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Apr 2023
47m 46s

Operation Cookie Monster shuts down Gene...

Bbc World Service
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A global policing operation has shut down one of the world’s largest criminal marketplaces. Operation Cookie Monster saw the FBI, the Dutch Police and more than a dozen other law enforcement agencies raid Genesis Market, used to buy and sell more than 80 million passwords. We speak to the leader of the Dutch Police’s cyber crime unit. Also on the programme: ... Show More
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