Security News

Apple iPhone’s USB Restricted Mode gives Feds a cracking headache
2018-06-15 17:08

The next version of iOS looks set to block all communication through the lightning port if the phone hasn’t been unlocked for an hour.

Feds Arrest 74 Email Fraudsters Involved in Nigerian BEC Scams
2018-06-12 08:03

The United States Department of Justice announced Monday the arrest of 74 email fraudsters across three continents in a global crackdown on a large-scale business email compromise (BEC) scheme....

Law forcing Feds to get warrants for email slurping is sneaked into US military budget
2018-05-30 21:35

House slips privacy rules into Senate's files, crosses fingers The US House of Representatives has once again advanced a law bill that would always require the FBI and cops to obtain a warrant...

New law would stop feds from demanding encryption backdoor
2018-05-10 23:38

The Secure Data Act has returned and is lookin' for love US lawmakers from both major political parties came together on Thursday to reintroduce a bill that, if passed, would prohibit the US...

Ozzie Ozzie Ozzie, oi oi oi! Tech zillionaire Ray's backdoor crypto for the Feds is Clipper chip v2
2018-04-27 20:51

Lotus Notes man has a plan... and a patent Analysis Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it, particularly if forgetfulness promises profit.…

Australian Feds cuff woman who used BTC to buy drugs on dark web
2018-04-16 00:07

'We can see you everywhere and so can our friends in the UK', says Border Force Australia’s Border Force (ABF) has warned that “people shouldn’t assume the dark web is invisible to Australian...

Feds: Secure Smartphone Service Helped Drug Cartels
2018-03-16 17:18

Smartphones Allegedly Helped Criminals Move Drugs While Evading Law EnforcementThe FBI has arrested the CEO of the Canadian smartphone service Phantom Secure on charges that he and four other...

Out for Justice: Feds Battle Trolls
2018-02-23 11:18

Leading the latest edition of the ISMG Security Report: The Department of Justice indicts Russians for allegedly running an industrialized troll factory designed to influence U.S. politics. Also,...

Feds Dismantle Ukrainian's $530 Million Carding Empire
2018-02-08 13:18

'In Fraud We Trust' Was International 'Infraud Organization' SloganThe U.S. Department of Justice, in one of its biggest-ever cybercrime disruptions, shuttered Infraud Organization, an online...

Feds Charge Two ATM Jackpotting Malware Suspects
2018-02-06 13:33

US Secret Service Alert: ATM Attackers Are Dressing Like Diebold TechniciansThe Department of Justice has charged two men, arrested in Connecticut near the scene of a jackpotting attack against a...