Thai Police Cut Internet Cables Used by Cambodian Scammers
A search of government-run telecoms facilities in Thailand led to the disconnection of 30 cables that ran across the border.
Is India Really Cracking Down on Phone Scams?
Internet vigilante and YouTuber Jim Browning used his hacking skills to obtain compelling evidence about the bosses of an Indian scam call center who were then arrested but never prosecuted.
Suspected Paris Bomb Was Actually an IMSI-Catcher
Police jumped to the wrong conclusion after noticing a suspicious device in the back seat of a car they stopped at a road check.
UK Police Failing to Gather Evidence from Huge Backlog of Mobile Phones
An independent assessment found more than 25,000 devices are just waiting to be examined by British cops.
Do Indian Police Raids Signal Change of Attitude to Scam Call Centers?
India’s Central Bureau of Investigation said they acted on intelligence from foreign police, including the US Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Police Like Gathering Phone Data; Why Is This News?
US police cut costs and worked around the need for court warrants by buying location data gathered by apps on 250mn phones. But there is no great outrage because we are complacent about privacy.
Widespread Reporting of Flubot ‘Takedown’ Shows How Little We Really Know
It is a mistake to conflate malware with the computers that were used to command that malware.
Concerns Raised about Evidence Gathered by Police Infiltration of Encrypted Crime Networks
High-profile prosecutions in the Balkans may be at risk because evidence obtained from the Sky ECC app may be inadmissible.
NSO Group Sues Newspaper Over Claims Its Phone Spyware Was Abused by Israeli Police
The notorious spyware firm disputes one technical detail in articles written by Tomer Gannon based on whistleblower testimony.
Newspaper Says Israeli Police Used Pegasus for Warrantless Spying on Phones
Court orders to permit surveillance were reportedly only requested if incriminating evidence had already been found using Pegasus.