US Edition'Dodgy Firesticks' Early Hours Raids as Sky Pledges to Cut Off Illegal Streamers
UNITED KINGDOM, JUL 7 – Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit arrested two suspects and seized seven servers disrupting major pirate services that illegally streamed Sky channels, risking fraud and identity theft, officials said.
- Earlier this month, law enforcement officers carried out early-morning searches at two residences in Oldbury and a Cheltenham data centre, resulting in the arrest of a 30-year-old man and a 32-year-old woman linked to unlawful Sky streaming activities.
- The raids followed an investigation into an illegal service providing unauthorized access to Sky channels via dodgy Fire TV Sticks, with the suspects believed to have gained significant profits from it.
- Police seized seven content servers that were used to distribute infringing streams, halted transmissions, and searched a business premises in West Bromwich, confiscating documents and computers for further examination.
- Matt Hibbert, Sky’s anti-piracy director, expressed deep appreciation for the Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit’s efforts in dismantling a major piracy network, emphasizing that such measures help safeguard consumers from fraud, malware, and threats to their personal devices and property.
- The suspects were released under investigation, while police and Sky pledged to continue disrupting piracy networks to protect creative industries and keep homes safe from related criminal activity.
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A recent operation has disrupted an illegal streaming platform used for "dodgy Fire TV Sticks", with two people in their 30s arrested - and there are concerns about the dangers of watching content illegally
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In London, a streaming network has been paralyzed, which is said to have unlawfully spread the content of the "Sky" channel.
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