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'''Operation Pacifier''' is or was a large scale hacking campaigning from the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] launched in 2015 investigating criminal activity on the [[dark web]]. It was the largest such operation since [[Operation Torpedo]].

[[Malware]] known to [[law enforcement]] as [[Network Investigative Technique|network investigative techniques]] (NITs) were used to discover the real IP addresses of [[Tor (anonymity network)|Tor]] users from a seized [[child porn]] website called [[Playpen (website)|Playpen]].

The international nature of the operation raised a number of legal questions about the FBI's international jurisdiction and is the subject of ongoing legal and journalistic investigations.
== External links ==
* [https://media.ccc.de/v/33c3-8018-law_enforcement_are_hacking_the_planet Law Enforcement Are Hacking the Planet - How the FBI and local cops are hacking computers outside of their jurisdiction.]

==Source==

[http://wikipedia.org/ http://wikipedia.org/]
[[Category:Anonymity networks]]
==See Also on BitcoinWiki==
* [[Extauri]]
* [[FortFC]]
* [[Six Network]]
* [[Virtual currency law in the United States]]
* [[Brikbit]]

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