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15 hackers from seven countries, including Latvia, detained in sting operation
BC, Riga, 22.11.2014.
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Print versionPolice undertook a Europe-wide action on hackers who had allegedly gained control of internet users’ laptops to spy on them — just a day after it emerged that hundreds of cameras had been unknowingly broadcasting from British homes, reports LETA, referring to the British newspaper ''The Independent''.
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Police say that the arrested people, four of whom were in the UK, had been using software to remotely control computers, known as ''Ratting''.
Once into the computers, hackers can use them for criminal activity, or watch through cameras and use the pictures for blackmail. Keeping computers updated and not clicking on suspicious-looking links can keep hackers from gaining access.
Police also arrested 11 other suspected hackers in Estonia, France, Romania, Latvia, Italy and Norway.
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