Police forces from Italy, the UK, the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, Romania and Croatia were involved
By Vasilis Koufopoulos
An international illegal TV “piracy” network with more than 22 million users in one of the biggest operations in history has been dismantled.
Hundreds of criminal prosecutions and 11 arrests were made against those involved in the criminal organization, while the repercussions reached Greece as well, as pirate connections were suddenly cut off in many areas of the country.
The business codenamed “Take Down” coordinated by the public prosecutor’s office in Catania, Italy, with the participation of more than 270 specially trained police officers. The authorities held 89 surveys in fifteen Italian regionswhile working with police forces from the UK, the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, Romania and Croatia, to conduct 14 additional investigations.
The result was the dismantling of an illegal network which spanned several countries, with 11 arrests and the seizure of hundreds of transmission systems.
The business caused a “blackout” in the transmission of pirated channelsleaving users without access to their services in many countries around the world and in Greece. According to the police, users who had purchased subscriptions to the illegal network may face significant criminal charges, not only in their own country, but even by authorities in other countries, after international laws have been violated and their illegal subscriptions are found in the found accounts. during raids.
Prosecutions for pirated access to television content may include heavy administrative fines, confiscation of electronic devices, and even prison sentences.
It is worth mentioning that the identification of the users is done through the analysis of the data of the illegal systems seized, which record information about every pirated subscription. Experts point out that users who are involved, knowingly or unknowingly, in such networks put themselves at serious legal risk, but also a significant digital risk of malware and leakage of their personal data. And now as they point out, it is only a matter of time before the prosecutions extend to ordinary users.
Source: Skai
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