Europol leads an IP cyber-patrol to disrupt sophisticated, crypto-funded digital piracy networks, tracing €47 M in illicit crypto flows and shutting down dozens of illegal streaming platforms

Europol traced around €47M in cryptocurrency to disrupt digital piracy networks, working with EUIPO and Spain’s Policía Nacional during a cross-border “Cyber-Patrol Week,” identifying 69 piracy and illegal streaming sites, referring 25 illicit IPTV services for takedown, and investigating 44 additional platforms, signaling a strategic shift from simply shutting down websites to targeting the financial flows sustaining…