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Cineby and illegal streaming platform shutdowns

Overview

The illegal streaming platform Cineby announced a permanent shutdown scheduled for August 26, 2026. This decision follows intensified international legal pressure and judicial actions, including global blocking orders in the United Kingdom, Canada, and India. The shutdown affects affiliated sites Cineplay and Fmovies+, with plans to close all servers and delete user accounts.

Following the shutdown, reports indicate a broader crackdown on the illicit streaming ecosystem. In addition to the Cineby deactivation, at least seven illegal IPTV providers have been compromised by hackers, leading to potential data exploitation of tens of thousands of subscribers.

As of August 31, 2026, the deactivation of the film and series streaming components is underway. The shutdown of this “digital piracy ecosystem” is being executed in stages, having already seen the redirection of mirror domains and the disabling of sports, anime, and file download features. All user accounts have been deleted, and the final domains are scheduled to go offline permanently on September 5, 2026. While no specific reason for the closure was provided, the Motion Picture Association noted that the Cineby main site alone recorded over 160 million visits in the last month.

Entities

Fmovies+ · Cineby · Motion Picture Association · Cineplay

Timeline

  1. 21 days ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 2 sources
    Cineby piracy empire announces permanent shutdown

    The major piracy streaming ecosystem Cineby, along with sister sites Cineplay and Fmovies+, is shutting down permanently following a year of increasing legal pressure.

  2. 21 days ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 2 sources
    Global crackdown targets illegal streaming and IPTV services

    Illegal streaming giants like Cineby are shutting down following legal pressure from the MPA, while several IPTV providers have been compromised by hackers, risking subscriber data.

  3. about 1 month ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 2 sources
    Cineby streaming site announces permanent shutdown for August 26

    Major illegal streaming site Cineby will shut down on August 26, 2026, following intense legal pressure and blocking orders in the UK, Canada, and India.

Sources

heftig.de · leak.pt · spielfilm.de · zataz.com

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