French, Dutch, and EU prosecutors announced on Tuesday that cracking encrypted EncroChat phones has led to over 6,500 global arrests. The phones were primarily used by drug dealers, arms smugglers, …
Hundreds arrested in massive global crime sting using messaging app
More than 800 criminals across the globe have been arrested following an FBI-run campaign involving an encrypted messaging app, according to officials. The operation was conceived by Australia and the …
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Italy ‘Ndrangheta group: Biggest mafia trial in decades opens
Italy’s biggest organised crime trial in decades will see 355 alleged mobsters and corrupt officials tried. These 355 people were charged after investigation into the ‘Ndrangheta group. 900 or more …
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Is Organized Crime Using Ransomware to Take Real World Competitors Offline?
What does the ransomware incidents at GWK Travelex and Gedia Automotive tell us about the evolution of ransomware trends, and the players behind the attacks? Viewed from their individual incident …
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Payment Fraud Linked to Terrorism and Trafficking
Terbium Labs has released a new report that sheds light on the link between payment card fraud and other illegal activities such as drug trafficking, money laundering, human trafficking and …
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Germany cracks down on clan crimes as estimated membership reaches as high as 500,000
After several decades of lax policing and investigations on large crime families across the country, German authorities have announced a change in policy and operations to reduce the massive …
Foreign crime and professional criminals responsible for a growing share of arrests in Denmark
The percentage of crimes committed in Denmark by persons not living in the country has risen from 2 to 10%, including 25% of thefts and 20% of burglary. This increase has been attributed mostly to …
Bulgaria smashes organized crime gang, arrests 12
"Bulgarian police on Wednesday arrested 12 members of a powerful crime gang suspected of more than a decade of money laundering, racketeering, drug trafficking, bribery and tax fraud, the interior …
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Drug-related killings surge in Tijuana
"More than 45 people have been killed in Tijuana since Saturday in grisly drug violence that appears to signal the end of a nearly yearlong truce between rival crime bosses, according to Mexican …
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