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News Police in New Zealand have reportedly seized $6.7m in cryptocurrency and $1.1m in cash as part of a money laundering investigation. According to a local report, a man from Hamilton allegedly received the funds from a US-based movie piracy site he helped to create. PayPal noticed unusual activity on an account linked to the […]
News Six years ago, Movie2K was one of the largest ‘pirate’ streaming sites on the Internet, with more traffic in Germany than Twitter or Amazon. During May 2013, the site suddenly disappeared but now, more than half a decade later, police say they have made three arrests. They include two men suspected of being former […]
News The investigation following a datacenter raid involving The Pirate Bay nearly five years ago has been closed. The prosecution says it managed to obtain sufficient evidence against a suspect, but it failed to get a mandatory response to the final serving. With the statute of limitations expiring, the entire criminal investigation is now over. […]
An investigation in Italy is targeting people who not only upload pirated copies of news publications to WhatsApp and Telegram, but those who download them too. Three key providers of content have already been identified using marked content and there are threats to fine downloaders too. Last week, chaos was widespread in the ‘pirate’ IPTV […]
Streaming TV provider Omniverse has ceased operating, but its legal troubles are far from over. Hollywood studios continue to search for more evidence on its allegedly infringing activities. This week Omniverse asked the court to halt this process, and compel the copyright holders into mediation. The court documents further reveal that the streaming provider fears […]
Popular file-hosting service Uploaded.net proudly represents itself as a Swiss company. With the US Government branding it a pirate site, that presented a problem for the European country. However, following a criminal investigation, the Swiss authorities concluded that the site has “no real ties” to Switzerland. With millions of visitors per month, Uploaded is one […]
A man who sold modified set-top boxes and pirate IPTV subscriptions has been fined by a court in Wales. An investigation by Sky and Trading Standards concluded the 30-year-old had cost the broadcaster around £48,000, although his own profits could’ve been as low as £840. Since Sky is the leading subscription TV provider in the […]