In many foreign countries, his games are not broadcast Euro 2024 through a free channel, but through a subscription platform.

Many football fans took refuge in illegal subscriptions of pirated links but for around 1.3 million users it now appears to be in trouble with law enforcement and with a threatened fine of up to €5,000.

On Monday 24/6 the Gruppi Sportivi Fiamme Gialle, the sports department of the Italian police, held extensive house searches and a trove of digital evidence and databases were seized from across the country. The Italian authorities raided the offices of a large criminal organization of illegal subscription broadcasting and even posted a relevant announcement:
“The suspects operated in an innovative way and exploited the decryption keys necessary for the ‘encrypted’ viewing of all the channels and television programs of the main broadcasters, which then, through virtual servers hosted by national and foreign Internet service providers , was broadcast and addressed to individual users of illegal IPTV’.

Italy, Greece, Spain, France and other European countries have launched dozens of raids against subscription piracy in recent times, and reports indicate that investigations will intensify not only for the summer’s major events, but also for the entire next sports season.

In fact, large “digital” operations by the prosecuting authorities are also done on pirated content that is widely available on social media, on illegal websites and via streaming. The risks faced by the end users are also very important, in addition to the fines. End-users of illegal subscriptions are exposed to many risks, such as the theft of their personal data and the installation of malware on their electronic devices, as they deal with international criminal organizations, such as the one in Italy that was dismantled today.

Source: tomsguide.fr