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Police take down KillSec ransomware gang allegedly run by a 16-year-old
An international effort codenamed Operation KillSwitch seized the servers and leak site of the KillSec ransomware gang, arrested three suspects, and named a 16-year-old as its alleged lead operator.
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In its ProtectEU strategy, the European Commission again pushes for encryption “backdoors”
Under the banner of “lawful access” for law enforcement, the EU returns to the idea of weakening end-to-end encryption. Critics warn: a backdoor would open the doors to everyone, hostile states included.