The C4 – dubbed “Cyber-Cobra” by the minister – condemns criminals with modern technology. The “Krone” gives a first look behind the scenes.
When a tobacconist in Vienna’s Alsergrund was doused with petrol by the “ex” in March 2021 and died in hospital after four weeks of pain, the researchers at the Cybercrime Competence Center (C4) were the ones who provided solid evidence. With painstaking work, they rescued the charred hard drive on which the gruesome scenes were recorded. On it you see: the cold-blooded killer.
90 criminologists – soon to be expanded to 128 – not only evaluate mobile phone data during “Krone” on-site inspections at the modern headquarters in the heart of the city. They secure the contents of destroyed data carriers and locate where child pornography photos were taken. If the license plate of a car is unrecognizable, this will be stated here. More than 5.2 million euros have already been secured from crypto accounts. Using specially developed tools, the C4 searches the Darknet for illegal hubs. A job that is well received internationally and of which Interior Minister Gerhard Karner is proud, “because cybercrime is increasing year by year in Austria”.
Evidence found against Tyrolean father
Anyway, the track record reads well. For example, a Viennese who wanted to order a hitman via the Internet was put on hold. The investigators also found incriminating evidence against the father (38) of the six-year-old boy, who died in the Kitzbüheler Ache.
Source: Krone
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