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Information security
fromNextgov.com
1 week ago

European officials highlight private sector help in major cybercrime takedowns

Private sector partners play a crucial role in cybercrime takedowns, aiding law enforcement in disrupting criminal activities and infrastructure.
EU data protection
fromDataBreaches.Net
1 month ago

LeakBase seized, arrests made as part of global action - DataBreaches.Net

LeakBase, a major cybercrime forum for trading stolen data and credentials, was dismantled through coordinated international law enforcement operations resulting in approximately 100 enforcement actions and arrests of key users.
#ice
fromSilicon Canals
4 days ago
US politics

ICE confirms it deployed Paragon spyware inside the United States for drug trafficking cases - Silicon Canals

Social justice
fromThe Nation
2 months ago

Want to Stop ICE? Go After Its Corporate Collaborators

Target and pressure businesses that collaborate with ICE to cut logistical, financial, and political support, thereby reducing ICE's capacity to carry out deportations.
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

ICE director refuses to commit to pausing operations for 2026 World Cup

ICE refused to commit to pausing immigration operations near 2026 World Cup games, citing its role in event security.
Canada news
fromwww.cbc.ca
12 hours ago

Ahead of World Cup, ICE says its agents don't carry guns in Canada | CBC Sports

ICE agents in Canada do not carry firearms and do not conduct operational activities like arrests or search warrants.
US politics
fromTechCrunch
4 days ago

ICE says it bought Paragon's spyware to use in drug trafficking cases | TechCrunch

ICE has utilized spyware from Paragon Solutions to combat drug trafficking and foreign terrorist organizations' use of encrypted communications.
US politics
fromSilicon Canals
4 days ago

ICE confirms it deployed Paragon spyware inside the United States for drug trafficking cases - Silicon Canals

ICE is using commercial spyware domestically, raising constitutional concerns about warrantless surveillance and lack of oversight.
NYC parents
fromWIRED
1 week ago

Why ICE Is Allowed to Impersonate Law Enforcement

ICE agents misled campus security to detain a student without proper identification or judicial warrant.
#drug-trafficking
Law
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 weeks ago

Belgium at risk of becoming narco-state', judge warns

Belgium faces severe threats to social stability from international drug crime, with organized crime groups forming parallel power structures that challenge law enforcement and judicial systems.
#cybersecurity
fromTechCrunch
3 days ago
EU data protection

Europe's cyber agency blames hacking gangs for massive data breach and leak | TechCrunch

A cybercriminal group known as TeamPCP hacked the EU's executive body, stealing 92 gigabytes of data, including personal information.
fromwww.dw.com
2 weeks ago
Information security

Germany: Police dismantle major cyberattack 'botnets'

Investigators shut down Aisuru and Kimwolf botnets, which used millions of infected devices for large-scale DDoS attacks, posing significant threats to IT infrastructure.
EU data protection
fromTechCrunch
3 days ago

Europe's cyber agency blames hacking gangs for massive data breach and leak | TechCrunch

A cybercriminal group known as TeamPCP hacked the EU's executive body, stealing 92 gigabytes of data, including personal information.
Information security
fromwww.dw.com
2 weeks ago

Germany: Police dismantle major cyberattack 'botnets'

Investigators shut down Aisuru and Kimwolf botnets, which used millions of infected devices for large-scale DDoS attacks, posing significant threats to IT infrastructure.
fromwww.dw.com
5 days ago

Cambodia: Alleged cyber scam boss extradited to China

Investigations found that Li Xiong, the former chairman of Huione Group under the Prince Group, is suspected of multiple crimes. Li was identified as a core member of Chen Zhi's criminal gang.
World news
#human-trafficking
France news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 week ago

France opens probe into suspected attack on Bank of America in Paris

A foiled terrorist attack targeting Bank of America's Paris headquarters was thwarted by police, leading to the arrest of a suspect.
California
fromCalifornia Post
1 week ago

Border agents bust migrant sneaking into California in most unlikely of places

US Customs and Border Protection agents discovered an illegal immigrant hidden inside a gas tank of a vehicle at the San Ysidro port of entry.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 weeks ago

US says it struck alleged drug trafficking vessel in Pacific, killing two

The US Southern Command, which oversees military activities in Latin America, wrote in a social media post that the strike had taken place the previous day. Intelligence confirmed the low-profile vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations.
US news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 week ago

