MKVCinemas Piracy Service Shutdown After 142M Visits

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12.12.2025 09:14

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The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) has dismantled MKVCinemas, a popular streaming piracy service with over 142.4 million visits between 2024 and 2025. The shutdown involved 25 related domains and the identification of the operator in Bihar, India, who agreed to cease operations. Additionally, ACE shut down a file-cloning tool used to distribute copyrighted content, which had 231.4 million visits over two years. The action was supported by major television networks and film studios, including Disney, Warner Bros, Netflix, Paramount, Sony Pictures, and Universal Pictures. All MKVCinemas sites now redirect visitors to ACE's 'Watch Legally' portal.

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MKVCinemas Piracy Service Shutdown
The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) dismantled MKVCinemas, a popular streaming piracy service with over 142.4 million visits between 2024 and 2025. The shutdown involved 25 related domains and the identification of the operator in Bihar, India, who agreed to cease operations. Additionally, ACE shut down a file-cloning tool used to distribute copyrighted content, which had 231.4 million visits over two years. All MKVCinemas sites now redirect visitors to ACE's 'Watch Legally' portal.
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MKVCinemas attracted over 142.4 million visitors between 2024 and 2025.
First reported: 12.12.2025 09:14

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- MKVCinemas streaming piracy service with 142M visits shuts down — www.bleepingcomputer.com — 12.12.2025 09:14
The operator of MKVCinemas was identified in Bihar, India, and agreed to cease operations.
First reported: 12.12.2025 09:14

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- MKVCinemas streaming piracy service with 142M visits shuts down — www.bleepingcomputer.com — 12.12.2025 09:14
ACE also shut down a file-cloning tool with 231.4 million visits, which helped distribute copyrighted content by copying files from hidden cloud repositories.
First reported: 12.12.2025 09:14

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- MKVCinemas streaming piracy service with 142M visits shuts down — www.bleepingcomputer.com — 12.12.2025 09:14
The shutdown was supported by over 50 major television networks and film studios, including Disney, Warner Bros, Netflix, Paramount, Sony Pictures, and Universal Pictures.
First reported: 12.12.2025 09:14

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- MKVCinemas streaming piracy service with 142M visits shuts down — www.bleepingcomputer.com — 12.12.2025 09:14
All MKVCinemas sites now redirect visitors to ACE's 'Watch Legally' portal.
First reported: 12.12.2025 09:14

1 source, 1 article
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- MKVCinemas streaming piracy service with 142M visits shuts down — www.bleepingcomputer.com — 12.12.2025 09:14