Italian authorities
Coverage of Italian authorities in the Nexus archive.
- Italian authorities probe Apple’s obligations under the bloc’s Big Tech rulebook
Italian authorities are investigating Apple for potential violations of the bloc’s Big Tech regulations. The Italian competition regulator suspects Apple is not providing equal access to rival consumer cloud services.
- Italian authorities shut down major streaming piracy network
Italian authorities have shut down a major streaming piracy network, with the Cinemagoal app illegally retransmitting content from platforms like Netflix and Disney+. This action highlights efforts to combat digital copyright infringement.
- Italy disrupts CINEMAGOAL piracy app that stole streaming auth codes
Italian authorities dismantled the CINEMAGOAL piracy app, which stole authentication codes to provide unauthorized access to streaming services like Netflix, Disney+, and Spotify. The operation targeted a piracy ecosystem enabling illegal access to popular platforms.
- Tax evaders are trying ‘novel digital assets’ to dodge authorities: Chainalysis
Italian authorities discovered a tax evasion scheme where an individual used Bitcoin Ordinals and BRC-20 tokens to hide approximately $1.1 million in assets. Chainalysis reports that tax evaders are increasingly turning to novel digital assets to conceal income from authorities. This represents a growing concern for law enforcement agencies monitoring cryptocurrency-based financial crimes.
- Paragon is not collaborating with Italian authorities probing spyware attacks, report says
Israeli American spyware maker Paragon has reportedly failed to respond to requests from Italian authorities investigating hacks targeting journalists and activists, despite previously promising to assist in determining what occurred.