Security News

Can VPNs Be Tracked by the Police?
2025-04-10 12:00

VPNs are popular due to the fact they add security and privacy to what are otherwise fairly open Wi-Fi and public internet channels. But can VPNs be tracked by the police?

Police detains Smokeloader malware customers, seizes servers
2025-04-09 13:33

In follow-up activity for Operation Endgame, law enforcement tracked down Smokeloader botnet's customers and detained at least five individuals. [...]

Google DeepMind Proposes AI ‘Monitors’ to Police Hyperintelligent Models
2025-04-03 08:15

DeepMind’s approach to AGI safety and security splits threats into four categories. One solution could be a “monitor” AI.

Police shuts down KidFlix child sexual exploitation platform
2025-04-02 14:05

Kidflix, one of the largest platforms used to host, share, and stream child sexual abuse material (CSAM) on the dark web, was shut down on March 11 following a joint action coordinated by German...

Police arrests 300 suspects linked to African cybercrime rings
2025-03-24 16:17

African law enforcement authorities have arrested 306 suspects as part of 'Operation Red Card,' an INTERPOL-led international crackdown targeting cross-border cybercriminal networks. [...]

Police arrests suspects tied to AI-generated CSAM distribution ring
2025-02-28 17:59

Law enforcement agencies from 19 countries have arrested 25 suspects linked to a criminal ring that was distributing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) generated using artificial intelligence (AI). [...]

Serbian police used Cellebrite zero-day hack to unlock Android phones
2025-02-28 16:27

Serbian authorities have reportedly used an Android zero-day exploit chain developed by Cellebrite to unlock the device of a student activist in the country and attempt to install spyware. [...]

Dutch Police seizes 127 XHost servers, dismantles bulletproof hoster
2025-02-13 18:26

The Dutch Police (Politie) dismantled the ZServers/XHost bulletproof hosting operation after taking offline 127 servers used by the illegal platform. [...]

Police arrests 2 Phobos ransomware suspects, seizes 8Base sites
2025-02-10 16:51

A global law enforcement operation targeting the Phobos ransomware gang has led to the arrest of two suspected hackers in Phuket, Thailand, and the seizure of 8Base's dark web sites. The suspects...

Police arrests 4 Phobos ransomware suspects, seizes 8Base sites
2025-02-10 16:51

A global law enforcement operation targeting the Phobos ransomware gang has led to the arrest of four suspected hackers in Phuket, Thailand, and the seizure of 8Base's dark web sites. The suspects...