US EditionCouple accused of €4.4m Sky piracy fraud in Bavaria
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Process in Landshut: Couple Is Said to Have Harmed Sky with "Russian Receivers" of 4.4 Million Euros
Two defendants aged 68 and 70 must be responsible to the Landgericht in Landshut for software piracy at the expense of the payment station Sky. With hacked receivers, they are said to have generated considerable revenues and caused the company a million-dollar damage.
Piracy allegations: Pay-Sender Sky takes action against an elderly couple from Lower Bavaria, who is said to have sold hacked and manipulated receivers over five years, reports -Bild. Buyers are said to have received the complete package for lukewarm. According to the indictment, the masche has contributed almost 540,000 euros in sales to the two, Sky even estimates the damage to around 4.4 million euros. The case is being dealt with in the Land…
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TV Tech Industry NewsCouple accused of €4.4m Sky piracy fraud in Bavaria
An elderly couple from Bavaria is standing trial in Landshut, accused of orchestrating a large-scale piracy scheme that allegedly defrauded pay-TV operator Sky Deutschland of more than €4.4 million. According to a report by German newspaper BILD, Sergej M. (68), an electromechanic, and his wife Valentina (70), a shop assistant, are charged with serious joint computer fraud in 4,611 cases. Between 2014 and 2019, the pair are said to have sold hun…
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