SPANISH POLICE DISMANTLE KODISPAIN PIRACY NETWORK

Spain’s Guardia Civil has dismantled Kodispain, one of the main platforms accused of providing unauthorised access to live LaLiga football matches.

The operation followed a complaint from LaLiga and Telefónica, as the Spanish authorities continue to take enforcement action against illegal sports streaming. According to the Guardia Civil, the network distributed instructions, manuals and links to live Spanish First and Second Division matches through a messaging channel with more than 26,000 active followers. One man is under investigation over alleged offences against intellectual property and consumers.

Investigators analysed more than 91,000 files and around 25,000 lines of code to reconstruct the system and identify its operational structure.

Authorities also warned that installing unknown software linked to piracy services could expose users to malware, data theft and unauthorised access to their devices.

The Guardia Civil said the takedown was made possible through cooperation between the rightsholders and specialist public bodies.

Source: broadbandtvnews.com