Threat Intelligence Researchers “Uncover a Massive Pirate IPTV Operation”
Research and investigations concerning internet platforms can be incredibly time-consuming, despite most of the necessary tools being readily available to the public free of charge. Threat intelligence platform Silent Push combines the essence of these tools into a graphical interface that does much more than the sum of its parts. Historical data, for example, allows connections to be built in cases where evidence no longer exists on...
ACE Shuts Down Giant ‘Streameast’ Piracy Ring, But the Original Survives
Last year, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) seized several domain names linked to Streameast, a popular live sports piracy site with millions of users. The seizures were carried out by the book but did not achieve the desired effect. Streameast remained available through alternative and regularly updated domains. At the time, the operator of the original Streameast operation, known by the handle ‘Quick’, noted that many...
LaLiga Touts ‘Historic’ IPTV Piracy Crackdown, Key Questions Remain Unanswered
Anti-piracy action in Argentina continues to expand, with tight collaboration between the Spanish football league LaLiga and local authorities. Following raids in Argentina targeting MagisTV and Al Ángulo TV, new information reveals that a global network was taken down recently. LaLiga says the historic enforcement action dismantled dozens of IPTV services with an estimated 8 million paid subscribers. Following an investigation by the...
Court of Appeal Throws Bell Canada a Lifeline in $291m Movie Piracy Lawsuit
In the United States, Europe, the UK, Australia, Japan, and many other countries respectful of copyright, rightsholders have a fundamental right to take action against alleged infringers. How that takes place in practice has been source of friction, especially when rightsholders target thousands of individual infringers, aiming to collect cash settlements of thousands of dollars from as many as they possibly can. Such schemes place...
Cox Brief Asks Supreme Court to Reverse Draconian Piracy Liability Ruling
When a Virginia jury ordered internet provider Cox to pay $1 billion in damages for failing to take appropriate actions against pirating subscribers, shockwaves rippled through the ISP industry. The verdict, in favor of major record labels including Sony and Universal, was a catalyst for many other ‘repeat infringer’ lawsuits. This resulted in yet more multi-million dollar claims and awards, with many still in the pipeline today....
Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week – 09/01/2025
The data for our weekly download chart is estimated by TorrentFreak, and is for informational and educational reference only. Downloading content without permission is copyright infringement. These torrent download statistics are only meant to provide further insight into piracy trends. All data are gathered from public resources. This week we have one newcomer on the list. “Superman” is the most shared title. The most torrented...
