law enforcement hacking
Dutch Police Read Messages of Encrypted Messenger 'Exclu'
After reading supposedly secure messages for five months, authorities then arrested the alleged owners and some users of Exclu.
FBI Paid Anti-Child Predator Charity $250,000 for Hacking Tools
The records viewed by Motherboard provide more insight into how the FBI obtains at least some of its hacking tools, or network investigative techniques.
Encrypted Phone Firm Encrochat Used Signal Protocol
The news shows what police may do when confronted with robust, end-to-end encryption: turn to hacking the phone itself.
ICE, IRS Explored Using Hacking Tools, New Documents Show
A cache of documents shared with Motherboard show much broader interest from the U.S. government in using malware in criminal investigations.
Encrochat Hack That Brought Down Hundreds of Criminals Faces Legal Challenges
Defense teams across the U.K. are arguing that chat messages obtained by law enforcement malware should not be used as evidence in court.
European Police Malware Could Harvest GPS, Messages, Passwords, More
A document obtained by Motherboard provides more detail on the malware law enforcement deployed against Encrochat devices.
The Secret Service Tried to Catch a Hacker With a Malware Booby-Trap
The attempt failed, but so-called "network investigative techniques" are not limited to the FBI, according to newly unsealed court records.