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Suspect In The UK Told To Decrypt His Devices For The US
Apple vs the FBI may be over but that doesn’t mean the question about decryption and the law is over. In the most recent case to catch our ears a suspect from the UK being asked to decrypt his devices for the US authorities. Lauri Love is a British computer…
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NCA Website Temporarily Taken Offline by Lizard Squad DDOS Revenge Attack
The National Crime Agency is a UK body which tackles online cyber attacks and recently arrested 6 people for using Lizard Squad’s DDOS tool. In an act of retaliation, the hacking group conducted a DDOS attack on the NCA website. The team mockingly used the NCA’s logo in a Twitter…
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UK National Crime Agency Arrests Five in Cybercrime Sweep, While Threats Continue
As part of an international operation targeting cybercriminals using remote access tools (RATs) to hijack computers, five people were arrested in the UK. There is an international effort to promote cybersecurity for both consumers and businesses, along with trying to crack down against cybercriminals. The National Crime Agency (NCA) arrested…
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UK National Crime Agency Disrupts ‘Shylock’ Malware
Distribution of the “Shylock” malware has been disrupted by the UK National Crime Agency (NCA), in an effort to prevent a growing number of users from being compromised. The Shylock malware reportedly infected more than 30,000 PCs across the world, with a specific focus on targeting bank accounts of UK…
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UK’s National Crime Agency Gives Two-Weeks Notice Regarding GoZeuS and CryptoLocker
The UK National Crime Agency warns the public to take advantage of a two-week notice in order to protect themselves from two major malware roaming the internet, the GoZeuS and CryptoLocker, which are responsible for transferring cash from online accounts and holding personal data for ransom. The NCA stated that…
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National Crime Agency At War With Tor Network
Head of the NCA’s National Cyber Crime Unit, Andy Archibald has spoken out about their war on digital crime, especially that which takes place on the Tor Network. NCA is pretty new here in the UK, effectively the UK equivalent of the FBI and they’ve already proven they can effectively…
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