Follows an investigation by the AFP that found the 23-year-old man was in possession of at least 85,925 subscriptions to illegally access legitimate streaming services, such as Netflix, Spotify, and Hulu.
An investigation into stolen subscription service credentials by the Australian Federal Police (AFP) has resulted in a two years and two months’ sentence for a man from Sydney. The 23-year-old was handed the sentence, to be served by way of an intensive corrections order, for his involvement as the creator, administrator, and primary financial beneficiary of a number of online subscription services which relied on stolen credentials. He has also been ordered by the court to serve 200 hours of community service. The sentencing follows the execution of a search warrant in March at a Dee Why residence, which resulted in the seizure of a laptop that was used to run the operation and around AU$35,000 in cryptocurrency. The combined assets of the restrained property has a current value of approximately AU$1.65 million. The investigation began after the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) referred information to the AFP in May 2018.
