The exponential growth of high-tech crime

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The exponential growth of high-tech crime

Europol's latest threat assessment has highlighted how criminals are increasingly turning to technology.

Date - 18th April 2017
By - Gary Mason - Police Product Insight

In the early 2000s, the Zeta drug cartel in Central America installed hundreds of antennas and repeaters all over Mexico. This network effectively allowed the cartel to run its own national secure radio network similar to the Tetra public safety...

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