The authorities have their hands for the red card to streaming as a closed sports hacking network

Streaming, the popular network for live football and other sports flows was closed after more than 1.6 billion visits in the past year, an anti -diracie coalition announced on Wednesday.

The United States-based alliance for creativity and entertainment (ACE) said that the closure had been carried out in collaboration with the Egyptian authorities.

With its 80 associated areas, Streameast was the largest illegal streaming operation of live sports in the world, Ace said.

“With this historical action, we have put more points on the board of directors for sports leagues, entertainment companies and fans around the world,” said AS Chair Charles Rivkin in the announcement.

Rivkin is also Chairman and CEO of the Motion Picture Association.

Streameast offered users an unauthorized access to the best football leagues in Europe.

A problem that has skyrocketed

The hacking of football has skyrocketed in the past two decades, with leagues selling their matches to high prices and streaming remuneration services. Many leagues sell for more than one diffuser – forcing fans to pay several subscriptions.

“The Streameast dismantling is a major victory for all those who invest and rely on the live sports ecosystem,” said Ed McCarthy, Dazn Streaming Group.

“This criminal operation was to siphon the value of sports at all levels and put fans around the world in danger. We congratulate the Egyptian authorities and Ace for their action.”

McCarthy did not specify the nature of the risk for fans.

In addition to football, Stremeast has given access to specific hairy hacking sites for American sports leagues, including NFL, NBA, MLB and NHL.

The traffic from the site to the various fields came mainly from the United States, Canada, Great Britain, the Philippines and Germany, Ace said.

All Streameast sites are now redirecting to the ACE “Watch Legally” page.