LockBit ransomware is hampered by police departments, but won’t stop -update
The hacker collective LockBit already has thousands of victims to its name. Drawing this much attention causes police departments to get eager to stop the criminal organization. Steps have recently been taken to that end, with a joint operation by Europol, the FBI and the British security services ... Read more
Dutch ringleader of Genesis Market arrested
Police announced that it has apprehended an alleged ringleader in the illegal trading site Genesis Market. The arrest involves a 32-year-old Dutchman who lives in Brazil, but was arrested in the Dutch city of Barendrecht.
The Dutchman will be detained for at least two weeks, Dutch police reports... Read more
Dutch Police offer no protection for hacked suspect data
Last year, the Dutch police performed 28 hacks the devices of suspects. In 23 cases, the supplier of the software used was able to access suspect data. This is made evident by an inspection by the national ministry of Justice and Security.
In 2019, the Dutch police force gained new ways to hack... Read more
Dutch police places warning on hacker forums
The Dutch police have posted messages on various hacker forums emphasising their aggressive stance against cybercrime. The police recently took down a major botnet.
The messages were posted on Raid and XSS, two forums that are very accessible and popular with hackers, writes ZDNet. In the messag... Read more
FBI and Dutch police take 15 DDoS providers offline
Together with the Dutch police, among others, the American intelligence service FBI has taken a total of fifteen websites offline. The sites allowed malicious parties to order DDoS attacks. To put an end to this, the domains have been taken offline.
The FBI reported that yesterday. The U.S. intellig... Read more