RAF Corporal convicted of conspiracy to defraud
Read More →A serving Corporal in the Royal Air Force (RAF) who sold illegal services which provided access to premium sport, TV and films has been sentenced to ten months imprisonment, suspended [...]
Three in five consumers unaware of the hidden dangers of piracy: fraud, malware and identity theft
Read More →62% of people in the UK unwittingly putting themselves and their new gadgets at risk through piracy New research commissioned by FACT has shown that three out of five people [...]
Thousands of subscribers to illegal streaming service warned by police
Read More →More than 7000 residents, believed to have been using an illegal TV streaming service, are set to receive warning notices this week from Lancashire Police. The Police cyber-crime unit is [...]
Police ask consumers if illegally streaming high profile sporting events is worth the risk of identity theft
Read More →The City of London Police’s, Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) in partnership with FACT, leaders in intellectual property protection, are warning sports fans to use legitimate sources to watch [...]
Thousands of subscribers to illegal streaming service warned by police
Read More →Norfolk and Suffolk Constabulary have taken the unprecedented step of issuing individual warning notices to thousands of consumers believed to have been using an illegal TV streaming service.
Two-year prison sentence for man convicted of selling illegal streaming devices
Read More →A man who pleaded guilty to supplying set-top-boxes which illegally provided access to premium pay TV content has been jailed for two years, in the latest in a series of actions designed to crackdown on illegal streaming.
FACT warning ahead of the return of pay per view boxing
Read More →Boxing fans are being warned that the game is up when it comes to illegal streaming. More and more effective action is being taken to shut down illegal streams, and enforcement and legal action is increasingly being taken against those providing access.
Criminal conviction for seller of illegal devices that provided access to paid-for content
Read More →On 9 June 2020 at Bolton Crown Court, Mark Schofield was sentenced to 24 months’ imprisonment, suspended for two years. He was also ordered to complete 240 hours of unpaid [...]
Seller of illegal devices that bypassed paid-for TV content has been jailed
Read More →A man who sold illegal devices that bypassed paid-for TV content – costing legitimate service providers more than £2 million – has been jailed. On 1 June 2020 at Manchester [...]
Illegal film streaming links nearly treble during lockdown period
Read More →The COVID-19 crisis has changed the way we work, communicate, shop and spend our free time. With vast numbers of people around the world staying at home, life has driven [...]
Criminal convictions for Kodibox sellers
Read More →Two men have been sentenced at St Albans Crown Court after being found guilty of selling television devices which enable access to paid for services dishonestly. Thomas Tewelde from Acton, [...]
Seller of illicit streaming devices ordered to pay over £500,000
Read More →A criminal found guilty of supplying illegal streaming devices (ISDs) providing unauthorised access to Premier League content has been ordered to pay back more than £520,000, to the ‘public purse’. [...]
