National Cyber-Forensics and Training Alliance

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The National Cyber-Forensics & Training Alliance or NCFTA established in 2002 in Pittsburgh is an American non-profit corporation focused on identifying, mitigating, and neutralizing cyber crime threats through strategic alliances and partnerships with subject matter experts (SME) in the public, private, and academic sectors.{{cite web|title=About the NCFTA|url=http://www.ncfta.net/about-ncfta.aspx|accessdate=16 August 2015}}

The organisation has been involved in many high-profile operations such as take down of the carding site DarkMarket in 2008{{cite news|last1=Vamosi|first1=Robert|title=Report: DarkMarket was FBI sting operation site|url=http://www.cnet.com/news/report-darkmarket-was-fbi-sting-operation-site/|accessdate=16 August 2015|date=16 October 2008}} and the hacker forum Darkode in 2015.{{cite news|last1=Hong|first1=Nicole|title=Private-Public Collaboration Puts Pittsburgh at Fore of Cybercrime Fight|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/private-public-collaboration-puts-pittsburgh-at-fore-of-cybercrime-fight-1439508624|accessdate=16 August 2015|date=13 August 2015}}

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