Dutch Police have shut down what looks to be one of the largest IPTV Services in Europe serving over one million users.
The service was ultimately taken offline by Dutch fiscal police resulting in four arrests.
The name of the IPTV Provider has not been released. However, it seems that it was a massive operation involving individuals in various locations.
In a series of raids led by the Dutch Fiscal Police and assisted by Europol, numerous items were seized. This includes cars, computer equipment, bank accounts, and large amounts of cash.
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Details of the investigation were published in a press release by Dutch Fiscal Police (FIOD). You can find more information on their official website.
It was noted that a subscription to the service provided over 10,000 channels along with VOD Content from platforms such as Disney+, Netflix, Viaplay, and more.
The main attraction of this service was its low price point, around $10/month, which is significantly lower than Legal IPTV Services.
Hundreds of thousands of subscribers were using the service, which was abruptly taken offline, causing a complete blackout for customers.
This was likely due to the seizure of 1200 servers from a local data center operated by one of the main suspects.
Coincidentally, the removal of these servers also caused various legitimate websites to go offline, including a painter’s website, a dentist’s office, and more.
The data center, named GLOBE, also hosted other IPTV-related domains such as iptvextrema.com, nextiptv.org, and mercuryiptv.com.
BREIN, an anti-piracy agency in the Netherlands, commended the authorities for their efforts in shutting down the service. They mentioned:
This is the largest criminal investigation by the Dutch fiscal police FIOD and the Dutch prosecution into digital piracy in the Netherlands ever… Illegal IPTV poses a serious threat to legal offerings of movies, series, television, and sports broadcasts. This case involves a criminal organization behind the large-scale sale of illegal IPTV subscriptions in the Netherlands and elsewhere, causing tens of millions of euros in damages in the Netherlands alone.
This is not the first time IPTV Services and subscribers have faced legal issues. You can read about similar incidents on our site.
- Canadian ISPs Block Pirate IPTV Services & Log IP Addresses
- Gears IPTV Owner Sentenced to 5+ Years in Prison
- UK Police Making Home Visits to Unauthorized IPTV Subscribers
It will be intriguing to see the outcomes of this investigation and if more arrests will be made.
This IPTV takedown was initially reported by TorrentFreak.
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