piracy-blitz-adds-blocking-to-domain-seizures-240124/
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ACE Shuts Down Huge Football Piracy Ring, Total Destruction TBC
https://torrentfreak.com/ace-shuts-huge-football-piracy-ring-total-destruction-tbc-240122/
#AllianceforCreativityandEntertainment #TakedownsandSeizures #Illegalstreaming #Anti-Piracy #football
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ACE Shuts Down Huge Football Piracy Ring, Total Destruction TBC
https://torrentfreak.com/ace-shuts-huge-football-piracy-ring-total-destruction-tbc-240122/
#AllianceforCreativityandEntertainment #TakedownsandSeizures #Illegalstreaming #Anti-Piracy #football
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ISP Linked to Premier League & La Liga Piracy Arrests Clears Up App “Confusion”
#EnglishPremierLeague #Illegalstreaming #Anti-Piracy #laliga #piracy