Tonne of cocaine shipped from Panama valued at 80m seized by UK Border Force

This was a fantastic seizure by our colleagues at Border Force, and taking this amount of cocaine out of circulation will have deprived the organised criminals involved of millions in profits.
UK news
fromwww.thelocal.fr
1 week ago

French judge investigates ex-EU border chief for complicity in crimes

For the first time, one or more French investigating judges will examine the conditions of the possible criminal liability of Fabrice Leggeri in the carnage that has resulted in thousands of deaths in the Mediterranean, particularly children and women.
France news
#russian-shadow-fleet
fromwww.dw.com
3 weeks ago

The BKA 'Germany's FBI' turns 75

Until the late 1960s, the agency was shaped primarily by leaders who had been socialized under National Socialism. It was not until the generational shift beginning in 1969 that a fundamental transformation took place.
Germany news
US politics
fromIntelligencer
1 week ago

What Exactly Are ICE Agents Doing at Airports?

ICE agents deployed to airports to assist TSA amid staffing shortages, but their specific roles remain unclear and have drawn skepticism.
fromwww.independent.co.uk
3 weeks ago

Police seize gold bars, teeth and guns in unusual' drug gang crackdown

We did have an unusual seizure, we had a gold bar seized. I think it might be just indicative of the type of criminal lifestyle some of these drug dealers want to lead, the sort of bragging rights and things.
London politics
Privacy technologies
fromTheregister
3 weeks ago

Meta, cops deploy AI and handcuffs in scam crackdown

Meta deployed anti-scam tools across WhatsApp, Facebook, and Messenger, including device-linking warnings and suspicious friend request alerts, while law enforcement disrupted scam networks and arrested 21 fraudsters.
World politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
4 weeks ago

Why international law is still the world's best defence

The post-World War II international legal order faces erosion from ultranationalism, great-power rivalries, and norm violations, risking a return to force-based politics where power supersedes principle.
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 weeks ago

Iran war will increase small boat arrivals, crime agency chief warns

US-Iranian conflict is expected to increase small boat arrivals in Britain, according to the National Crime Agency director general.
Information security
fromTheregister
3 weeks ago

AI-driven fraud far more profitable, Interpol warns

AI-enhanced financial fraud schemes are 4.5 times more profitable than non-AI schemes, with criminals using generative AI to improve text quality, create deepfakes, and scale operations efficiently.
#cybercrime-forum-takedown
Privacy professionals
fromSecurityWeek
1 month ago

LeakBase Cybercrime Forum Shut Down, Suspects Arrested

International law enforcement shut down LeakBase, a cybercrime forum with 142,000 users trading stolen credentials and financial data, seizing its database and identifying multiple offenders.
Information security
fromThe Hacker News
1 month ago

FBI and Europol Seize LeakBase Forum Used to Trade Stolen Credentials

Law enforcement dismantled LeakBase, a major cybercriminal forum with 142,000 members that traded stolen data and hacking tools, seizing all content and accounts for evidence.
Privacy professionals
fromSecurityWeek
1 month ago

LeakBase Cybercrime Forum Shut Down, Suspects Arrested

International law enforcement shut down LeakBase, a cybercrime forum with 142,000 users trading stolen credentials and financial data, seizing its database and identifying multiple offenders.
Information security
fromThe Hacker News
1 month ago

FBI and Europol Seize LeakBase Forum Used to Trade Stolen Credentials

Law enforcement dismantled LeakBase, a major cybercriminal forum with 142,000 members that traded stolen data and hacking tools, seizing all content and accounts for evidence.
#us-ecuador-military-cooperation
#money-laundering
Information security
fromComputerWeekly.com
3 weeks ago

Interpol obliterates cyber criminal infrastructure | Computer Weekly

Interpol's Operation Synergia III neutralized 45,000 malicious IP addresses and servers across 72 countries, resulting in 94 arrests and over 100 investigations targeting cyber fraud, phishing, malware, and ransomware infrastructure.
Germany news
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

German customs net ketamine cache in golden garden gnomes

German customs seized 25 kilograms of ketamine hidden inside golden garden gnomes at Cologne/Bonn Airport, with a separate operation yielding 30 bags of the drug from a British passenger on a motorway.
#cybercrime-enforcement
Information security
fromTheregister
3 weeks ago

Interpol sinkholes 45,000 IPs linked to global cybercrime

Interpol arrested 94 cybercriminals across multiple countries during Operation Synergia III, seizing 212 devices and sinkholing over 45,000 malicious IP addresses linked to phishing, romance scams, and credit card fraud.
Information security
fromTheregister
3 weeks ago

