Tag: criminals

Police crack encrypted messaging service used by criminals, Europol says

December 4, 2024

European authorities, led by Europol, have dismantled an encrypted messaging service called MATRIX, which was used for international drug and arms trafficking According to Reuters*, the service was discovered on the phone of a criminal involved in the 2021 murder of Dutch crime reporter Peter R. de Vries. Over three months, Dutch and French authorities … More Police crack encrypted messaging service used by criminals, Europol says

Inmates hack prison tablets for free credits

August 2, 2018

The nature of the vulnerability hasn’t been disclosed, but is said to have already been identified and fixed. Several hundred inmates at five prisons in the northwestern US state of Idaho have exploited a software vulnerability in their “prison-specific” tablets to transfer $225,000 worth of digital credits to their virtual accounts, according to a BBC report. … More Inmates hack prison tablets for free credits