The Fall of HiAnime: Vietnamese Police Arrest Piracy Ring

Vietnamese authorities, supported by US HSI and international anti-piracy partners, executed coordinated raids that resulted in seven arrests connected to HiAnime — a major pirated-anime network that used over 100 domains and distributed roughly 26,000 titles between 2020 and April 2026, reportedly earning ≈308 billion VND (~$12.85M) in illegal ad revenue. The report highlights domain rotation to evade takedowns, extensive international intelligence sharing, and warns that new piracy platforms (including Telegram channels) continue to emerge despite the arrests.