​Australian Authorities Hacked Computers in the US: “Australian authorities hacked Tor users in the US as part of a child pornography investigation, Motherboard has learned. The contours of this previously-unreported hacking operation have come to...

​Australian Authorities Hacked Computers in the US:

Australian authorities hacked Tor users in the US as part of a child pornography investigation, Motherboard has learned.

The contours of this previously-unreported hacking operation have come to light through recently-filed US court documents. The case highlights how law enforcement around the world are increasingly pursuing targets overseas using hacking tools, raising legal questions around agencies’ reach.

In one case, Australian authorities remotely hacked a computer in Michigan to obtain the suspect’s IP address.

“I think that’s problematic, because they’ve got no jurisdiction,” Greg Barns, an Australian barrister who practices criminal and human rights law who’s also a former national president of the Australian Lawyers Alliance, told Motherboard in a phone call.

Source: Vice Magazine

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