Massive Internet Piracy Ring FMovies Is Shut Down by Police in Vietnam
It has been a bad day for FMovies, which is being described as "the largest pirate streaming operation in the world." The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment came down hard on the piracy site with the help of the Hanoi police to shut down FMovies and its affiliated sites for good.
Per Variety, the Ace worked in conjunction with the Hanoi police and Vietnamese law enforcement to bring an end to FMovies and other streaming sites engaged in illegal piracy activity. Other sites included in the bust were bflixz, flixtorz, movies7, myflixer and aniwave, which attracted more than 6.7 billion visits between January 2023 and June 2024, according to the findings of the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment.
The FMovies Bust Also Resulted in Two Men Being Arrested
FMovies was based in Vietnam, and the sting resulted in two Vietnamese men being arrested by Hanoi authorities for their connection to the site. Also taken down was Vidsrc.
Per Variety, the Ace worked in conjunction with the Hanoi police and Vietnamese law enforcement to bring an end to FMovies and other streaming sites engaged in illegal piracy activity. Other sites included in the bust were bflixz, flixtorz, movies7, myflixer and aniwave, which attracted more than 6.7 billion visits between January 2023 and June 2024, according to the findings of the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment.
The FMovies Bust Also Resulted in Two Men Being Arrested
FMovies was based in Vietnam, and the sting resulted in two Vietnamese men being arrested by Hanoi authorities for their connection to the site. Also taken down was Vidsrc.
- 8/29/2024
- by Gaius Bolling
- MovieWeb
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