The company Group-IB, operating in the field of information security, announced that the shutdown of one of the largest pirate video content providers, Moonwalk CDN (Content Delivery Network), has led to the liquidation of two other CDN providers. These are the CDN providers HDGO and Kodik, which were also major suppliers of pirate video content for Russia and the CIS countries.
According to specialists at Group-IB, the liquidation of the 'Big Three' pirate CDNs has caused serious damage to 90% of Russian web resources that stream pirate video content. The company also notes that new players may emerge soon to replace the closed CDN providers.
The work of the largest pirate CDN provider, Moonwalk, was first reported by Group-IB specialists in February of this year. At its peak, Moonwalk aggregated 42,807 movies and series, providing other pirates with a convenient service that helped automate the placement of video content on the pages of pirate websites. It is worth noting that the infrastructure necessary for the operation of a CDN provider is valued at $100,000, while pirate revenues could reach millions of dollars.
This month, the joint efforts of several anti-piracy organizations led to the closure of CDN Moonwalk. This caused content delivery issues for two other large pirate CDNs, which shared resources with Moonwalk, located in the Netherlands. serversPractically immediately after the shutdown of Moonwalk, Kodik lost most of its content: out of 17,000 movies and series, about 8,000 remained. By the time HDGO was liquidated, more than 25,000 movies and series were hosted in the CDN provider's database. Ultimately, HDGO closed on October 18, and Kodik ceased to exist on October 23.
Group-IB specialists believe that the closure of Moonwalk, HDGO, and Kodik will deliver a serious blow to 90% of pirate online cinemas in Russia. The 'Big Three' pirate CDNs primarily targeted audiences from Russia and the CIS. Moonwalk also planned to enter the pirate market in Brazil. By the time of its closure, the CDN provider had about 2,000 films in Portuguese.
Source: 3dnews.ru
