Summary
Police and an anti-piracy group have shut down Streameast, the largest site for illegal sports streaming. Over the past year, the site received more than 1.6 billion visits from people looking to watch sports events for free.
Key Facts
- Police in Egypt, with help from the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE), closed Streameast.
- Streameast hosted illegal streams of sports like Premier League, Formula One, and Major League Baseball.
- The site had been visited over 1.6 billion times in the last year.
- Two men were arrested in Egypt on suspicion of copyright infringement linked to the site.
- Authorities seized electronic devices, cash, and identified links to a shell company used for money laundering.
- Streameast's domains received traffic mainly from the UK, US, Canada, Philippines, and Germany.
- The shutdown happened just before the US National Football League (NFL) season began.
- People trying to visit Streameast are now redirected to a page suggesting legal streaming options.
