The police charged seven people for copyright infringement and four of them were also charged with money laundering.

From 2020 to April 2026, the group made over 100 websites with 26,000 series and movie titles without permission, earning around $12.85 million from ads.

The streaming websites changed names, but the last one was HiAnime, similar to Netflix.

The group members got paid in cryptocurrency, laundered it, and bought cars and real estate to hide their earnings.

The police got information from US organizations like Homeland Security and the Motion Picture Association to crack down on the group.

Vietnam is trying to stop piracy because the US complained about it and put Vietnam on a special list.

The US wants Vietnam to solve the problem of piracy, which hurts US innovators and creators, and needs to see real action from Vietnam.

Japan also wants Vietnam to stop piracy, especially of Japanese anime, games, and manga, and will help with development assistance.

Japan lost a lot of money last year due to piracy and fake merchandise, and will start supporting countries like Vietnam to stop it from April 2027.

Image from Lao Động.