Interpol sinkholes 45,000 IPs linked to global cybercrime

Interpol arrested 94 cybercriminals across multiple countries during Operation Synergia III, seizing 212 devices and sinkholing over 45,000 malicious IP addresses linked to phishing, romance scams, and credit card fraud.
World news
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

Taiwan indicts 62 linked to alleged scam center in Cambodia

Taiwan prosecutors indicted 62 people linked to the Prince Group, a multinational cyberscam network operating from Cambodia that laundered billions through luxury purchases and real estate.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

No deportation officer has been killed in the line of duty since ICE's creation

Of the 15 officers who died in the line of duty while working for Enforcement and Removal Operations, the ICE branch charged with detaining unauthorized migrants within the interior of the US, all but two died of Covid. One deportation officer, Brian Beliso, died of a heart attack in 2020 during a foot chase. The other deportation officer to die of something other than Covid, Lorenzo Roberto Gomez, experienced heat stress during a training exercise in El Paso, Texas, leading to hospitalization.
US politics
#prison-security
UK news
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

Gang which used drones for prison drops jailed

A seven-member gang was jailed for using drones to smuggle drugs, weapons, and mobile phones into prisons across London, accounting for approximately 75% of all drone drops in the region.
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 month ago

Gang jailed for drone smuggling scheme likened to Uber Eats for prisoners'

A gang orchestrated drone deliveries of drugs, weapons, and phones into UK prisons, operating like a delivery service for inmates between December 2024 and February 2025.
UK news
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

Gang which used drones for prison drops jailed

A seven-member gang was jailed for using drones to smuggle drugs, weapons, and mobile phones into prisons across London, accounting for approximately 75% of all drone drops in the region.
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 month ago

Gang jailed for drone smuggling scheme likened to Uber Eats for prisoners'

A gang orchestrated drone deliveries of drugs, weapons, and phones into UK prisons, operating like a delivery service for inmates between December 2024 and February 2025.
Germany news
fromThe Local Germany
1 month ago

Germany plans war on organised crime with more asset seizures

Germany implements stricter asset seizure laws and reverses burden of proof to combat organized crime, targeting drug trafficking, money laundering, and criminal networks.
EU data protection
fromInfoWorld
1 month ago

Sovereignty isn't a toggle feature

European cloud alternatives like Hetzner and Scaleway can deliver comparable performance and capabilities to AWS while significantly reducing costs, though they require greater operational responsibility and architectural commitment to sovereignty.
fromNewsday
1 month ago

ICE agents said to have posed as police, a tactic some fear could erode trust in real cops

According to a statement later released by Columbia, the agents had gained access to the building by posing as police in search of a 5-year-old - going so far as to present a flyer of the "missing child" to a campus safety officer. The ruse allowed them to make their way to the apartment of Ellie Aghayeva, an international student from Azerbaijan who immigration officials claim overstayed her visa.
US politics
Intellectual property law
fromPatently-O
2 months ago

The Unraveling of International Patent Comity?

U.S. courts used anti-suit injunctions to limit foreign patent-litigation strategies amid cross-border disputes between Onesta and BMW over GPU-related patents.
#wildlife-trafficking
fromFortune
1 month ago
Environment

One way AI won't ruin the world: tools to crack down on the $23 billion animal trafficking trade | Fortune

fromFortune
1 month ago
Environment

One way AI won't ruin the world: tools to crack down on the $23 billion animal trafficking trade | Fortune

History
fromemptywheel
2 months ago

Voiding International Agreements Can Have Awkward Consequences - emptywheel

The United States purchased the Danish West Indies in 1917 for $25 million; Denmark obtained tacit U.S. assent to extend interests in Greenland.
London
fromwww.bbc.com
2 months ago

Man accused of running dark web child abuse sites

Matthew Slate, 36, from Haringey is charged with running dark-web forums that shared thousands of child sexual abuse images and faces multiple serious criminal counts.
US politics
fromTruthout
1 month ago

CBP Doubles and ICE Quadruples Their Weapons Stockpiles in 1 Year

ICE and CBP spending on weapons and ammunition exceeded $144 million in 2025, with ICE spending surging 360 percent and CBP spending doubling compared to 2024.
#fugitive-arrest
US news
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months ago

