Dutch intelligence busted for data mining, illegal wiretaps

10 years, 6 months ago

Dutch intelligence busted for data mining, illegal wiretaps

Between September 2012 and August 2013 the General Intelligence and Security Service illegally eavesdropped on people. The CTIVD wants to reveal how many people were wiretapped by the GISS, but Minister Plasterk stopped this. In seven cases the GISS monitored illegal satellite communications, including specific email addresses or phone numbers. In four cases the GISS wiretapped people illegally and in two cases they acted carelessly during wiretap operations.

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Dutch intelligence services mining more and more data in secret

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Dutch intelligence services mining more and more data in secret

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Dutch intelligence services broke rules in eavesdropping on lawyers, journalists

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Dutch intelligence services broke rules in eavesdropping on lawyers, journalists

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Dutch military intelligence service looking for new cyber specialists

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Dutch military intelligence service looking for new cyber specialists

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Dutch security service has received information via PRISM: Telegraaf

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Pegasus, a spyware made by the Israeli company NSO, was used to spy on 11 Dutch citizens in 2019, NOS reported. The spyware can do things like read WhatsApp messages, …

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The Dutch Data Protection Authority has ordered the Minister of Social Affairs and Employment to delete all the illegally gathered personal data that the ministry has of members of Muslim …

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Dutch government to screen thousands of researchers over espionage fears

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The Dutch government plans to launch sweeping new security checks for scientists and students working with sensitive technology, reportedly aiming to block foreign powers from accessing critical knowledge, according to …

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Dutch intelligence services AIVD and MIVD are continuing to share information with their American counterparts despite concerns about security, an investigation by the Volkskrant and Nieuwsuur has shown. Former Dutch …

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Privacy concerns mount as Dutch intelligence services continues to share data with U.S.

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Evidence of human trafficking often badly handled by investigators, says gov’t advisor

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Evidence of human trafficking often badly handled by investigators, says gov’t advisor

The Dutch investigative authorities too often let evidence of human trafficking slide, the National Rapporteur on Human Trafficking and Sexual Violence against Children concluded in a new study. The police, …

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Dutch gov't also has communications holes: expert after US shares attack plans on Signal

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Iranians in NL not safe from persecution from Tehran: AIVD

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Dutch authorities arrest man for alleged bitcoin terrorism financing

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A 32-year-old man from North Holland was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of financing terrorism through Bitcoin transactions and violating the Dutch Sanctions Act. Authorities searched the suspect's residence, seizing mobile …

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Top US Intel Officials Defend Signal Chats Seen by Journalist

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Tapping requests up by 30% as threats from China and Russia grow

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Netherlands joins 7 EU countries in UN complaint over Russian satellite sabotage

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Netherlands joins 7 EU countries in UN complaint over Russian satellite sabotage

Eight European countries, including the Netherlands, will file a complaint with the United Nations on Monday about ongoing Russian sabotage of European satellite communications, according to documents in Nieuwsuur’s possession. …

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Intelligence service regulators reprimand AIVD for organized crime investigations

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Gang arrested over distributing AI-generated child abuse images

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Dutch police help take down AI child porn ring; 25 arrested worldwide

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Dutch police help take down AI child porn ring; 25 arrested worldwide

The Dutch police participated in an operation against child pornography generated by artificial intelligence. The Dutch police had cease-and-desist conversations with four persons suspected of buying AI-generated child pornography. “Not …

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Dutch court says wiretapping of journalists was lawful

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Dutch court says wiretapping of journalists was lawful

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International cybercrime network dismantled in major crackdown

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International cybercrime network dismantled in major crackdown

Authorities seized servers and domains linked to a cybercrime group accused of selling phishing tools used in large-scale online fraud, Dutch police announced Wednesday. The January 29 operation, carried out …

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More illegal workers from outside EU, employers could face jail

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More illegal workers from outside EU, employers could face jail

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Dutch authorities still track thousands of former suspects exonerated in criminal cases

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Finnish police don’t suspect criminal activity regarding damaged data cables in south of country

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New Dutch leader bans phones in Cabinet meetings to dial back espionage threat

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Military security service fails to brief the people it spied on

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Dutch intelligence services help dismantle Russian troll farms

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Chinese Fortigate hack was much bigger: Dutch spy service says

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The Dutch military security service MIVD now says that a cyber espionage campaign first reported in February had access to some 20,000 Fortigate-secured systems in 2022 and 2023 and “appears …

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NIA arrests five in international human trafficking, cyber fraud case

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Top FBI Official Urges Agents to Use Warrantless Wiretaps on US Soil

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Dutch intelligence sees the wars in Gaza and Ukraine as triggers for terrorist threats

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Dutch intelligence sees the wars in Gaza and Ukraine as triggers for terrorist threats

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Man sues Dutch state for unjust placement on terrorism watch list

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Dutch underestimate cyber threats, privacy watchdog says; 25,000 data leaks reported

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Dutch underestimate cyber threats, privacy watchdog says; 25,000 data leaks reported

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10 terror plots foiled in Europe in 2023: Dutch security service

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Police intelligence services unlawfully spied on whole population groups

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Chinese spies hacked Dutch defence network last year - intelligence agencies

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Chinese state-backed cyber spies gained access to a Dutch military network last year, Dutch intelligence agencies said on Tuesday, calling it part of a trend of Chinese political espionage against …

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Dutchman arrested for involvement in global child pornography network

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Dutchman arrested for involvement in global child pornography network

One Dutch national and two Britons have been arrested as part of a global investigation into child pornography, the British police reported on Friday. In addition, the Dutch national and …

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Dutch secret service failed to share threat information on assassinated Iranian activist

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Dutch secret service failed to share threat information on assassinated Iranian activist

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International Criminal Court says cybersecurity incident affected its information systems last week

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Dutch authorities helped crack hundreds of criminals' encrypted phones

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