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Operation KRATOS 2 streaming piracy crackdown

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European and international law enforcement dismantled nine organized crime groups and arrested 29 suspects in Operation KRATOS 2, a cross-border crackdown on illegal streaming. The seven-month action spanned 13 countries and removed more than 27,000 illegal streaming URLs tied to pirated sports, film, and television content. Investigators also traced over 18,000 IP addresses and 4,370 domains linked to piracy, expanding the case beyond website takedowns to the wider criminal support network. The operation exposed how the services used multi-jurisdiction hosting and separate customer-facing sites to complicate detection and prosecution.

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  1. 03.06.2026 13:12 2 articles · 1mo ago

    Law enforcement dismantles nine organized crime groups in Operation KRATOS 2

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    European and international law enforcement agencies dismantled nine organized crime groups and arrested 29 suspects in Operation KRATOS 2, a seven-month crackdown on illegal streaming networks coordinated by Bulgaria with Europol support across 13 countries. Investigators removed more than 27,000 illegal streaming URLs, traced over 18,000 IP addresses and 4,370 piracy-linked domains, and Europol warned that the services exposed users to malware infections, spyware, and data theft.

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