The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) has successfully shut down a major live sports piracy ring based in Vietnam, one of the largest of its kind. The operation’s illicit sites garnered 812 million visits in the past year, making it ACE’s largest takedown to date. Key sites like bestsolaris.com and streameast.to were among those closed.
ACE conducted a global investigation, leading to the transfer of 138 domains from the operators, who were based in Hanoi. This takedown impacts multiple ACE members, including sports broadcasters like beIN Sports, Canal+, and DAZN, which had been targeted by the piracy network. ACE’s efforts send a strong message to piracy operators globally, highlighting the risks of illegal sports streaming.