Canada partners up with INTERPOL in fight against organized auto theft

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Ottawa – Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs announced up to $3.5 million over three years for Project “Drive Out,” a joint initiative with INTERPOL to combat transnational organized vehicle crime. Auto theft in Canada involves organized crime groups that operate globally and are known to be involved in the export of stolen vehicles from …

Counter Ransomware Initiative Joint Statement on Ransomware Payments

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Ottawa – Members of the Counter Ransomware Initiative are joining together to publicly denounce ransomware and those who perpetrate these devastating attacks. We commit to collectively address our approach to ransomware payments to undermine the ransomware business model and disrupt criminal activity. We will not tolerate the extortive actions of these cyber criminals who too often act with seeming impunity. …