Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is known for going all out for capturing cyber-criminals and terrorists but this time, the agency has set a new precedent in hacking operations. According to court documents the agency used a single warrant and compromised more than 8,000 computers in 120 different countries.
Some information related to this secret hacking operation was disclosed by Motherboard in January this year in which it was reported that the FBI deployed a malware to over one thousand visitors who allegedly frequented a child pornography website on the darkweb. The case garnered immense publicity back then as the child pornography Playpen website case.
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FBI hacked 8K computers in 120 countries against child pornography site

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is known for going all out for capturing cyber-criminals and terrorists but this time, the agency has set a new precedent in hacking operations. According to court documents the agency used a single warrant and compromised more than 8,000 computers in 120 different countries.
Some information related to this secret hacking operation was disclosed by Motherboard in January this year in which it was reported that the FBI deployed a malware to over one thousand visitors who allegedly frequented a child pornography website on the darkweb. The case garnered immense publicity back then as the child pornography Playpen website case.