Security News > 2022 > November > ACE seizes 42 soccer and live TV piracy web domains with millions of visitors
The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment has shut down 42 websites for the pirated streaming of televised soccer games and live TV, seizing their domains and taking down the illegal streaming services.
All 42 websites were operated by an Argentinian man and drew the majority of their traffic from the Latin American country, offering unauthorized streams of live matches of the Argentine Professional Soccer League, LaLiga, UEFA Champions League, and more.
The sites had links to live feeds from channels that had secured a license to legally broadcast the sports events, causing substantial financial damage to those media groups.
"The successful takedown of this major sports piracy ring marks significant progress as ACE expands its live-tier operations and efforts to combat illegal sports piracy," stated the Head of ACE, Jan van Voorn.
"With the World Cup just a few weeks away, the coalition is sharply focused on live piracy, which poses a serious threat to sports leagues and fans around the world."
Visitors of the seized domains are now redirected to ACE's "Watch Legally" portal, which contains links to legal content distribution channels from the coalition's members.