'Al Ángulo TV' falls: alleged founder arrested in Argentina

A judicial operation in Argentina has finished with the arrest of the alleged perpetrator of Al Ángulo TV in the city of Paraná (Entre Ríos), after an investigation coordinated by the Alianza Contra la Piratería Audiovisual (ALLIANCE) together with LaLigaAccording to sources involved in the case, the service was broadcasting without authorization. football matches and events such as Formula 1 through a network of sites and applications.

According to the investigation, the platform used 14 mirror domains to overcome blockades and maintained a APK para Android which amplified its reach, in addition to broadcasts on YouTube and X. The business model was supported by publicidad invasiva and links of dubious origin, with risks of malware y robo de datos para los usuarios.

The operation and the intervening authorities

The measure was ordered by the Court of Guarantees No. 4 of San Isidro, in charge of the judge Esteban Eduardo Rossignoli, within the framework of a cause led by the UFEIC (Specialized Prosecutor's Unit for the Investigation of Cybercrimes). During the raid in Paraná, the agents They seized computers, telephones and other equipment allegedly used for illicit retransmission.

The procedure involved the following: Federal Operating Unit Division of the Argentine Federal Police (DUOF) in Paraná and the DDI San Isidro of the Buenos Aires Police, who acted jointly under the directives of the Prosecutor's Office. According to the proceedings, the suspect, known on social media as “Shishi” and identified as Alejo Leonel Warles, was listed as único propietario of the digital infrastructure.

The investigations included digital monitoring on social networks and video platforms, where the detainee made broadcasts and promoted the service. Also seized at the site were virtual wallets and cryptoassets which, according to the case, would have been used to channel income from the activity.

The case is being substantiated by alleged infringements of intellectual property rights and other related crimes. ALIANZA and LaLiga emphasize that the intervention is part of a sustained cooperation with the authorities to disable high-impact piracy networks.

The sports entity cooperated by providing technical evidence and emission traces, which were key to documenting the activity and locating the means by which the network was operated.

This is how the “Al Ángulo TV” network worked

According to the file, the service articulated multiple mirror domains to replicate protected signals and offer emisiones en directo of national and international championships. In recent months, the launch of the aplicación para Android multiplied the connections and made the blocking more complex.

Monetization was based on informal advertising networks and pop-up windows, an environment that, according to the Prosecutor's Office, exposed visitors to fraud, malware and mechanisms for extracting personal data. The investigation attributes to the detainee the centralization of exploitation and collections through digital gateways.

Industry sources place Al Ángulo TV entre los main pirate distribution nodes in Argentina, an ecosystem in which actions have also been promoted against services such as MAGIS TVThe operation included mirror emissions in web, app and networks, with frequent domain changes.

Evidence gathered by investigators—captured signals, server logs, and activity on social profiles—reinforced the hypothesis of a single and continuous control on infrastructure, with coordinated decisions to circumvent withdrawals and blockades.

The expert reports on the seized devices seek to consolidate the financial trail of the activity, as well as to identify potential collaborators or resellers who may have expanded the reach of the broadcasts.

Impact on football and the anti-piracy strategy

LaLiga insists that illegal distribution of content causes pérdidas millonarias for the sports ecosystem, harming the income of clubs, competitions, and creators. Along these lines, the employers' association maintains technological and legal teams dedicated to the detection and removal of unauthorized emissions.

The case is part of a regional strategy that combines dynamic DNS and IP blocking, withdrawal actions Pirated APKs in digital stores —such as applications for MagisTV y FlujoTV— and the creation of a Anti-Piracy War Room in Argentina, coordinated with industry players.

In addition, they are being established alliances with e-commerce platforms to limit the sale of access points and devices that facilitate illicit signal consumption. The organizations emphasize that these practices put users at risk and compromise the sustainability of the audiovisual sector.

The parties involved reiterate that the use of unauthorized services is a ilícito and carries real dangers: from the device infection to the theft of sensitive information through scams and social engineering techniques.

In parallel with the criminal proceedings, new ones are planned precautionary and technical measures to mitigate the reappearance of cloned domains and applications, a common dynamic in these networks to prolong their activity.

The performance against Al Ángulo TV evidences a increasingly close coordination between justice, security forces and the sports industry: arrest of the alleged perpetrator, seizure of equipment and digital assets, identification of the modus operandi (14 mirror domains, app Android and network emissions) and a technical-legal offensive that combines blockages, withdrawals and collaborations with platforms to reduce the impact of piracy and the risks faced by fans.