An international criminal network committing large-scale violations of audiovisual copyright, was dismantled in a multi-country action coordinated by Eurojust. The members of the group are suspected of having committed fraud, cyber-crime and money laundering.

More than 200 servers were taken offline in Germany, France and the Netherlands, and over 150 PayPal accounts of the criminals were blocked. The damage amounts to approximately €6.5 million, jeopardising the existence of many legal provi...