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US federal authorities said they had arrested Justin Sean Johnson in Detroit, Michigan, on charges associated with the 2014 hacking of a human resources database at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and thrown the book at him. In a 43-count indictment returned last month and just unsealed [PDF], Johnson is charged with multiple counts of conspiracy, wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft for his alleged role in the theft of personal information associated with 65,000 employees from the medical center's PeopleSoft system.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Federal Bureau of Investigation have exposed what they say are hacking tools used by the North Korean-sponsored APT group Hidden Cobra. The tools included in the documentation allow Hidden Cobra to perform nefarious tasks such as remotely take over systems and steal information as well as install spyware on targeted systems to perform espionage activities.
On Sunday, the US Department of Justice announced that it shut down what it called a wire fraud scheme being carried out by the operators of a site in order to squeeze profit from the confusion and widespread fear surrounding COVID-19 - by promising to ship coronavirus vaccine kits that don't actually exist. There are currently no legitimate COVID-19 vaccines and the WHO is not distributing any such vaccine.
More than a quarter century after its introduction, the failed rollout of hardware deliberately backdoored by the NSA is still having an impact on the modern encryption debate. Known as Clipper, the encryption chipset developed and championed by the US government only lasted a few years, from 1993 to 1996.
The feds and international law enforcement have taken down a website that was selling access to billions of stolen personal records. The records contained the usual cybercrime goodies: Names, email addresses, usernames, phone numbers and passwords for online accounts, according to the DoJ. However, it's self-description on Twitter gives a more altruistic spin on its wares, framing itself as a HaveIBeenPwnd-like service: "Have your passwords been compromised? Find out by searching through over 12 billion records and 10,000 data breaches."
The FBI has asked Apple to unlock two iPhones belonging to a murderer, potentially reviving a tense battle over encryption and the rights of law enforcement to digital devices. Alshamrani had two iPhones - one of which he reportedly shot and damaged - and the FBI has been trying to unlock the phones and extract the encrypted contents to see if there is any evidence that others were involved in the attack, or other clues to his actions.
A federal investigation didn’t turn up any evidence that cyber attacks were responsible for computer errors that disrupted voting in a North Carolina county in 2016, according to a report issued...
I don't care if it's mathematically impossible, make it happen nerds! In its latest attempt to come up with a digital encryption scheme that's both secure and not, the US Senate Judiciary...
Authorities say they have halted over 600 domestic money mules – exceeding the 400 money mules stopped last year.
Authorities cracked down on cybercrime group Evil Corp. with sanctions and charges against its leader, known for his lavish lifestyle.