International Operation KRATOS led by Europol dismantled illegal streaming networks, leading to 29 arrests and nine crime groups taken down. An international law enforcement operation, codenamed Operation KRATOS and involving 13 countries (Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Spain, the UK, and the US), spent seven months quietly dismantling the…
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Law enforcement arrests 29 in crackdown on illegal streaming operations
The operation successfully led to the removal of more than 27,000 illegal streaming URLs distributing copyrighted sports, film, and television content.
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Wave Browser Brings Gaming Tools and Ocean Cleanup into the Same Tab
Wave Browser for gaming: built for multitasking, streaming, and tabs, with tools for gamers plus ocean cleanup support tied to everyday browsing activity.
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Anti-piracy coalition takes down AnimePlay app with 5 million users
The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) announced the shutdown of AnimePlay, a major anime streaming platform with over 5 million users. […]
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How one man used 10,000 bots to steal $8,000,000 from music artists
A man has pleaded guilty to defrauding online music streaming platforms out of more than US $8 million, after creating hundreds of thousands of songs with AI, and then using bots to play them billions of times. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
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Crunchyroll probes breach after hacker claims to steal 6.8M users’ data
Popular anime streaming platform Crunchyroll is investigating a breach after hackers claimed to have stolen personal information for approximately 6.8 million people. […]
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Roku’s New Ad Deals and Cost Cuts Help It End a Three-Year Profit Slide
Investments in digital ads help propel the streaming video platform to its first year in the black since 2021.
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Predator spyware hooks iOS SpringBoard to hide mic, camera activity
Intellexa’s Predator spyware can hide iOS recording indicators while secretly streaming camera and microphone feeds to its operators. […]