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DHS and FBI Publish Details on DeltaCharlie, North Korea's DDoS Botnet
In a US-CERT report released yesterday afternoon, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have published IOCs about a malware family known as DeltaCharlie, used by North Korea to create its private DDoS botnet.
- June 14, 2017
- 04:55 AM
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EFF Sues FBI for Records About Paid Geek Squad Informants
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the FBI for the purpose of obtaining documents that reveal more details about the Bureau's close relationship with Geek Squad, a Best Buy division specialized in computer repairs.
- June 01, 2017
- 04:45 AM
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Motorcycle Gang Busted for Hacking and Stealing Over 150 Jeep Wranglers
The FBI has arrested members of a motorcycle gang accused to have hacked and stolen over 150 Jeep Wranglers from Southern California, which they later crossed the border into Mexico to have stripped down for parts.
- May 31, 2017
- 06:30 AM
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Judge: It's OK If Best Buy's Geek Squad Nerds Search Your PC for Illegal Content
A judge presiding over a child pornography case that was set in motion in 2012 has ruled that users have no legal expectation of privacy when they hand over their computers to Best Buy's Geek Squad IT technicians.
- May 22, 2017
- 06:45 PM
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FBI Alert Urges Companies to Secure FTP Servers
In an alert sent to medical and dental healthcare entities, the FBI is asking organizations to mind and secure their FTP servers in the face of hackers trying to get protected health information (PHI) and personally identifiable information (PII).
- March 28, 2017
- 04:53 AM
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Spanish Police Arrest Suspect Behind NeverQuest Banking Trojan
Spanish police officers arrested and jailed a Russian national last Friday, January 13, on suspicion of creating and operating the NeverQuest banking trojan.
- January 20, 2017
- 10:05 AM
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Plone Developers Call "Hoax" on Alleged FBI Hack
The Plone security team has debunked claims made by a hacker, who said he used a zero-day in the Plone CMS to hack into the FBI's website, which uses the aforementioned CMS.
- January 05, 2017
- 08:10 PM
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Three Chinese Charged with Hacking Law Firms and Stealing Insider Trading Data
The US charged three Chinese nationals with hacking two New York law firms and stealing data from their email servers, which they later used to make a profit on the stock market.
- December 29, 2016
- 12:00 PM
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Congress Report Rules Against Encryption Backdoors
Last week, a report published by the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee and the House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee has made it crystal clear that the US government considers encryption backdoors as a threat to its "national interests."
- December 28, 2016
- 01:11 PM
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FBI Arrests Customer of Xtreme Stresser DDoS-for-Hire Service
The FBI arrested this past week Sean Krishanmakoto Sharma, 26, from La Canada, California, for launching DDoS attacks against Chatango, an online chat service.
- December 18, 2016
- 07:45 AM
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Massive "Avalanche" Malware Distribution Network Shut Down by Authorities
Law enforcement agencies and Internet companies from across the globe have worked together to take down one of the largest cyber-crime networks ever discovered in the past decade. Their efforts resulted in the arrest of five suspects, searchers at 37 locations, the seizure of 37 servers, and the takedown of 221 other servers.
- December 01, 2016
- 06:55 PM
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As of Today, US Law Enforcement Has New Hacking Powers
As of December 1, 2016, US law enforcement has gained new hacking powers thanks to changes to Rule 41 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure that now simplify the process of getting warrants to hack into devices of US citizens and the citizens of other countries.
- December 01, 2016
- 08:35 AM
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Researcher Bypasses iPhone Passcode Using the Technique the FBI Said Doesn't Work
A researcher from the University of Cambridge has proven the FBI wrong after Bureau officials said the technique known as NAND mirroring wouldn't work in hacking the San Bernardino's iPhone.
- September 17, 2016
- 10:15 AM
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Did Russia Hack The New York Times? The FBI Seems to Think So
U.S. intelligence officials think hackers working for Russia perpetrated a series of alleged intrusions targeting reporters at The New York Times and other media outlets.
- August 24, 2016
- 02:21 PM
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