A man from Malmö is now being prosecuted for running the illegal IPTV service Ghostfarmer. The case was initiated after a notification from the Rights Alliance 2023. Both TV channels and a large selection of films and series were made available on the service. Among other things, the accused man administered the website and the control panel, answered questions from customers, received payments and transferred money to his own account and to crypto exchangers.
The police investigation shows that there is a lot of evidence against the man, both of a financial and digital nature. There have been raids on the man’s home and the police have also carried out remote searches, including the Telegram chat application. The fact that the police are now allowed to carry out remote searches is a good and long-awaited tool, which was made possible by a relatively recent change in the law.
It appears from the indictment that the man admits to the crime.
The service was marketed through e-mails, and it can be suspected that the man ran more illegal services.
Publicerad: 2024-09-06