AFP reports:
The operation that began early Wednesday dubbed "Operation Site Down" was "designed to disrupt and dismantle many of the leading criminal organizations that illegally distribute and trade in copyrighted software, movies, music and games on the Internet," the US Justice Department said.
The raids were carried out in United States, Canada, Israel, France, Belgium, Britain, Denmark, the Netherlands, Germany, Portugal and Australia, striking what is known as the "warez" community, officials said.
There were raids in "more than 90 locations," and "The warez groups hit go by the name RiSCISO, Myth, TDA, LND, Goodfellaz, Hoodlum, Vengeance, Centropy, Wasted Time, Paranoid, Corrupt, Gamerz, AdmitONE, Hellbound, KGS, BBX, KHG, NOX, NFR, CDZ, TUN and BHP, according to the Justice Department."