ICE releases scientist arrested after wrong turn at Canadian border

A University at Buffalo researcher arrested after a wrong turn onto the Peace Bridge was released on bond after nearly a month in ICE detention.
fromAbove the Law
2 months ago

What If Tariffs Go Away - Or Don't? Navigating Uncertainty With Contract Intelligence - Above the Law

With the Supreme Court potentially poised to invalidate recent tariffs, organizations face a confusing scenario: the possibility of some $200B in refunds to be sought, the specter of tariff reinstatement through other means, and general ongoing unpredictability regarding costs and processes for global trade. Having clear visibility into contract terms - such as price adjustments and renegotiation provisions - is essential to navigating this volatility, while implementing favorable terms in supplier, customer, and partner agreements can help build resilience.
Law
Miscellaneous
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 months ago

Europol busts Europe-wide drug ring in largest-ever' operation

Police seized over 9.3 tonnes of narcotics, dismantled 24 labs, and arrested more than 100 suspects across the EU in the largest-known synthetic drug operation.
Privacy professionals
fromWIRED
2 months ago

ICE Agents Are 'Doxing' Themselves

ICE List claims a leaked database of nearly 4,500 DHS employees but mainly aggregates publicly posted information, includes inaccuracies, and operates as a crowdsourced wiki.
Germany news
fromThe Local Germany
2 months ago

Germany makes multiple arrests for illegal exports to Russia

Germany arrested five people for exporting at least €30 million of goods to Russia, including shipments to over 20 arms companies, violating EU sanctions.
fromThe Local France
2 months ago

Former French police officers face jail time for cocaine scheme

Paris prosecutors on Monday requested six-year prison sentences for two former narcotics squad police officers who replaced confiscated cocaine with sugar paste. The defendants, Thierry C, 60, and Christophe J, 50, were members of the French capital's nighttime anti-drugs taskforce but were expelled from the police following their arrests in December 2022. Along with prison sentences, the prosecutor requested the confiscation of €600,000 from the bank account of Thierry C. and a €200,000 fine against Christophe J.
France news
US news
fromLos Angeles Times
2 months ago

Transnational jewelry theft ring busted after monthlong investigation, LAPD says

An organized theft ring operating since at least 2016 targeted jewelry and retail businesses across multiple U.S. states and abroad; two arrested, six suspects sought.
US politics
fromABC7 Chicago
1 month ago

US military strikes another alleged drug boat in eastern Pacific, killing 3

U.S. military struck a reportedly drug-trafficking vessel in the Eastern Pacific, killing three and raising the strikes' known death toll to at least 148.
Miscellaneous
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

Brussels: Police search European Commission buildings

EU police and prosecutors raided European Commission premises over a 2024 sale of 23 buildings to Belgian sovereign fund SFPIM amid an evidence-gathering probe.
France news
fromThe Local France
1 month ago

French police arrest five over crypto-linked magistrate kidnapping

Five suspects were arrested after a magistrate and her mother were held about 30 hours and threatened for a cryptocurrency ransom in southeastern France.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Alleged scam kingpin Chen Zhi extradited to China after Cambodia arrest

Chinese-born tycoon Chen Zhi, who was indicted by the US on fraud and money-laundering charges for running a multibillion-dollar online scam network from Cambodia, has been arrested there and extradited to China, Phnom Penh said. Chen allegedly directed operations of forced labour compounds across Cambodia, where trafficked workers were held in prison-like facilities surrounded by high walls and barbed wire, according to US prosecutors.
World news
fromAol
2 months ago

People smugglers' adverts removed from social media

Investigators discovered the gangs were brazenly offering to transport migrants from Calais to Dover in the back of trucks and touting it as a "taxi service". In one promotional video, three migrants are seen reclining on a mound of soft white packages inside a truck. One of the young men gives a thumbs-up to the camera. "By truck, Safe reach London UK in 2 hours," reads the caption.
UK news
Miscellaneous
fromwww.dw.com
2 months ago

Why Germany struggles to fight financial crime DW 01/08/2026

Germany lacks sufficient prosecutors, judges, and trained personnel to effectively investigate financial and organized crime, costing states billions and enabling criminal advantage.
World news
fromwww.amny.com
2 months ago

Caribbean governments fight illegal gun trafficking network amNewYork

Organized crime groups are trafficking primarily US-sourced firearms to Caribbean nations, sharply increasing regional violence and prompting reliance on US law enforcement and legal action.
fromNextgov.com
2 months ago

