Blog Posts Tagged with "FBI"
Has Anonymous Infiltrated the US Government?
May 16, 2012 Added by:Pierluigi Paganini
"Right now we have access to every classified database in the U.S. government. It’s a matter of when we leak the contents of those databases, not if. You know how we got access? We didn’t hack them. The access was given to us by the people who run the systems…"
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IC3: 2011 Internet Crime Report
May 15, 2012 Added by:Pierluigi Paganini
IC3 represents a perfect example of how technological services could help in the prevention and analysis of criminal activities, and highlights that the real weapon against Internet crime is awareness and information sharing...
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FBI Guidance of Combating the Insider Threat
May 15, 2012 Added by:Infosec Island Admin
The thief who is harder to detect and who could cause the most damage is the insider — the employee with legitimate access. They may steal solely for personal gain or be a “spy”—someone who is stealing company information or products in order to benefit another organization or country...
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Manager of Phishing Ring Sentenced to Five Years in Prison
May 15, 2012 Added by:Headlines
A principal figure in the domestic arm of an international “phishing” operation that used spam e-mails and bogus websites to defraud American banks was found guilty of bank and wire fraud, identity theft, computer fraud, and money laundering and sentenced to five years in federal prison...
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Federal Charges Filed in Case Involving Theft of Trade Secrets
May 14, 2012 Added by:Headlines
The indictment alleges that Janice Kuang Capener took information related to customers and the pricing and sales of products without authorization from secure Orbit databases, and used that information for herself and others to the economic detriment of the company...
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FBI on Bitcoin: Cybercrime, Opportunity and Digital Choice
May 11, 2012 Added by:Pierluigi Paganini
The real danger of digital money, above the vulnerabilities in its processes, is the inability of governments to exert control over finances, which could lead to a distortion of the main mechanisms of economic control and taxation, bringing total chaos to the market...
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Malware Spreading Through Hotel Internet Connections
May 10, 2012 Added by:Headlines
The FBI and other agencies warn that malicious actors are targeting travelers with pop-up windows while establishing an Internet connection in their hotel rooms, infecting laptops with malicious software. Anyone who has been a target of this attack should contact the FBI and IC3...
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The FBI, Content Monitoring, Backdoors and Going Dark
May 09, 2012 Added by:Pierluigi Paganini
The FBI is working to obtain a backdoor for major social networks like Facebook and also for some of the most used communications platforms such as Skype and Instant Messaging for government surveillance, and is collaborating with companies like Microsoft, Google and Yahoo...
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DHS Comments on DNSChanger Malware Deadline
May 09, 2012 Added by:Headlines
Please act now. The clean servers maintained by the private sector in coordination with the FBI will expire on July 9, 2012. Internet users who have the DNSChanger malware and whose IS) has moved them to one of the clean servers, may not have access to the Internet after this date...
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US Cybersecurity Capability: National Preparedness Report
May 07, 2012 Added by:Pierluigi Paganini
Cybersecurity is identified as a priority issue to enhance the efficiency of prevention and incident response. The report invites federal and private sector partners to accelerate initiatives to enhance data collection, detect events, raise awareness, and respond to incidents...
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FBI Overreaches with May First - Riseup Server Seizure
May 02, 2012 Added by:Electronic Frontier Foundation
Most troubling is the collateral damage. The search warrant authorized seizure of emails, communications, and files on the server, and records of IP addresses connected to the server. And the server was used by a wide range of people who had nothing to do with the bomb threats...
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Domains Selling Stolen Credit Card Numbers Seized
April 30, 2012 Added by:Headlines
“By seizing the websites the criminal underground uses to blatantly sell stolen personal information, Operation Wreaking hAVoC shows that we are committed to protecting individuals online and preventing criminals from using the Internet to line their pockets..."
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Checking Your System for the DNS Changer Malware
April 23, 2012 Added by:Headlines
The deadline for for systems infected with the DNS Changer malware is fast approaching. Failure to rid a device of the malware prior to the July 9 deadline could result in loss of Internet connectivity. To see if your system is infected, simply visit the following website...
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Warrantless Cell Phone Tracking, Drones, and FBI Surveillance
April 20, 2012 Added by:Electronic Frontier Foundation
Documents prove warrantless cell phone tracking “has become a powerful and widely used surveillance tool for local police officials, with hundreds of departments, large and small, often using it aggressively with little or no court oversight, documents show...
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FBI Increasingly Concerned About Smart Meter Hacks
April 10, 2012 Added by:Headlines
"The FBI warns that insiders and individuals with only a moderate level of computer knowledge are likely able to compromise meters with low-cost tools and software readily available on the Internet..."
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The FBI Discusses Internet Social Networking Risks
April 05, 2012 Added by:Infosec Island Admin
Social networking sites have created a revolution in connectivity. However, con artists, criminals, and other actors are exploiting this capability for nefarious purposes. There are primarily two tactics used to exploit social networks. In practice, they are often combined...
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