In a coordinated global operation, the Europol shut down more than 30.500 websites distributing counterfeit and pirated material over the Internet and arrested three suspects.
According to Europol, these sites were selling various fakes productτα και παρείχαν πειρατικά προϊόντα και υπηρεσίες, συμπεριλαμβανομένων των πειρατικών ταινιών, σειρών τηλεόρασης, μουσικής, “σπασμένες” εφαρμογές, παραποιημένα φάρμακα και άλλα παράνομα προϊόντα.
It seems that none of the sites that were closed are listed among the most famous pirate sites on the internet, though we did find some of our listings to be disabled. However, this global company of Europol seized 26.000 luxury clothing and perfumes, 363 liters of spirits and an undefined number of devices.
Europol officials have identified and frozen more than 150.000 euros from various bank accounts and online payment platforms.
The sites shut down and the arrests made are part of an ongoing effort to combat piracyς, που φέρει την κωδική ονομασία «In Our Sites X" (IOS X), which began in 2014 and is still ongoing today with the help of European Union member states and international law enforcement.
The operation was supported by 18 EU Member States, including Albania, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Denmark, France and Germany. Greece, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, the Νορβηγία, Portugal, Serbia, the United Kingdom, as well as Hong Kong, China, the United States, Colombia and Eastern Europe.
Last year, the In Our Sites initiative led to the termination of more than one million copyright infringing websites found to sell counterfeit auto parts, electrical components, personal care products and other counterfeit goods.
