Illegal streaming piracy: a ring serving over 22 million users in Europe was busted

The perpetrators earned much than €250 cardinal monthly by providing amerciable audiovisual contented online – Over 2,500 amerciable channels and servers seized.

A large amerciable online streaming web serving implicit 22 cardinal users crossed Europe has been dismantled by Italian police. The operation, dubbed “Takendown,” was described arsenic the largest anti-piracy cognition successful the audiovisual assemblage ever conducted successful Europe.

According to the quality outlet Ansa, the cognition was coordinated by the prosecutor’s bureau successful Catania. The transgression web reportedly operated internationally, providing amerciable streaming services to millions of users.

More than 270 officers conducted 89 searches crossed 15 regions successful Italy. Police forces successful different countries, including the UK, the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, Romania, and Croatia, besides participated, carrying retired 14 further searches. In total, 102 individuals were identified arsenic suspected members of the network.

Croatian constabulary executed preventive detention orders for 11 individuals nether investigation.

During the operation, authorities seized implicit 2,500 amerciable channels and servers liable for the bulk of amerciable streaming successful Europe. The web reportedly generated implicit €250 cardinal per period from distributing unauthorized audiovisual contented online.