Posts Tagged ‘europol’

New Europol rules expand police powers, reduce rights protections, and allow vast data collection

Allowed to collect data on people that aren’t even suspects in a crime. Source

Europol told to delete personal data not linked to any crime by EU watchdog

Europol has been ordered to delete any information related to individuals who have not been found guilty of any crime. An investigation found that the European Union’s police agency had collected and stored data on innocent citizens. Europol was told to delete any data that did not comply with safeguards on the length of time […]

Europol announces 13 arrests in police crackdown on Romania-Spain sex trafficking gang

A network of human traffickers who lured victims into prostitution using the so-called ‘lover boy’ method has been broken up by Spanish and Romanian police. Thirteen people were arrested and 16 buildings raided in two crackdowns by the Policía Nacional and Poliția Română, which took place in Spain in February and Romania in June 2021. […]

Europol detains 10 hackers over $100 million cryptocurrency theft from celebrities

8 criminals were arrested by Europol on Tuesday following an international investigation into the theft of $100 million of cryptocurrencies through sim swapping attacks that targeted celebrities and high-profile figures. The eight individuals were detained in the United States, after two others were arrested in Malta and Belgium, all part of the same network of […]

DarkMarket goes down: Europol closes largest dark web marketplace trading in drugs & malware

The largest illegal marketplace on the dark web for selling drugs, counterfeit money and malware, DarkMarket, has been taken offline, in a major international operation, the EU’s law enforcement agency Europol said on Tuesday. The law enforcement operation against DarkMarket involved security agencies from Germany, Australia, Denmark, Moldova, Ukraine and the UK, as well as […]

We discussed EU and Europol, not Puigdemont and Catalonia, claimed Charles Michel

nsnbc : Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel and Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy met on the sidelines of the EU Social Summit in Gothenburg, […]

Massive International Child Exploitation Ring Busted by FBI and Europol

05/08/17 | WASHINGTON, DC — An alarming report has surfaced according to which a large network of child sex abusers have been busted. The network was operating internationally. 870 suspects were arrested in multiple countries, and as many as 260 children were rescued. The network was described as a “colossal […]

Privacy Supporters Rally At Apple Store Over iPhone Order

Print Friendly Above Photo: Fight for the Future Note: Protests are being planned to protect privacy on our phones. You can find one near you here. SAN FRANCISCO — Privacy and security supporters held a rally outside Apple’s San Francisco store Wednesday to protest the U.S. government’s demand that Apple give the FBI a backdoor to hack […]

Mexico City officially renamed Mexico City (well, almost)

Mexico’s President Enrique Peña Nieto officially changed the capital’s name to Ciudad de Mexico, or CDMX. That’s right, in English this will be the Mexico City. Tourist promises Pope Francis ‘lots of tequila’ ahead of Mexico visit (VIDEO) The official rebranding took place Friday as part of the reform aimed at giving the city more […]

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