Piracy News: HiAnime Operators Indicted, Streamed Shuts Down

A busy week in the piracy world: the people allegedly behind HiAnime now face trial, one of the services that powered many sports streaming sites disappeared overnight, and two countries tightened their blocking. Here is what happened and what it means for you.

Vietnam indicts seven alleged HiAnime operators

Vietnamese prosecutors have formally indicted seven people accused of running HiAnime, the anime site formerly known as Zoro and Aniwatch, which shut down in March 2026. According to Vietnamese media reports covered by TorrentFreak, the group allegedly earned 12.85 million USDT from ads through the PropellerAds network, and four of the suspects also face money-laundering charges. The prosecutors say the same network ran Sflix/MyFlixer and 9animetv, bought more than 100 domains, and offered about 26,000 TV series and 7,500 anime titles. The case now goes to the Hanoi People’s Court; no trial date has been announced.

What it means: HiAnime is not coming back. Every site using its name today is a copy – our guide on how to spot fake clone sites explains the risks.

Streamed, the engine behind many sports streams, shuts down

Streamed, a service that supplied ready-made live sports players to other pirate sites, went offline with a short farewell message and no explanation. In its yearly report to the US government, the MPA said that about 30 sites used Streamed in July 2026, with a combined 463 million visits – among them the now-closed Cineby. The farewell page points visitors to other sports streaming sites.

What it means: many sports streaming sites can stop working at the same time when a shared service like this disappears. Be careful with new “replacement” sites that appear right after a shutdown.

Dutch court orders blocking of Z-Library and OceanofPDF

At the request of anti-piracy group BREIN, a court in Rotterdam ordered internet provider KPN to block the ebook sites Z-Library and OceanofPDF. The order is “dynamic”: it also covers future domains, proxies and mirrors, which BREIN can add without going back to court. Other big Dutch providers have agreed to follow the same blocks.

Chile blocks almost 2,000 pirate TV links

Chile’s telecoms regulator Subtel reported that internet providers blocked 1,954 pirate streaming URLs between June and October 2026, under a court order obtained by Warner Bros. against MagisTV, FlujoTV, XuperTV and their copies. Interestingly, Subtel presents the blocks as a way to protect people’s privacy and personal data, warning that pirate apps can collect sensitive information.

Stay safe after a shutdown

• When a famous site closes, don’t trust the first copy you find on Google – check the official domain in our reviews.
• Never install apps or “players” a site asks for, and never enter card details on a free streaming site.
• Use our live site status page to see which sites are really online right now.

For more background on this year’s closures, read why pirate streaming sites shut down in 2026.

Sources: TorrentFreak – HiAnime indictment, TorrentFreak – Streamed, TorrentFreak – Z-Library, TorrentFreak – Chile.