Pirate TV network disconnected

Over 100 people involved in illegal distribution via card sharing

One of the pirate decoders confiscated by police Photo Policia Nacional 

By Alex Watkins
AN INTERNATIONAL network pirating digital television channels from across Europe has been taken down by the National Police technological investigation brigade (BIT).

Using a card sharing technique, a single legally acquired card was being used to grant access to thousands of businesses, urbanisations and private homes via the internet.

A total of 57 interconnected internet servers around the EU were being used, 25 of which were based around Spain, including in Alicante and Murcia.

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