Crimes that were detected and solved with the valuable help of the internet and social media users. What role did hackers play?.
Authorities needed the help of the internet to uncover a series of crimes. The truth is that most of the time the perpetrators themselves revealed themselves, as they made the mistake of publishing their crimes, while in other cases hackers took care to expose them and bring them to justice.
10. He encouraged suicide via chat
Using the fake identity of a pensioner, Celia became online friends with a suspect named “Il Dao,” who was the administrator of a suicide group.
The 47-year-old convinced minors to commit suicide, the suspect was arrested after the revelations.
9. Jihadi Jane
Colleen Larose was unaware that her online activity as Jihadi Jane had been monitored for more than three years. Her activities were discovered by chance by bloggers who came across her plans to assassinate a Danish artist. Their revelation was what saved his life.
8. The Computer Thief
Twitter was what helped a man track down his stolen laptop, using a device tracker. The man located the laptop 800 kilometers away from his location in a bar. His friends, who posed as bar patrons, were able to uncover the thief's identity and get the laptop back.
7. The Selfie That Revealed the Robbery
Two teenagers posted a selfie on Facebook outside a restaurant they robbed with a kitchen knife. They managed to get about $400 from the cash register, but were arrested 47 minutes later after police were able to track them down thanks to their photo.
6. Hacker vs. pedophile
Hacktivist, a group of anonymous hackers, managed to track down the heinous act of a man who was trying to lure children into online chats. The group managed to collect enough evidence and reported the perpetrator to the police, who found child pornography in his possession.
5. The Cat Torturer
When a man posted a video online showing him with his features covered and abusing a cat, an organization called 4CHAN decided to track him down. Once they were able to do so, they handed over the evidence they had gathered to the police, who arrested him.
4. Twitter took a stand against racism
User “Fansince09” found a photo online of a group of men beating up a gay couple outside a restaurant, where the perpetrators were apparently also patrons. By searching Facebook, he identified everyone who had checked in at the restaurant and was able to track down the perpetrators, whose details he gave to the police.
3. The destruction of a public library
A teenager, feeling very proud of his achievement, the destruction of a public library, decided to brag about it on Facebook, without imagining what would follow. The damage he caused reached $225,000.
2. Attack on a pensioner
In 2012, a video surfaced online showing a group of students abusing an elderly woman on a bus. The perpetrators were sentenced to 50 hours of community service and the unfortunate woman received more than $700,000 in donations.
1.Darknet
In 2011, the organization 4CHAN declared war on pedophilia and decided to attack a child pornography website called “Lolita City.” The organization managed to shut down all the pornographic pages and managed to expose more than 1,500 pedophiles, whose information it handed over to the FBI.
