MultiChoice Group, with the assistance of law enforcement authorities, has conducted anti-piracy operations in Gauteng.
with the assistance of law enforcement authorities, has conducted anti- piracy operations at five separate locations in Gauteng as it cracks down on streaming pirates.
The company, working with police, conducted two anti-piracy raids at four sites in Florida, Mayfair, Ormonde and Booysens in Johannesburg and one site in Kempton Park in Ekurhuleni. The operation led to the arrests of “several individuals involved in the illegal distribution of streaming devices preloaded with unauthorised applications for accessing DStv and other premium content”, MultiChoice said in a statement on Tuesday.“These raids represent significant victories in MultiChoice’s ongoing campaign to protect its content, secure the entertainment industry and reduce risks to consumers associated with pirated devices,” it said.
The first raid, in Booysens, uncovered a distribution network supplying unauthorised streaming devices, the company said. “Through extensive investigative work, MultiChoice and the directorate for priority crime investigation identified individuals allegedly involved in the sale of these devices, which are embedded with applications allowing illegal access to premium television content.
“Using pirated devices poses considerable danger to the public, as individuals paying for unauthorised services risk having their personal information, including payment details, tracked and exploited by criminal syndicates. These criminal networks not only profit from illegal content distribution but also jeopardise consumer data and privacy, often leading to fraud and identity theft,” it added.The suspects from both raids have made their initial court appearances.
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