UK-WIDE CYBERCRIME RAIDS MAKES 17 ARRESTS, PART OF GLOBAL CRACKDOWN
May 10th, 2014
Suspected users of BlackShades malware that can hijack, control and steal information from personal computers were arrested earlier this month in the first ever UK-wide multi-agency operation against cybercrime. A wave of 17 arrests across Britain followed searches and seizures co-ordinated by the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) involved almost all regional organised crime units (ROCUs), as well as London’s Metropolitan Police and Police Scotland.It was part of a global crackdown initiated by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and coordinated in ...
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