Security News

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...

Feds Charge Romanians With Hacking Washington CCTV Cameras
2017-12-22 14:03

London-Based Romanians Busted in Bucharest Accused of Cerber Ransomware AttacksTwo London-based Romanians recently arrested in Bucharest as part of a roundup of alleged ransomware attackers have...

Feds Shut Down 'Longest-Running' Andromeda Botnet
2017-12-04 18:03

In a coordinated International cyber operation, Europol with the help of international law enforcement agencies has taken down what it called "one of the longest-running malware families in...

Feds Seize Over 20,500 Domain Names For Selling Counterfeit Products
2017-11-27 07:56

In a coordinated International cyber operation, law enforcement agencies have seized over 20,520 website domains for illegally selling counterfeit products, including luxury products, sportswear,...