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Cyber Crimes Center (C3)

PS3s Aiding Law Enforcement in Fight Against Internet Predators

Posted by: Frederick Lane on 14 October 2009

Tagged in: Virginia , U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement , U.S. Department of Homeland Security , Playstation 3 , online predators , Cyber Crimes Center (C3) , chat room(s)

During a recent visit to the Cyber Crimes Center (C3) in Fairfax Virginia, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano saw an usual sight: a silo of Sony Playstation 3s. Thanks to their superior mathematical abilities (a key element of contemporary computer games), the video consoles have been drafted by the federal agency to aid in password decryption.

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