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Authorities detail takedown of $8 million car theft ring in NY, NJ: 29 currently charged
Top Priority Sector: law_enforcement_first_responders Twenty-nine people were charged by the N.J. Attorney General Thursday following the takedown of a major international carjacking and stolen car trafficking ring. Read More…. View full post on The Cyber Wars
ICE hands man suspected of murder in Mexico to Mexican authorities
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Malaysian Authorities Arrest Dozens in Cybercrime Sweep
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia—In an early Friday swoop, Malaysian authorities arrested dozens of foreigners for alleged cybercrimes, the third operation of the year aimed at curbing online fraud and scams. The operation, code named Tiong, underscores the government’s current drive to combat a spike in Internet-related crime in the emerging Southeast…
HSI and Paraguayan authorities stem counterfeit goods trade under IPAS
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: border_security Image Caption: Asuncion, Paraguay U.S. and Paraguayan customs officers have seized almost $35 million worth of counterfeit video game consoles, luxury watches, and cell phones over the last year and a half. Homepage position: 10 read more View full post on Government Security News…
Microsoft Aids Authorities By Hacking Web Hackers
(CNN) — It sounds like something out of a crime drama: Microsoft, escorted by U.S. Marshals, raided two web-hosting companies Friday. Normally it's the feds who raid the bad guys, but in this case, Microsoft received a warrant against a cyber Mafia crime ring to seize control of servers and…
Authorities slowed by “insidious”
Home » News» Police FireLoading… Agencies in region revert to paper A well-known and “insidious” worm has shut down access to a regional information system used by hundreds of law enforcement and related agencies who use the system to — among other things — check for warrants, run license plates,…
Mozilla demands authorities revoke corporate SSL authority
Mozilla has asked all certificate authorities (CAs) to revoke subordinate CA certificates currently used for corporate SSL traffic management, offering an amnesty to any CAs that had breached Mozilla’s conditions for having their root certificates ship with its products. The request comes after Trustwave recently admitted to issuing a sub-CA…
Megaupload taken down by US authorities for alleged piracy
A day after thousands of websites went on strike protesting controversial anti-piracy legislation in the US, federal authorities today announced they have busted a service allegedly supporting piracy that hauled in an estimated $175 million (£113 million). Seven individuals and two companies were charged with multiple counts of racketeering, copyright…
ID theft scheme netted millions, authorities say in Orange Park man’s indictment
An Orange Park man could be facing a centuries-long prison sentence after a tax return scheme that federal agents said netted millions. View full post on id theft prison – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security