The founder of one of Latin America’s biggest illegal broadcasting sites has been arrested as part of an investigation in Argentina into the piracy of live sports content. Argentinian authorities arrested the founder of the website “Al Angulo TV” for the illegal broadcasting of national and international football matches as well as other high-profile sporting events such as Formula 1.
The arrest took place after a police raid at the accused’s home in Paraná, Entre Ríos, where he had a lab. Computers, cell phones, and other technological equipment used to set up his illegal broadcasting operation were seized.
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The accused goes by the nickname “Shishi” on social media and has profiles across multiple platforms and YouTube, where he used to stream. On social media platform X, he recently boasted of reaching 100,000 followers, stating that he knew what he was doing but that “no one could catch him.”
It was officially reported that the arrest was ordered by the Juzgado de Garantías 4 de San Isidro, presided over by Judge Esteban Eduardo Rossignoli as part of a case handled by the Specialized Prosecutor’s Office for the Investigation of Cybercrime (UFEIC) of San Isidro in the Province of Buenos Aires.
The judicial investigation was driven by the Alliance Against Audiovisual Piracy (ALIANZA) in collaboration with one of its partners, Spain’s football league LaLiga.
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The arrest was carried out by officers from the Federal Operational Unit Division of the Argentine Federal Police in Paraná and the DDI San Isidro of the Buenos Aires Provincial Police.
Data provided by ALIANZA and LaLiga helped Argentine authorities confirm that “Al Angulo TV” operated with around 14 mirror domains to replicate the stolen content, and recently even launched an Android app, which had secured high levels of viewership nationwide. Alongside the recently dismantled Magis TV app, it had become one of the two most important pirate content distribution channels in the country.
According to court records, both the websites and the “Al Angulo TV” app were designed to be monetised, generating as much income as possible through informal advertising structures that exposed users to malware infections and personal data theft. The accused managed the collected funds through virtual wallets and cryptocurrencies, which were also seized.
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