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International mega-operation against audiovisual piracy: 102 people under investigation, over 250 mln euros per month in illegal circulation

2024-11-27 22:15:42Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
International mega-operation against audiovisual piracy: 102 people under
International mega operation against audiovisual piracy

The police, coordinated by the Catania Prosecutor's Office, carried out Operation Takedown, the largest against audiovisual piracy carried out in Italy and Europe, with the coordination of Eurojust and Europol, dismantling the most widespread transnational criminal organization, which illegally served over 22 million users.

According to "Corriere", the charges are for copyright infringement, unauthorized access to computer systems, possession of access codes and computer fraud.

More than 2,500 illegal channels and servers were seized, which managed the majority of illegal signals in Europe, which generated an illegal turnover of more than 250 million euros per month and approximately 3 billion euros per year and caused more than 10 billion euros of economic damage companies that. manage pay TV.

"We have shown Europe that our police forces and the judiciary, even in these areas, which require the highest technological specialization, can excel and have that ability to capture the traces and traces of crimes that have always characterized our investigative capacity in sectors of organized crime, in this case also in such a modern and modern area", commented the prosecutor of Catania, Francesco Curcio.

Over 270 postal police operators carried out 89 checks in 15 Italian regions and, with the cooperation of foreign police forces, 14 checks in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, Romania and Croatia, on 102 people.

The Croatian police have implemented detention orders against 11 suspects. In-depth investigations carried out by the Postal Police have, in fact, made it possible to identify foreign offices in Romania and Hong Kong where nine servers were traced through which the pirated audiovisual signal was distributed throughout Europe, which the Postal Police Mail staff offered to turn off.

In addition, three senior IT administrators investigated and 80 broadcast control panels for various channels were traced in England and the Netherlands.

Based on a complaint from Sky Italia, the investigations also identified persons linked to organized crime who financed other activities from the proceeds. With a sophisticated IT system (that of illegal IPTVs), live schedules and on-demand content protected by TV rights, owned by the most popular national and international TV platforms, such as Sky, Dazn, Mediaset, Amazon Prime , Netflix, are illegally collected and resold, Paramount, Disney+.

Continuous monitoring lasted for months by the Postal Police of Catania and then spread across Europe.

The platforms that manage the illegal broadcasting of sports events, movies and TV series are under control.

Cooperation between different police forces was essential. The defunct organization was looking to expand its business by acquiring new customers and was also considering modifying its website to thwart the investigation.

Cryptocurrencies worth more than 1,650,000 euros and money worth more than 40,000 euros were seized.

"I want to thank the Prosecutor's Office and the Postal Police of Catania, Europol and the Anti-Piracy Audiovisual Alliance for this extraordinary operation in which we are proud to have collaborated", said Andrea Duilio, CEO of Sky Italia.

"Actions like this, together with the systematic contribution that Piracy Shield makes by obscuring pirate sites in real time, make the fight against a phenomenon that harms the audiovisual industry by destroying thousands of jobs more effective."

"Such actions are essential for the sustainability of the entire sports industry", is Dazn's comment.

Over 22 million users blocked in Europe who bought piracy partly give us an idea of ​​how widespread and rampant this phenomenon is in Italy, but not only.

In addition to the risks involved, such as the theft of identity and banking information, what was announced today by the Catania Prosecutor's Office and the Communication Police confirms that those who sell and buy piracy leave an indelible mark on the Internet. Therefore, customers will be sanctioned and subject to action by rights holders/TCH


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