WakaTV has been dealt a swift blow as MultiChoice and a team of cybercrime agents arrested its main operator last month.
WakaTV is an illegal broadcasting platform that steals live channels from DStv, as well as series and movies.The largest African digital entertainment provider, MultiChoice, says that it has won a major victory over what it calls “one of the most extensive pirate operations in Africa” – pirate streaming platform WakaTV.
WakaTV is based in Cape Town and has thousands of local users, which is why MultiChoice, cybersecurity firm Iredeto and the Western Cape Commercial Crime Investigation Unit teamed up to take it down. “The success of this operation underscores the substantial investment made by Irdeto in investigating and identifying the main suspect involved in this pirate network. The highly professional support from the Cybercrime Unit led to the apprehending of the main operators behind Waka TV,” MultiChoice explains in a press statement sent to Hypertext.
MultiChoice says that WakaTV was illegally distributing live TV channels through its platform, including several DStv channels, movies and series. The company and authorities are now turning their attention towards the “thousands of individuals” connected to the WakaTV pirate network.
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