Police takes down Matrix encrypted chat service used by criminals
A joint investigation team involving French and Dutch authorities has taken down Matrix, yet another end-to-end encrypted chat service created for criminals. Matrix (Source: …
Ghost: Criminal communication platform compromised, dismantled by international law enforcement
Another encrypted communication platform used by criminals has been dismantled and its alleged mastermind arrested, the Australian Federal Police has announced on Tuesday. …
CSAE: Guiding principles and best practices for data scientific investigations of organized crime
A white paper published by REPHRAIN, in collaboration with the Dutch National Police, offers a solution to big data problems that tend to hamper police probes into this type …
Financial institutions must prepare for increased risk of financial crime
LexisNexis Risk Solutions published survey results of U.S. and Canadian compliance professionals on the range of challenges that financial institutions have experienced during …
Massive uptick in eCrime campaigns, retail among top targeted industries
There has been a massive uptick in eCrime cyber activity, a CrowdStrike report reveals. As Gartner states in the 2019 Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platform, “The …
Suspect refuses to decrypt hard drives, is detained indefinitely
A former Philadelphia Police Department sergeant suspected of possessing child pornography has spent seven months in a detention center without being charged of any particular …
Operation targets users of remote access trojans across Europe
In December, Europol and a number of law enforcement and judicial authorities across Europe carried out a two weeks long coordinated action against the use of remote access …
Cybercriminals increasingly hunting down the money
The tools used by cyber-criminals against businesses in 2015 were different to those used against consumers, according to Kaspersky Lab’s review of corporate threats in …