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Dutch Drug Syndicate Utilizes Belgian Hackers For Shipping Fraud

Calendar Jun 19, 2013 • User Avatar Anthony Pell
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A Dutch drug ring employed a group of Belgian hackers to reroute two tons (1,814 kilograms) of cocaine and heroin into their waiting arms This may sound like the elaborate setup for a crime drama, but it actually happened, according to Dutch paper De Telegraaf. The nameless cabal of Dutch drug dealers hired at least two (and, more likely, four) hackers in Belgium to subtly manipulate shipping companies' computers and direct containers full of drugs into port.

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