
Hack the Box: The site describes itself as being "a massive, online cyber security training platform, allowing individuals, companies, universities and all kinds of organizations around the world to level up their hacking skills.".ESL is the world's largest esports company. ESL Gaming: Formerly known as Electronic Sports League, ESL is an esports organizer and production company that produces video game competitions worldwide.Crimediggers: This fictional site allows participants to play the role of a digital specialist in a police cybercrime team, using digital forensic skills to investigate the sudden, unexpected disappearance of a Dutch politician.Gamechangers: This online site, maintained by Dutch National Police, offers ethical hacking challenges.To that end, police suggested to the letter recipients that they explore more positive - and legal - pursuits, such as: "The aim of the letter is to inform the recipients about the criminality and consequences and also to offer them alternatives," police say. In that case, you will face conviction, having a criminal record as well as losing your computer and/or laptop." If new, similar evidence arises in the future, we will prosecute you.

In a letter to each individual, police say: "We have registered you in our system and you are now receiving a final warning. On Monday, Dutch National Police said they had issued a written warning to 29 individuals they've identified, telling them that if they continue to use DDoS services, they will be prosecuted.

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Not for the first time, the move shows police in Europe attempting to nudge offenders - who are often young men - away from criminality, rather than busting them outright. Crimediggers is an online game created by Dutch police to encourage young adults to pursue ethical hacking.ĭutch cybercrime police have a message for almost 30 users of an on-demand distributed denial-of-service site: We see what you're doing now cut it out or we're going to arrest you.
