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Windows Defender ATP Detects Spyware Used by Law Enforcement: Microsoft
2018-03-04 17:54

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Hackers Linked to Luminosity RAT Targeted by Law Enforcement
2018-02-05 13:37

Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) and the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) on Monday released the details of an international law enforcement operation targeting sellers and users of the...

Europol wants ISPs to aid law enforcement by dropping CGN technologies
2017-10-18 18:54

Europol is urging ISPs to stop using Carrier Grade Network Address Translation technologies, because they make identifying and tracking criminals a lot harder. What is Carrier Grade Network...

US Top Law Enforcement Calls Strong Encryption a ‘Serious Problem’
2017-10-06 07:53

U.S. Deputy Attorney General and other top cyber policy makers warn the use of strong encryption hobbles law enforcement’s ability to protect the public and solve crimes and is a serious problem.

Developing a 'Business Relationship' With Law Enforcement
2017-09-27 20:18

Canadian Official Luis Cerritos on Collaboration for Breach InvestigationsOrganizations need to develop "a friendly business relationship" with law enforcement so they can share information about...

Dark web Hansa Market shut down after being run for a month by law enforcement (Help Net Security)
2017-07-20 21:38

Just a few short weeks after dark web market Alpha Bay was shut down, Hansa Market is now also shuttered. After Alpha Bay’s shutdown, many users flocked to Hansa Market, which was touted as the...

US, European Law Enforcement Shutter Massive AlphaBay Market (Threatpost)
2017-07-20 16:32

U.S. authorities along with law enforcement Europe and Asia announced today the takedown of the dark web’s largest illicit market, AlphaBay.

Dark web market Alpha Bay was shut down by law enforcement (Help Net Security)
2017-07-14 22:59

Dark web black market Alpha Bay went offline on June 5, leaving users to wonder whether its operators did it and ran off with their money. Reassurances that the market will be back online shortly...

German law enforcement gets new hacking powers (Help Net Security)
2017-06-26 15:34

On Thursday, the Bundestag has voted to accept a new amendment that will expand the German police’s hacking powers. The new amendment will allow them to use so-called “federal Trojans” to hack...

Spear Phishing Campaign Targets Palestinian Law Enforcement (Security Week)
2017-06-21 00:36

Palestinian law enforcement agencies and other targets within Palestine were targeted in a spear phishing campaign delivering malware to remotely control infected systems, Talos researchers...