Hacking

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• Major Anti-Piracy Coalition Shuts Down Illegal IPTV Service in Morocco
  19 October 2021, by Sylvanus

  The global coalition of audiovisual sector players fighting against content piracy, the Alliance for Creativity Entertainment (ACE), of which the Canal+ group has been a member since 2020, has put an end to the activities of the pirated content platform Electro TV Sat in Morocco. A first.
  "The shutdown of an IPTV service in Morocco is a first in the country. This constitutes a real turning point in the fight against audiovisual piracy in the Maghreb and adds to the legal pressure against (…)

• IPTV Surges in Popularity Among Moroccan TV Viewers Despite Legal Concerns
  2 October 2020, by Bladi.net

  Internet television is the object of desire in Morocco. A new trendy trend, IPTV is preferred by TV viewers in the Kingdom.
  Accessible to all budgets, this digital tool par excellence allows its users to benefit from all the ranges of football, cinema and documentary channels, reports La Map. Unlike the monthly subscription system contracted with private structures that offer limited subscription packages, IPTV offers a wide range of channels at a cost that defies all competition, even if (…)

• World Cup Sparks IPTV Box Rush in Morocco as Fans Seek Affordable Viewing Options
  20 November 2022, by Sylvanus

  Many Moroccans have rushed to stores to acquire televisions and IPTV boxes in order to follow the official matches of the World Cup starting this Sunday, November 20, 2022.
  "I’m looking for the option that offers the best value for money, that is to say good image quality with reliable streaming that won’t risk being interrupted," says one of the customers encountered on the spot to L’Opinion. Hamid, the manager of a small store specializing in the sale of televisions and IPTV boxes, (…)

• Global Streaming Giants Target Illegal IPTV Services in Morocco
  10 May 2023, by Said

  Will Moroccans say goodbye to IPTV? DAZN, an online sports broadcasting company, has joined a global coalition to fight illegal and unauthorized streaming operations around the world. This coalition is led by the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE), which brings together major players in the entertainment industry such as Amazon, Apple, NBC Universal, Netflix, Disney, Sony and Warner Bros.
  Unauthorized streaming sources are often the only option for fans, especially in (…)

• Moroccan Minister Claims Facebook Hacked After Explicit Photo Appears on Page
  21 September 2019, by Sylvanus

  A photo of a porn actress was posted on the Facebook page of the Minister of Employment. Mohamed Yatim stated that it was an act of hacking orchestrated to tarnish his reputation.
  Mohamed Yatim is once again the victim of a smear campaign. This is what the Minister of Employment tried to explain following the publication of the photo of a porn actress on his Facebook page.
  "May God forgive them for hacking my page by posting this photo without my knowledge," he said in a letter to the (…)

• Illegal IPTV Streaming Threatens Pay-TV Sports Broadcasters
  12 September 2020, by Jérôme

  If IPTV, this magical box in vogue in the Maghreb and France, brings happiness to many soccer fans, it brings misery to pay-TV broadcasters of sports programs. But the latter do not admit defeat.
  The threat looms over the business of sports program broadcasters, pay-TV. Its name is IPTV (or television broadcast over a network using the Internet Protocol). This piracy genius in vogue in the Maghreb countries is starting to settle in France, notes the legal director of beIN Sports, Caroline (…)

• World Cup 2022: Morocco Cracks Down on Illegal Streaming Sites Ahead of Tournament
  19 November 2022, by Sylvanus

  Moroccans will not be able to follow the official matches of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, whose kick-off is scheduled for Sunday, November 20, on the main piracy websites of sports content in Morocco. Unless they subscribe to the legal offers.
  Bad news for Moroccans fond of free sports streaming sites in Morocco. In a statement, the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) announced on Friday that it had closed free sports streaming sites in Morocco that were able to attract (…)

• Moroccan Hackers Breach Algerian Government Sites in Cyber Retaliation
  12 April, by Prince

  A group of Moroccan hackers has hacked the website of the Algerian Ministry of Labor and the database of the General Mutual of Posts and Telecommunications, in retaliation for the cyberattack that targeted Morocco’s National Social Security Fund (CNSS).
  "In less than 24 hours, we managed to hack into the internal systems of the General Mutual of Posts and Telecommunications (MGPTT), extracting more than 13 GB of confidential data. These include personal data and highly sensitive strategic (…)

• Morocco Thwarts Over 500 Cyberattacks in 2021, Defense Official Reports
  10 May 2022, by Ginette

  In response to a written question in the House of Representatives, the Delegate Minister in charge of National Defense Administration, Abdellatif Loudiyi, stated that despite the many awareness-raising efforts and measures taken by the DGSSI to protect the computer systems of vital sectors from intrusion and hacking via "electronic" viruses, the risk of an attack remains present, reports the daily Al Akhbar.
  The minister also stated that the DGSSI provides the targeted services with the (…)

• Moroccan Authorities Bust International Cyber Fraud Ring Targeting Bank Accounts
  18 April 2019, by Bladi.net

  Sixteen members of a cyber-embezzlement network were arrested by the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigation (BCIJ). These gang members are accused of diverting large sums of money.
  According to a press release published by the BCIJ, it involves the embezzlement of astronomical sums perpetrated by this powerful group operating "from bank accounts domiciled in several international banking institutions".
  To carry out their operations, the accused collude with call center employees and (…)