Security News

Busted! DOJ exposes huge ad-fraud operation, eight charged
2018-11-30 12:47

The US Department of Justice has charged eight men with running a vast ad-fraud scheme.

DOJ Nabs Three FIN7 Cybercrime Suspects in Europe
2018-08-01 20:52

Three people believed to be member of the FIN7 (or Carbanak) hacking group have been arrested in Europe, according to the US DOJ.

DOJ to publicly disclose election tampering schemes
2018-07-23 11:31

Under a new policy, US organizations and individuals will be told if they're the target of foreign operations trying to influence elections.

Encryption gripes, election security, and mandatory cybersec school: DOJ releases first task force report
2018-07-20 19:12

Sessions debuts report on government's threat landscape The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has released its first report from its Cyber Digital Task Force, which was set up in February to advise...

DOJ Cybersecurity Task Force Outlines Plans for Protecting Elections
2018-07-20 13:55

The U.S. Justice Department’s Cyber-Digital Task Force made public its first report on Thursday, covering the threat to elections, cybercrime schemes, and various other topics. read more

DOJ shocked, SHOCKED to find darknet markets trading drugs
2018-06-27 18:46

Feds bust up group of shady people doing shady things In news that will surprise no one who has had internet access in the last 25 years, police have found criminals using anonymous online markets...

Former FBI boss Comey used private email for official business – DoJ
2018-06-15 14:43

'I did not have an unclassified FBI connection at home that worked' Former FBI director James Comey was using Gmail for FBI business while overseeing the controversial probe into Hillary Clinton's...

DOJ convicts second bloke for helping malware go undetected
2018-05-17 00:25

Scan scam? Scram The US Federal government has got its second conviction in the dismantling of a service that helped malware writers get around security software.…

Did the FBI engineer its iPhone encryption court showdown with Apple to force a precedent? Yes and no, say DoJ auditors
2018-04-01 00:00

Official report blows lid on behind-the-scenes Analysis On December 2, 2015 Syed Farook and his wife Tashfeen Malik attended his employer's holiday party in San Bernardino, California – and...

Judge limits DOJ’s search of anti-Trump website data (Help Net Security)
2017-08-25 19:05

After the US Department of Justice demanded from DreamHost data that could identify visitors of anti-Trump website Disruptj20.org and the web host refused to comply with such an unreasonably broad...