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Global Law Enforcement Dismantles Major Pirate IPTV Services

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A coordinated global law enforcement operation, led by Europol, Eurojust, Interpol, and Italy’s District Prosecutor’s Office of Catania, has seized three industrial-scale illegal IPTV services. The operation, known as Operation Switch Off, targeted 11 cities across 14 countries, identifying 31 individuals suspected of involvement in illicit IPTV services. The action aimed to prevent illegal broadcasts during the upcoming Winter Olympics in Milan, scheduled for February 6–22. The seized services, including IPTVItalia, migliorIPTV, and DarkTV, were distributing unauthorized pay-TV and on-demand content, impacting major platforms like Sky, DAZN, Mediaset, Amazon Prime, Netflix, Paramount, and Disney+. The operators used cryptocurrency payments and shell companies to obfuscate their activities. The operation also dismantled six servers in Romania and one in Africa, affecting at least 250 resellers and 100,000 IPTV subscribers in Italy alone. Additionally, the U.S. Department of Justice announced the dismantling of three pirate services in Bulgaria, which were among the top 10 most visited domains in the country.

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  1. 30.01.2026 18:39 1 articles · 23h ago

    Global Law Enforcement Seizes Major Pirate IPTV Services

    A coordinated global law enforcement operation, led by Europol, Eurojust, Interpol, and Italy’s District Prosecutor’s Office of Catania, has seized three industrial-scale illegal IPTV services. The operation, known as Operation Switch Off, targeted 11 cities across 14 countries, identifying 31 individuals suspected of involvement in illicit IPTV services. The action aimed to prevent illegal broadcasts during the upcoming Winter Olympics in Milan, scheduled for February 6–22. The seized services, including IPTVItalia, migliorIPTV, and DarkTV, were distributing unauthorized pay-TV and on-demand content, impacting major platforms like Sky, DAZN, Mediaset, Amazon Prime, Netflix, Paramount, and Disney+. The operators used cryptocurrency payments and shell companies to obfuscate their activities. The operation also dismantled six servers in Romania and one in Africa, affecting at least 250 resellers and 100,000 IPTV subscribers in Italy alone. Additionally, the U.S. Department of Justice announced the dismantling of three pirate services in Bulgaria, which were among the top 10 most visited domains in the country.

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