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The xDedic Marketplace, A Website Involved In The Illicit Sale Of Compromised Computer Credentials And Personally Identifiable Information, Shut Down

Tampa, Florida - U.S. Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez, along with Special Agent in Charge Eric Sporre, FBI-Tampa Division, and Special Agent in Charge Mary Hammond, IRS-Criminal Investigation, today announced the seizure of the xDedic Marketplace, a website that operated for years and was used to sell access to compromised computers worldwide and to personally identifiable information of U.S. residents. The xDedic administrators strategically maintained servers all over the world to facilitate the operation of the website. The international operation to dismantle and seize this infrastructure is the result of close cooperation with law enforcement authorities in Belgium and Ukraine, as well as the European law enforcement agency Europol. On January 24, 2019, seizure orders were executed against the domain names of the xDedic Marketplace, effectively ceasing the website’s operation. The xDedic Marketplace operated across a widely distributed network and utilized bitcoin in order to hide the ...

Criminal Justice Technology in the News

Law Enforcement News Contra Costa Sheriff's Office to Add Rapid DNA Technology to Its Arsenal The Mercury News, (01/16/2019), Annie Sciacca and Nate Gartrell for the Bay Area News Group The Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office plans to buy rapid DNA technology, which reduces the time it takes to handle and test DNA. The technology should help identify criminal suspects or victims of major disasters such as fires. Rapid DNA technology has shortened the test time from weeks to about 90 minutes. Link to Article D.C. Mayor Announces Large New Investment in Opioid Overdose Antidote The Washington Post, (01/18/2019), Peter Jamison District of Columbia Mayor Muriel E. Bowser has pledged to buy more than 50,000 naloxone kits as part of new efforts to address the city's opioid crisis. The kits would be given to police officers, community organizations, drug users and city residents who know people at risk of a drug overdose. Naloxone is used to reverse opioid overdoses. Link to...

Register for Webinars To Train and Advance Crime Lab Directors

The Forensic Technology Center of Excellence (FTCoE) and the American Society of Crime Lab Director’s (ASCLD) are partnering to bring the crime lab leadership community an expansive training series highlighting five different forensic disciplines: Crime Gun Intelligence (Thursday, Jan. 24, 2 – 3 PM ET) Digital Forensics (Thursday, Jan. 31, 2 – 3 PM ET) Fire Debris Analysis (Thursday, Feb. 7, 2 – 3 PM ET) Trace Analysis (Thursday, Feb. 14, 2 – 3 PM ET) Quality Assurance (TBD) To register, go to https://forensiccoe.org/webinar/ascld-train-director-2019-series/