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Men Arrested in Magis TV Piracy Raids Also Face Malicious Software Charges
- Police in Colombia recently targeted the supply of Magis TV, a major Latin American IP-infringing streaming service, arresting two brothers who were selling access to the service under the brands Magis TV and Magis Oficial. The men are charged with copyright infringement, but also face the more unusual charge of using malicious software. Products called ‘Magis TV’ and ‘Magis Official’ could both be accessed via two websites and were part of bundles that included malware that enabled the camera, gave geolocation details and transmitted other personal information and files to external storage. Cybersecurity firm ESET has previously linked Magis TV to botnets that similarly contained malware.
- Rightsholders in the US are said to be particularly concerned about the evolution of Magis TV's services.
- Magis TV is based in China, but is available in Latin America via an Android app that is reachable on a large network of resellers’ web sites.
- Police in Ecuador also targeted illegal streaming providers this week. One of them, Javier Eduardo López Cassan, was arrested for allegedly distributing Magis TV streams. Police claim he sold access via WhatsApp and other platforms.
- More than 20 agents from different units, including the National Cybercrime Unit, the G3 Tactical Group of Guayaquil, Criminalistics, and the Law Enforcement Unit participated in the Ecuadorian operation.
- Cassan is facing charges of unauthorized access to a computer, telematic or telecommunications system, which would bring a potential sentence of between three and five years imprisonment.
- Rightsholders have widely embraced malware warnings, claiming that those who flout copyright with pirated content also risk malware attacks. However, their credibility is compromised by a marked emphasis on copyright infringement as a comparatively minor crime for which authorities often have the resources to bring charges. In contrast, malicious software and identity theft charges rarely make headlines.
- The Colombian police have charged two brothers who were tracked by the Directorate Against Computer Crimes with violating copyright and using malicious software when they supplied access to illegal streaming services.
- The planned takeover of Ta Ta Tu by social media platform VideoCoin has fallen apart, meaning Ta Ta Tu returns to a market that is home to several other players in the ad-funded streaming service business.
- One of the most recognizable brands in the market for illegal streaming services, Magis TV, has become a high-priority target for rightsholders in the US.
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