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FBI hacked the Dark Web to bust 1,500 pedophiles

The Federal Bureau of Investigation infiltrated and shut down what it called "the largest remaining known child pornography hidden service in the world" this summer, using a hacking method to track IP addresses on the Dark Web, Vice Motherboard reported. The Dark Web bulletin board site, named "Playpen," launched in August 2014 and within one year had garnered 215,000 accounts with 11,000 unique visitors each week.

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gizmig3030d ago

Good Job FBI. We need an agency that work on these things constantly.

RetrospectRealm3029d ago

WOW! That's a massive find. And kudos for only taking those who try to sign up/log in. God knows if they would've caught someone who accidentally landed on that web page.

Stringerbell3028d ago

Indeed. Funny how on these sites even commending the breaking up of a pedo ring will get you a disagreement.

RetrospectRealm3028d ago

I guess one of the pedos got out on bail.

WizzroSupreme3029d ago

There's nowhere to hide in the digital age, folks. Nowhere.

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FBI reacts to Apple’s end-to-end encryption feature that advocates laud

The Shortcut reports the FBI opposition to Apple's encryption, covers the EFF's approval of it, and reports Apple's discontinuation of on-device CSAM scanning.

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SwiderMan504d ago

Poking them in the FBeye! 😉

softwaredeveloper311d ago

Great blog post! I thoroughly enjoyed reading

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PSA: Counterfit batteries are on the rise - don't buy them, says FBI

Supply chain struggles have led to an increase in fake battery scams.

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The FBI is warning LinkedIn users of rampant fraud on the platform

Cryptocurrency scams are becoming widespread on LinkedIn.

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