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With more than 160 million visits in July, Cineby was one of the most popular pirate streaming sites on the Internet.<\/p>\nWith more than 160 million visits in July, Cineby was one of the most popular pirate streaming sites on the Internet.<\/p>\n
That changed in August, when the operators announced<\/a> a surprise shutdown. The site was taken offline in stages<\/a> over more than a week, with the last domains going dark in early September.<\/p>\n At first, the operators did not explain why they threw in the towel. In a final statement, however, they said that their two main video providers, which they named as the \u201cSflix group\u201d and \u201c1Movies group,\u201d went down about three months earlier, and that the service never fully recovered.<\/p>\n No anti-piracy operation was mentioned and the usual enforcement groups, including the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE<\/a>), did not claim it either, until now.<\/p>\n Last week, the Motion Picture Association (MPA<\/a>) sent its annual overview of notorious foreign piracy markets to the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR). Before listing the threats that remain, the Hollywood group highlights what it sees as positive developments since its previous submission.<\/p>\n The demise of Cineby is one of them, together with the linked embed service Videasy.<\/p>\n \u201cOn another positive note, 2025 submissions Cineby[.]app and Videasy[.]net have ceased operations following MPA and ACE actions,\u201d the MPA writes.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Earlier in the new filing, the MPA links the takedown of Cineby-associated domains to an \u201cextensive investigation and multi-region enforcement effort.\u201d<\/p>\n Following this effort, the main cineby.at domain is \u201cnonfunctional\u201d and Videasy is offline, the MPA notes. Vidking, which is mentioned alongside them, is still accessible but \u201chas no connected source servers.\u201d<\/p>\n The submission doesn\u2019t mention a court or a police force, so it appears to be a private enforcement effort. Further details are not shared.<\/p>\n The same filing does credit Vietnamese law enforcement with dismantling the HiAnime piracy network, which according to the MPA also included Sflix\/MyFlixer and Megacloud\/Vidcloud. Seven suspected operators were charged in July<\/a>.<\/p>\n This is likely the same \u201cSflix group\u201d Cineby referred to, suggesting that Cineby used services from the Vietnamese group that was shut down.<\/p>\n While the MPA lists Cineby as \u201cno longer active,\u201d the brand hasn\u2019t disappeared entirely. There are several copycats that popped up, including cineby.vg, which the MPA mentions in its report. <\/p>\n Cineby isn\u2019t the only unexplained shutdown that the MPA now counts as a victory. The submission also lists the Spanish-language anime portal AnimeFLV, which previously received more than a billion annual visits, according to the MPA.<\/p>\n \u201cAdditionally, the AnimeFLV family of sites included in last year\u2019s submission has shut down following MPA and ACE actions. This shutdown represents a significant enforcement success,\u201d the MPA writes.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n In July, we reported that AnimeFLV had stopped serving video<\/a> in mid-June. The operators stayed silent and no anti-piracy group took credit, until now.<\/p>\n Today, the AnimeFLV domain no longer loads anything. Instead, it returns an HTTP 502 error<\/a>. Of course, this brand has also been taken over by copycats since.<\/p>\n Aside from the successes, the MPA\u2019s submission lists dozens of sites and services that remain a problem. The group stresses that its overview is not intended to be comprehensive, but it highlights several key threats.<\/p>\n Last year, Myflixerz\/Sflix, Cuevana, and HiAnime were listed as priority linking and streaming sites<\/a>. This year, Kisskh is the only priority entry, while Cuevana moved to the regular list. <\/p>\n Kisskh, which specializes in Asian dramas and Hollywood content, received more than 70 million visits on its kisskh.is domain in August, mostly from India.<\/p>\n The \u201chydra sites\u201d category that the MPA introduced last year remains a key concern. These pirate portals often rely on third-party Piracy-as-a-Service (PaaS) platforms for their videos. This includes the live sports PaaS service Streamed.<\/p>\n According to the MPA, the roughly 30 sites that use the live sports PaaS Streamed had 463 million visits in July, up from 134 million a year earlier.<\/p>\n New hydra threats include 1Shows\/1Flex, CineHD\/VidBox, and StreamEX. On the PaaS side, Videasy and MegaCloud are shut down and no longer listed, but there are newcomers. VidFast, for example, is reportedly used by at least 158 pirate sites with roughly 629 million monthly visits combined.