Many homes are engaging in illegal streaming of movies and sports via 'dodgy boxes' or Fire TV Sticks, often for a low cost of about 50 per year. However, this illegal activity poses risks, such as exposure to harmful malware. Despite these risks, prosecution of households is unlikely. In a recent crackdown, law enforcement arrested two suspects linked to a significant illegal streaming service and seized equipment disrupting these pirate services, indicating a serious crackdown on copyright infringement.
Millions of homes are now thought to be watching movies and sports illegally through the use of 'dodgy boxes' or Fire TV Sticks.
Streaming illegally also comes with risks, including being exposed to vicious money-stealing malware.
In the latest crackdown, two people in their 30s have been arrested in connection with an investigation into an illegal streaming service.
Detectives from the Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) searched two residential addresses in Oldbury and a data centre in Cheltenham earlier this month.
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