Security News

Zoom Not Offering End-to-End Encryption to Free Users to Help Law Enforcement
2020-06-03 17:02

Zoom's chief executive revealed on Tuesday that free users will not be offered end-to-end encryption as the company wants to assist the FBI and local law enforcement in their investigations. Zoom has promised to take action and it has already started implementing measures that would help it address security and privacy concerns.

SS8 announces EPC integration on AWS for CSPs and Law Enforcement Agencies
2020-05-20 23:30

SS8 Networks, a leader in Lawful Intercept and Monitoring Center platforms, announces the first Evolved Packet Core integration of their Lawful Intelligence platform on Amazon Web Services for Communication Service Providers and Law Enforcement Agencies. This SS8 Lawful Intelligence solution supported on AWS provides carrier-grade network integration with EPCs that can support millions of mobile subscribers while meeting high availability and scalability requirements.

Singapore's 'Fake News' Law Enforcement Draws Criticism
2019-12-05 13:48

Facebook Forced to Label Government Criticism as 'False'Singapore's recent order requiring Facebook to label a blog critical of the ruling government as "false" has drawn harsh criticism. And the...

International Law Enforcement Operation Targets IM-RAT Malware
2019-12-02 13:50

A worldwide law enforcement operation has resulted in the Imminent Monitor Remote Access Trojan (IM-RAT) being taken down completely, Europol has announced. Designed to provide its users with full...

New US-UK Agreement Speeds Law Enforcement's Access to User Data
2019-10-09 02:12

The United States and the United Kingdom have signed an agreement designed to help law enforcement agencies gain faster access to data related to serious crimes.  This is the first such agreement...

More on Law Enforcement Backdoor Demands
2019-09-11 11:11

The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and Princeton University's Center for Information Technology Policy convened an Encryption Working Group to attempt progress on the "going dark"...

281 BEC scammers arrested in worldwide law enforcement action
2019-09-11 09:23

Federal authorities announced a significant coordinated effort to disrupt Business Email Compromise (BEC) schemes that are designed to intercept and hijack wire transfers from businesses and...

Palantir's Surveillance Service for Law Enforcement
2019-07-15 11:12

Motherboard got its hands on Palantir's Gotham user's manual, which is used by the police to get information on people: The Palantir user guide shows that police can start with almost no...

'GozNym' Banking Malware Gang Dismantled by International Law Enforcement
2019-05-16 12:33

In a joint effort by several law enforcement agencies from 6 different countries, officials have dismantled a major cybercrime network behind GozNym banking malware that is responsible for...

Hackers Reportedly Post Data on Law Enforcement Officers
2019-04-15 22:33

FBI National Academy Associates Says Three Chapters Apparently HackedFederal law enforcement authorities are investigating an apparent breach of three chapters of FBI National Academy Associates,...