How Law Enforcement Is Saving Privacy
Wednesday, 30 October 2019
It’s no longer true that society must choose to either weaken everybody’s privacy or let criminals run rampant. As a staunch privacy advocate, I am excited that law enforcement now has access to tools to decrypt locked smartphones! But, wait! Isn’t that the opposite of privacy? Well, no, if you consider the bigger picture. There
- Published in Attacks
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Data on Thousands of Law Enforcement Personnel Exposed in Breach
Tuesday, 16 April 2019
Unknown hackers broke into databases of nonprofit and have posted online personal info on FBI, Secret Service, Capitol Police, US Park Police, others. A data breach of systems operated by chapters of an FBI-affiliated nonprofit organization has exposed personal information of thousands of law enforcement personnel and affiliated individuals. According to the Associated Press, home
- Published in Strategies
US Law Enforcement Busts Romanian Online Crime …
Tuesday, 12 February 2019
Twelve members of 20-person group extradited to US to face charges related to theft of millions via fake ads other scams. US and international law enforcement authorities have dismantled a group operating mostly out of Romania that over the past five years allegedly stole millions of dollars from American citizens using false advertisements for goods online.
- Published in Threat Defense, Threats
US Law Enforcement Shuts Down Massive Marketplace …
Tuesday, 29 January 2019
At its peak, xDedic listed over 70,000 owned servers that buyers could purchase for prices starting as low as $6 each.
US law enforcement authorities in collaboration with their counterparts in Belgium, Ukraine, and the Europol have taken down xDedic, a Russian language website notorious for selling stolen identity data and access to tens
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