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    digitpatrox6 days ago
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    Police shuts down Rydox cybercrime market, arrests 3 admins

    Albanian law enforcement has seized the Rydox cybercrime marketplace and arrested three administrators in collaboration with international partners. Kosovo nationals Ardit Kutleshi, Jetmir Kutleshi, and Shpend Sokoli were arrested on Thursday by Kosovo law enforcement and Albania’s Special Anti-Corruption Body (SPAK). The U.S. Justice Department indicted the first two for involvement in Rydox’s operations, and they’re awaiting extradition to the…

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    digitpatrox7 days ago
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    New EagleMsgSpy Android spyware used by Chinese police, researchers say

    A previously undocumented Android spyware called ‘EagleMsgSpy’ has been discovered and is believed to be used by law enforcement agencies in China to monitor mobile devices. According to a new report by Lookout, the spyware was developed by Wuhan Chinasoft Token Information Technology Co., Ltd. and has been operational since at least 2017. Lookout presents abundant evidence linking EagleMsgSpy to…

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    digitpatrox2 weeks ago
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    Police shuts down Manson cybercrime market, arrests key suspects

    German law enforcement has seized over 50 servers that hosted the Manson Market cybercrime marketplace and fake online shops used in phishing operations. Two main suspects (currently in pretrial detention) believed to be Manson Market’s operators have been arrested in Germany and Austria under European arrest warrants on Wednesday in an operation led by the cybercrime departments of the Verden…

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    digitpatrox2 weeks ago
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    Police seize Matrix encrypted chat service after spying on criminals

    An international law enforcement operation codenamed ‘Operation Passionflower’ has shut down MATRIX, an encrypted messaging platform used by cybercriminals to coordinate illegal activities while evading police. It should be noted that MATRIX is a different entity from the secure open-source, decentralized, real-time communications protocol with the same name, which is perfectly legal to continue using. The operation was conducted across…

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    digitpatroxNovember 9, 2024
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    A new iOS 18 security feature makes it harder for police to unlock iPhones

    There is an apparently new iOS 18 security feature that reboots iPhones that haven’t been unlocked in a few days, frustrating police by making it harder to break into suspects’ iPhones, according to 404 Media. 404 Media, which first reported police warnings about the reboots on Thursday, writes that restarted iPhones enter a more secure “Before First Unlock,” or BFU…

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    digitpatroxOctober 17, 2024
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    Brazilian police arrested the hacker who stole everyone’s SSN

    The Federal Police of Brazil announced the arrest of the hacker linked to a breach that leaked 2.9 billion records that included sensitive personal information, including some Social Security numbers. The data from that hack, which came to light in August, was put for sale on the dark web in April by an entity identifying themselves as USDoD. As pointed…

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