Overview

• Investigations found tens of thousands of Facebook Marketplace adverts offering modified Fire Sticks for as little as £6 with bundles of premium channels
• The Intellectual Property Office estimates that 6.2 million Brits access illegally streamed TV and 3.9 million watch pirated live sports
• FACT has secured 23 prosecutions over five years, sending 36 suppliers to jail, including Sunny Kumar Kanda and Jonathan Edge
• Users risk malware infections, personal data theft and potential prosecution under the Fraud Act 2006, which carries up to five years’ imprisonment
• Amazon says it has updated Fire TV to restrict sideloaded apps and warns customers against installing unverified software