How Investigators Use OSINT to Track Down IPTV Pirates

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Perhaps the most important aspect of running any kind of pirate site or service is not getting caught. Being exposed by anti-piracy groups can mean legal trouble or in a worst-case scenario, a criminal referral. So how do the authorities track operators down and identify them? According to their own training sessions, it's all about OSINT. In some cases the process is very easy indeed.

How Investigators Use OSINT to Track Down IPTV Pirates * TorrentFreak