Sports
Sports streaming piracy service with 123M yearly visits shut down
Calcio, a large piracy sports streaming platform with more than 120 million visits in the past year, was shut down following a collaborative effort by the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) and DAZN. This massive illegal streaming service received more than 123 million visits over the past 12 months across 134 domains, with over […]
Police disrupts Streameast, largest pirated sports streaming network
The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) and Egyptian authorities have shut down Streameast, the world’s largest illegal live sports streaming network, and arrested two people allegedly associated with the operation. Streameast, operational since 2018, was a free streaming service supported by advertisements, providing access to HD streams from licensed broadcasters. Streameast reportedly operates 80 […]
Adidas warns of data breach after customer service provider hack
German sportswear giant Adidas disclosed a data breach after attackers hacked a customer service provider and stole some customers’ data. “adidas recently became aware that an unauthorized external party obtained certain consumer data through a third-party customer service provider,” the company said on Friday. “We immediately took steps to contain the incident and launched a […]
Mizuno USA says hackers stayed in its network for two months
Mizuno USA, a subsidiary of Mizuno Corporation, one of the world’s largest sporting goods manufacturers, confirmed in data breach notification letters that unknown attackers stole files from its network between August and October 2024. Headquartered in Peachtree Corners, Georgia, Mizuno USA manufactures and distributes golf, running, baseball, volleyball, softball, swimming, and tennis equipment, apparel, and […]
Massive live sports piracy ring with 812 million yearly visits taken offline
The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) has taken down one of the world’s largest live sports streaming piracy rings, with over 821 million visits last year. ACE says the Markkystreams Vietnam-based operation was the largest illegal sports streaming service it has shut down to date. The piracy ring primarily targeted audiences across the United States and Canada, streaming sports events […]