Hacker News with Generative AI: International Cooperation

Justice Dept., FBI and International Partners Delete China-Backed Malware (justice.gov)
The Justice Department and FBI today announced a multi-month law enforcement operation that, alongside international partners, deleted “PlugX” malware from thousands of infected computers worldwide.

Cybersecurity, Malware, Law Enforcement, International Cooperation

11 points by Signez 3 days ago | 1 comments

Interpol wants everyone to stop saying 'pig butchering' (theregister.com)
Interpol wants to put an end to the online scam known as "pig butchering" – through linguistic policing, rather than law enforcement.

Cybercrime, Scams, Language, Law Enforcement, International Cooperation

51 points by LinuxBender 31 days ago | 70 comments

Law enforcement operation takes down 22,000 malicious IP addresses worldwide (arstechnica.com)
An international coalition of police agencies has taken a major whack at criminals accused of running a host of online scams, including phishing, the stealing of account credentials and other sensitive data, and the spreading of ransomware, Interpol said recently.

Cybersecurity, Law Enforcement, International Cooperation, Crime

8 points by thunderbong 71 days ago | 1 comments

Interpol disrupts cybercrime activity on 22,000 IP addresses, arrests 41 (bleepingcomputer.com)
Interpol announced it arrested 41 individuals and taken down 1,037 servers and infrastructure running on 22,000 IP addresses facilitating cybercrime in an international law enforcement action titled Operation Synergia II.

Cybercrime, Law Enforcement, International Cooperation, Technology

14 points by sandwichsphinx 73 days ago | 0 comments

Egypt, Saudi Arabia push ahead with $1.8B electricity interconnector project (zawya.com)
Egypt’s Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy Mahmoud Essmat has reiterated his commitment to completing the Saudi-Egypt electricity interconnector project by early summer 2024, emphasising the importance of close collaboration and coordination between all involved parties.

Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Electricity, Infrastructure, International Cooperation

8 points by eatonphil 98 days ago | 0 comments

NASA has a fine plan for deorbiting the ISS–unless Russia gets in the way (arstechnica.com)
A little more than two years ago, Dmitry Rogozin, the bellicose former head of Russia's space agency, nearly brought the International Space Station partnership to its knees.

Space, Russia, Politics, International Cooperation

3 points by LinuxBender 119 days ago | 0 comments

the US and global partners dismantle the 911 S5 proxy botnet (bleepingcomputer.com)

Cybersecurity, Botnets, International Cooperation

25 points by karmsingh 233 days ago | 2 comments

Japanese astronauts to land on moon as part of new NASA partnership – SpaceNews (spacenews.com)

Space Exploration, NASA, Japan, International Cooperation, Moon Missions

15 points by rbanffy 281 days ago | 0 comments