Topic: DRUGS - on May 21, 2014 at 4:59:00 PM CEST
Methamphetamine trafficking increases, new psychoactive substances flood markets, according to new UNODC report
Synthetic drugs are taking an ever-greater share of the illicit drugs market, according to a new report by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). New psychoactive substances (NPS) are also flooding a market for synthetic drugs long dominated by amphetamine-type stimulants (ATS), such as ecstasy and methamphetamine, which are more widely used than cocaine, opium or heroin.
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Topic: DRUGS - on May 21, 2014 at 4:57:00 PM CEST
FBI 'could hire hackers on cannabis' to fight cybercrime
The FBI has reportedly said it is "grappling with the question" of whether to hire cybersecurity experts who use cannabis.
The US agency's current policy prohibits anyone working for it who has used cannabis in the past three years.
However, its director James Comey has acknowledged that this is complicating its efforts to recruit hacking experts, according to the Wall Street Journal.
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Topic: DRUGS - on May 21, 2014 at 4:55:00 PM CEST
FBI findet nur Kiffer für Cybercrime-Abteilung
Um eine schlagkräftige Truppe gegen Cyberkriminelle aufbauen zu können, sind beim FBI künftig auch Bewerbungen von Marihuana-Konsumenten willkommen.
Anfang der Woche hat das FBI einen seiner größten Erfolge im Internet gefeiert: Mehr als 90 Cyber-Kriminelle, die illegale Hacking-Software hergestellt und zu Spottpreisen verkauft haben, wurden weltweit verhaftet. Doch es könnte der letzte große Coup in absehbarer Zeit gewesen sein, warnt FBI-Direktor James B. Comey.
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