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FBI disrupts botnet run by Chinese hackers; affected 200,000 in the; hacked VCR’s, DVD players, home routers
Coordinated law enforcement effort by Argentina, Chile, Spain, Peru, Equador targets gang that used credentials obtained from phishing attacks to unlock stolen phones; sold those services to crooks, 483,000 victims; 17 arrested
Maryland: Nigerian man extradited from France; used ID theft to get FEMA benefits; got more than $8 million
Countries sharing data to fight online fraud. That’s good thing. It would be great to share consumer complaints between countries to target fraudsters, and much data/evidence is held in the US an d other countries. A new UN Convention seems aimed at such problem, but commentators warn about some serious risks for free expression and other rights.
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