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Bluetooth snooping tech lets Texas cops monitor devices at borders

TechSpot

It enables law enforcement to essentially detect any Bluetooth and Wi-Fi signals in the area and log the unique identifiers broadcast by those devices, according to publicly available contract data uncovered by the news outlet NOTUS. The technology, called TraffiCatch, comes from a German company called Jenoptik.

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U.S., U.K. Authorities Take Down Notorious LockBit Ransomware Operation

SecureWorld News

In a massive coordinated effort, law enforcement agencies from the United States and United Kingdom have dismantled the infrastructure of the notorious LockBit ransomware gang. However, international law enforcement agencies were able to penetrate the operation. They'll likely do what any business would do—rebrand."

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Russian Hacker Indicted as Mastermind Behind LockBit Ransomware

SecureWorld News

RELATED: LockBit Bounces Back Shortly After Takedown and Police Trolling ] Following February's law enforcement disruption, Khoroshev contacted authorities offering to identify competitor hackers in exchange for his services. law enforcement. Follow SecureWorld News for more stories related to cybersecurity.

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2014 Analyst Forum: Insights for Law Enforcement from Dr. McCue  

CTOvision

With this post we highlight A member of the panel discussing law enforcement, Dr. Kelly McCue , the Senior Director of Social Sciences & Quantitative Methods with DigitalGlobe Analytics. Some points from the Twitterverse: Dr. Colleen McCue of @DigitalGlobe discusses #DataAnalytics for law enforcement.

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U.S. Marshals Service Hit by Ransomware Attack

SecureWorld News

Marshals Service (USMS), a federal law enforcement agency best known for tracking down fugitives, when it suffered a major ransomware attack just over one week ago. The hackers also encrypted some files on the system and demanded a ransom for their decryption, according to reports from NBC News and Reuters. According to U.S.

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Seattle TV station says enough already with the AI and Photoshop-generated zebra memes

GeekWire

And based on internet posts relying on generative AI (like the image above) or Photoshop, the zebra could be grabbing a Dick’s burger , riding a ferry , assisting law enforcement , standing on the SR 520 bridge , hanging out with Bigfoot or tossing a fish at Pike Place Market.

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International Authorities Take Down Ragnar Locker Ransomware Group

SecureWorld News

Law enforcement authorities from 11 countries last week conducted a coordinated takedown of the Ragnar Locker ransomware group, delivering a major blow to one of the most dangerous ransomware operations of recent years. Follow SecureWorld News for more stories related to cybersecurity.

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