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FBI, International Law Units Smash Infamous Hacker Bazaar Darkode

Posted by samzenpus on from the take-it-down dept.

coondoggie writes: The FBI in concert with Interpol and other worldwide law enforcement teams say they have taken down the international cybercriminal site marketplace Darkode and arrested 70 people involved with the site. Darkode was an online, password-protected forum in which hackers and other cyber-criminals convened to buy, sell, trade and share malware, ransomware, information, ideas, and tools to facilitate unlawful intrusions on others’ computers and electronic devices, the FBI said.

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  1. More proof that the goverment hates competition. by KDiPietro · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    The irony of the FBI, an organization which is demanding the ability to access your data whenever they choose, taking down an organization involved in making similar tools is beyond description.