DOJ seizes 400 illegal FIFA World Cup streaming domains

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has seized nearly 400 internet domains that were illegally streaming FIFA World Cup 2026 matches.

The operation, known as Operation Offsides, targeted websites that distributed unauthorized live broadcasts and highlighted the cybersecurity risks often associated with illegal streaming platforms. According to the DOJ, the seized websites provided unauthorized real-time streams of World Cup matches in violation of U.S. copyright law.

“We have seized hundreds of domains, used to illegally stream World Cup matches for profit, to disrupt the international networks that profit from the global popularity of the World Cup,” Assistant Attorney General A. Tysen Duva, of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, said in the press release.

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