'Significant breakthrough': MultiChoice's Waka TV raid cuts deep into Africa's vast piracy web
MultiChoice stings pirate Waka TV, investigating 'thousands of people' connected to the vast streaming farm.
Following a"meticulously planned raid" on 31 May as part of a sting operation with Western Cape police investigators, MultiChoice and its IT-security subsidiary Irdeto are busy identifying"thousands of individuals" connected to the Waka TV pirate internet streaming service, described as one of the most extensive in Africa.
MultiChoice calls the Waka TV sting operation in South Africa"a significant victory in the fight against internet streaming piracy", noting that Friday's raid netted and led to the arrest"of a key suspect involved in one of the most extensive pirate operations in Africa". The suspected TV streaming pirate appeared in court on Monday and was charged with fraud and contravening sections 2 to 8 of South Africa's Cybercrimes Act. MultiChoice says more arrests will be made soon.South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed for 25 years, and we're about to enter a new chapter of fearless journalism.
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