Security News

DoJ Again Asks for Encryption Backdoors After Hacking US Naval Base Shooter's iPhones
2020-05-19 12:12

The U.S. Department of Justice announced on Monday that the FBI managed to gain access to the data stored on two iPhones belonging to an individual who last year killed and wounded several people at a United States naval base. U.S. Attorney General William Barr and FBI Director Christopher Wray announced on Monday that the FBI managed to access the data stored on the two locked iPhones.

Fake Coronavirus ‘Vaccine’ Website Busted in DoJ Takedown
2020-03-23 14:57

The Department of Justice has raised its first federal court action against online fraud relating to the coronavirus pandemic, on Sunday taking steps to shutter a fraudulent website that claimed to give away free coronavirus vaccines. The website was live as of March 21, according to the DoJ; but as of Monday, the website is currently down.

Fake Coronavirus ‘Vaccine’ Website Busted in DoJ Takedown
2020-03-23 14:57

The Department of Justice has raised its first federal court action against online fraud relating to the coronavirus pandemic, on Sunday taking steps to shutter a fraudulent website that claimed to give away free coronavirus vaccines. The website was live as of March 21, according to the DoJ; but as of Monday, the website is currently down.

DoJ Looking for Victims of 'Quantum Stresser' DDoS Service
2020-02-07 14:44

The U.S. Department of Justice has asked victims of the Quantum Stresser DDoS-for-hire service, whose operator was recently sentenced, to come forward. According to authorities, the service had roughly 70-80,000 subscribers between 2011 and 2018, and in 2018 customers launched or attempted to launch approximately 50,000 DDoS attacks aimed at individuals or organizations.

DOJ: Pair Used SIM Swapping Scam to Steal Cryptocurrency
2019-11-15 10:33

Two Men Targeted 10 Executives Who Had Cryptocurrency ConnectionsA pair of Massachusetts men allegedly ran a years-long scheme that used SIM swapping and other hacking techniques to target...

DOJ: Pair Used SIM Swapping Scam to Steal Cryptocurency
2019-11-14 22:48

Two Men Targeted 10 Executives Who Had Cyptocurrency ConnectionsA pair of Massachusetts men allegedly ran a years-long scheme that used SIM swapping and other hacking techniques to target...

DOJ: Company Sold Gear With Security Flaws to US Military
2019-11-08 16:33

Prosecutors Allege Firm Sold Chinese Surveillance Tech That Contained VulnerabilitiesFederal prosecutors have charged a Long Island company, along with seven of its employees, with selling...

Ex-Twitter Employees Spied on Saudi Dissidents: DoJ
2019-11-07 19:41

The DoJ charges former Twitter employees for allegedly accessing thousands of accounts on behalf of Saudi Arabia.

Allscripts Faces $145 Million Settlement With DOJ
2019-08-09 19:48

At Issue: HIPAA, HITECH Act, Anti-Kickback Statute Compliance of Company It AcquiredHealth IT vendor Allscripts says it has reached a preliminary $145 million settlement with the Department of...

DOJ: Bribed AT&T Workers Planted Malware on Carrier's Network
2019-08-07 14:33

Scheme Involved Unlocking 2 Million Smartphones to Enable FraudThe Justice Department has indicted two men on charges of paying more than $1 million in bribes to AT&T employees who helped plant...