Trust, trade and the new data diplomacy

Data has become the defining currency of global power. The nations and organizations that can manage, protect, and share it responsibly will shape the future of economic resilience and international cooperation. In an era where artificial intelligence and digital interdependence connect every market and mission, the ability to build and maintain trust in data is now a central pillar of both commerce and diplomacy.
World news
US politics
fromWIRED
1 month ago

Inside the Homeland Security Forum Where ICE Agents Talk Shit About Other Agents

HSI forum members criticize ERO's paramilitary tactics, express discomfort with mass deportations, debate agent-public interactions, and complain about working conditions.
World news
fromWIRED
1 month ago

Crypto-Funded Human Trafficking Is Exploding

Cryptocurrency-enabled sales of human beings for prostitution and scam compounds rose about 85% in 2025, totaling hundreds of millions and often occurring in public channels.
Information security
fromTheregister
2 months ago

For the price of Netflix, crooks can rent AI crime ops

AI tools, including Dark LLMs and deepfakes, have commodified cybercrime into rentable, automated services that enable large-scale impersonation and fraud.
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month ago

Local police agreements with ICE are skyrocketing in the United States, reigniting debate over public trust

Agreements allowing local police forces to collaborate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have multiplied at an unprecedented rate. An analysis of official data by FWD.us, a nonpartisan organization that advocates for comprehensive immigration and criminal justice reform, shows that 1,168 police departments had officers enrolled to assist ICE at the end of January, up from 135 during the Biden administration and 150 at the end of Donald Trump's first term.
US politics
World news
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

International law meant to limit effects of war at breaking point, study finds

International humanitarian law is collapsing as widespread civilian deaths, torture, rape, and impunity exceed 100,000 killed annually across multiple armed conflicts.
Miscellaneous
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 months ago

Italy's investigation into human safaris' in Sarajevo calls in first suspect

An 80-year-old Italian man has been named suspect in alleged paid sniper trips to Sarajevo during the 1990s siege, accused of killing defenseless civilians.
Information security
fromTechzine Global
2 months ago

Western Europe is a hotbed for cybercriminals' servers

Cybercriminals abuse ISPsystem's VMmanager and 'bulletproof' European hosting to run ransomware on recurring Windows hostnames and evade abuse complaints.
fromPoynter
2 months ago

Put this on your immigration radar: ICE now has more than a billion dollars for state and local police - Poynter

The law directs $2.3 billion over the next four years to state and local law enforcement to encourage them to take part in the federal immigration crackdown. The Justice Department has nearly $1 billion for state and local prison/jail space; ICE has about three-quarters of a billion for state and local agencies that help ICE and over half a billion for joining the 287(g) task force program, the most active form of officer cooperation with ICE operations.
US politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

EU votes to allow deportation of migrants to safe' third countries

Under the new rules, EU states will be able to send asylum seekers to third countries they merely transited through, provided those countries are deemed to respect international standards for migrant treatment. They could also deport asylum seekers to safe third countries with which they have no prior ties, if an agreement is reached with the host state, the UK's Guardian newspaper reported.
Miscellaneous
World news
fromwww.dw.com
2 months ago

South Korea repatriates 73 scam suspects from Cambodia

73 suspected South Korean online scammers were repatriated to face questioning over large-scale fraud tied to Cambodian scam centers and a student's death.
US politics
fromThe Nation
2 months ago

I've Covered Migration and Borders for Years. This Is What I've Learned.

U.S. imperialism escalated under Trump, combining foreign military aggression with domestic repression and deportation of migrants and refugees.
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

US destroys another alleged drug boat in eastern Pacific

The US military on Thursday said it killed two people in a strike on a boat suspected of carrying illegal drugs in the eastern Pacific. "Intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations," the US Southern Command posted on X. It added that "no US military forces were harmed" in the operation. The statement did not offer any evidence that the boat pictured was actually carrying narcotics before it was blown up in the attack.
World news
US politics
fromAxios
2 months ago

Why ICE agents face far less accountability than police

ICE lacks historical DOJ pattern-or-practice scrutiny and will likely avoid such probes under the Trump administration despite increased officer-involved shootings.
US politics
fromThe Washington Post
2 months ago

International companies cut off business in the U.S. because of ICE

Capgemini is immediately divesting its U.S. subsidiary after concerns about the subsidiary's contract to help ICE track and locate undocumented immigrants.
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