<\/p>\n In the cyberlockers and video hosting category, Telegram now tops the priority list, while DoodStream moved to the regular list. Among other things, the MPA notes that Telegram\u2019s response to takedown notices ranges from swift processing to weeks of inaction.<\/p>\n \u201cTelegram is a platform of immediate concern,\u201d the MPA writes.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n In the hosting category, the MPA shares new details on Netulu, which was already mentioned last year. The company was incorporated in Delaware in April and MPA says that, at that time, all piracy sites hosted by Private Layer were transferred to it. According to the MPA, U.S.-based investigators are \u201cfollowing leads.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Pirate app MovieBox is back on the list as well. The MPA cites more than 243 million downloads from Palm Store alone, but as we reported last week<\/a>, the store\u2019s counter has already passed 300 million.<\/p>\n The USTR will review the MPA\u2019s submission, together with input from other stakeholders, in the coming months. Its own notorious markets list is expected early next year.<\/p>\n \u2014<\/em><\/p>\n A list of all sites and services highlighted and categorized in the MPA\u2019s 2026 notorious markets submission (pdf)<\/a> can be found below. For additional context, we highlight the new entries, while also indicating those from the 2025 report that have since been removed.<\/p>\n Linking and Streaming Websites<\/strong><\/p>\n Priority sites<\/p>\n \u2013 Kisskh.is \/ Kisskh.do \/ Kisskh.co (previously additional) Additional sites<\/p>\n \u2013 1Shows \/ 1Flex (new) \u2013 Belintersat (new) Priority sites<\/p>\n \u2013 Telegram Additional sites<\/p>\n \u2013 Baidu Wangpan Priority services<\/p>\n \u2013 MagisTV \/ FlujoTV Additional services<\/p>\n \u2013 Apollo Group TV \u2013 EVPAD \u2013 1337x.to \u2013 .CC Registry From: TF<\/a>, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.<\/p>\nThe MPA Takes Credit<\/h2>\n
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<\/center><\/p>\nAnimeFLV Too<\/h2>\n
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<\/center><\/p>\nThe Hydra Keeps Growing<\/h2>\n
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\n\u2013 Myflixerz \/ Sflix
\n\u2013 Hianime.to, hianime.nz, etc<\/strike><\/p>\n
\n\u2013 1tamilmv
\n\u2013 Animeflv.net<\/strike>
\n\u2013 Anime-Sama.to
\n\u2013 Animepahe.ru (new)
\n\u2013 Aniwaves.ru (new)
\n\u2013 Buffstream.io
\n\u2013 Burningseries.ac (bs.to)
\n\u2013 Cda.pl
\n\u2013 Cineby.app<\/strike>
\n\u2013 CineHD \/ VidBox (new)
\n\u2013 Cuevana3i.bio (previously priority)
\n\u2013 Dytt8899.com, dytt8.net, dytt89.com, etc.
\n\u2013 Gimy.ai
\n\u2013 Goojara.to \/ levidia.ch \/ supernova.to
\n\u2013 HydraHD.ru \/ HydraHD.ws
\n\u2013 Librefutboltv.su<\/strike>
\n\u2013 LiveTV.sx
\n\u2013 Netmirror
\n\u2013 Nunflix.org<\/strike>
\n\u2013 Redecanais \/ Redecanaistv \/ Futemax
\n\u2013 Rezka.ag
\n\u2013 RiveStream (new)
\n\u2013 Serienstream.to (s.to)
\n\u2013 Soap2day.day
\n\u2013 StreamEX (new)
\n\u2013 Streamingcommunity
\n\u2013 Vegamovies
\n\u2013 Veronline[.]in
\n\u2013 Xalaflix.gg \/ xalaflix.art<\/strike>
\nPiracy-as-a-Service (PaaS)<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n\u2013 Fire Video Player
\n\u2013 MegaCloud \/ VidCloud \/ RapidCloud (formerly 2embed.to)<\/strike>
\n\u2013 Njalla
\n\u2013 Streamed.pk (previously Streamed.su)
\n\u2013 Videasy[.]net<\/strike>
\n\u2013 VidFast[.]vc (new)
\n\u2013 Vidlink[.]pro
\n\u2013 Vidsrc[.]me
\n\u2013 WHMCS Smarters
\n\u2013 XPass[.]top (new)
\nDirect Download Cyberlockers and Streaming Video Hosting Services<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n\u2013 Streamtape.com
\n\u2013 Voe.sx<\/p>\n
\n\u2013 Chomikuj.pl (previously listed as a linking site)
\n\u2013 DoodStream (previously priority)
\n\u2013 Mixdrop.co (returns)
\n\u2013 Rapidgator
\n\u2013 VK.ru \/ VK.com
\nIllegal IPTV Services<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n\u2013 Gogo IPTV<\/p>\n
\n\u2013 Atlas Pro
\n\u2013 GenIPTV
\n\u2013 Spider Receiver
\n\u2013 TVExpress<\/strike>
\nPiracy Devices and Apps<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n\u2013 LokLok, RookTV, LokTV, LokiOK
\n\u2013 MovieBox (returns)
\n\u2013 PikaShow
\n\u2013 SVICloud (returns)
\n\u2013 Unblock Tech (unblocktech.com & ub1818.com)
\nPeer-to-Peer Networks & BitTorrent Portals<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n\u2013 Rutracker.org
\n\u2013 ThePirateBay.org
\n\u2013 Yggtorrent.top
\n\u2013 Yts.mx
\nHosting Providers<\/strong><\/p>\n\u2013 Crypto Servers Ltd<\/strike>
\n\u2013 Ddos-Guard.net
\n\u2013 Netulu, Private Layer, Swiss Global, and affiliated companies
\n\u2013 Squitter, ABC Consultancy, Peenq, ESTOXY, BestDC, SERDECH
\n\u2013 Veesp<\/strike>
\n\u2013 Virtual Systems, V-Sys
\nRegistries<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n\u2013 .IO Registry
\n\u2013 .RU Registry
\n\u2013 .SX Registry
\n\u2013 .TO Registry
\n\u2013 .TV Registry
\n\u2013 .SU Registry<\/strike>\n<\/p>\n