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European police have shut down an encrypted messaging service used by thousands of people including members of organised crime groups. A joint operation led by Dutch and German police has led to more than 45 arrests following a multi-country probe into the Exclu encrypted messaging service. Police covertly read decrypted communications on the app for

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has reportedly arrested the Executive Director, Operations and Technical of Tantita Limited, Captain Warredi Enisuoh, Global Upfront News has reported. Enisuoh is said to be is one of the intelligence officers prosecuting the war against oil theft in the Niger Delta region...

Source: AdobeStock / maykalAnatoly Legkodymov, the Russian founder of Hong Kong-registered crypto exchange Bitzlato, has been arrested by US authorities for allegedly processing $700 million in illicit funds. In a January 18 filing, the U.S. Department of Justice said Legkodymov was arrested in Miami on Tuesday on charges that he run the exchange as an unregistered money-transmitting business

DUBAI/BERLIN: Iran has detained a German national for taking photos of “sensitive oil centres” in its southern province of Khuzestan, Iranian daily Jam-e Jam reported on Tuesday.Germany has taken note of the Iranian report and the embassy in Tehran is working to clarify the situation, a source in Berlin said.“The German national was detained while