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Criminals Exploiting FBI Emergency Data Requests
2024-11-12 12:05

I’ve been writing about the problem with lawful-access backdoors in encryption for decades now: that as soon as you create a mechanism for law enforcement to bypass encryption, the bad guys will...

FBI issues warning as crooks ramp up emergency data request scams
2024-11-11 16:23

Just because it's .gov doesn't mean that email is trustworthy Cybercrooks abusing emergency data requests in the US isn't new, but the FBI says it's becoming a more pronounced issue as the year...

FBI Seeks Public Help to Identify Chinese Hackers Behind Global Cyber Intrusions
2024-11-05 17:15

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has sought assistance from the public in connection with an investigation involving the breach of edge devices and computer networks belonging to...

FBI: Upcoming U.S. general election fuel multiple fraud schemes
2024-10-30 13:44

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is warning of multiple schemes taking advantage of the upcoming U.S. general election to scam people out of their money or personal data. [...]

FBI arrest Alabama man suspected of hacking SEC's X account
2024-10-17 18:21

An Alabama man was arrested today by the FBI for his suspected role in hacking the SEC's X account to make a fake announcement that Bitcoin ETFs were approved. [...]

Brazilian police claim they've cuffed serial cybercrook behind FBI and Airbus attacks
2024-10-17 14:00

Early stage opsec failures lead to landmark arrest of suspected serial data thief Brazilian police are being cagey with the details about the arrest of a person suspected to be responsible for...

FBI Creates Fake Cryptocurrency to Expose Widespread Crypto Market Manipulation
2024-10-12 05:06

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has announced arrests and charges against several individuals and entities in connection with allegedly manipulating digital asset markets as part of a...

FBI created a cryptocurrency so it could watch it being abused
2024-10-11 05:28

It worked – alleged pump and dump schemers arrested in UK, US and Portugal this week The FBI created its own cryptocurrency so it could watch suspected fraudsters use it – an idea that worked so...

FBI Shuts Down Chinese Botnet
2024-09-19 15:40

The FBI has shut down a botnet run by Chinese hackers: The botnet malware infected a number of different types of internet-connected devices around the world, including home routers, cameras,...

FBI forced Flax Typhoon to abandon its botnet
2024-09-19 11:15

A botnet operated by the Chinese state-sponsored threat actor known as Flax Typhoon has been disrupted by the law enforcement agency and abandoned by the group, FBI Director Chris Wray confirmed...