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International police have teamed up with civilian specialists from Microsoft to inflict a devastating blow on internet crooks. Lia Timson reports.
At exactly 11am on March 16, data centres in seven US cities heard an unusual knock on the door.
US Marshals bearing search warrants wanted access to the premises and their computer servers. Tools were immediately downed. No one was allowed to leave.
But the bulletproof-clad law enforcement officers did not conduct the ensuing searches.
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In an unprecedented move, they stood aside and watched as civilian computer forensic specialists and lawyers bearing the...
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