FBI busts online black market selling millions of stolen Social Security numbers
US law enforcement officials have shut down a series of websites making $19 million in revenue by selling stolen data. The black market data the …
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The FBI is hacking hundreds of computers in the US, but for a good reason
A little more than a month after Microsoft disclosed a bombshell piece of cybersecurity industry news — an attack on Microsoft Exchange servers, whereby state-sponsored …
Did the FBI force Apple to abandon full iCloud encryption? It’s more complicated than it seems
While Apple remains steadfast in its refusal to help the FBI unlock a pair of iPhones belonging to Florida shooter Mohammed Saeed Alshamrani, the company …
The FBI needed two months to hack Lev Parnas’ iPhone 11
The Pensacola shooting resurfaced an old squabble over encryption between the FBI and Apple, with US Attorney General William Barr and President Donald Trump taking …
Reuters: Apple abandoned full iCloud encryption after FBI complaint
While Apple can’t unlock an end-to-end encrypted iPhone for the police, the company can access iCloud data and share it with law enforcement. That’s because …
Trump demands Apple ‘step up to the plate’ and help the FBI unlock a terrorist’s iPhone
The ongoing saga involving Apple, the FBI, and a pair of locked iPhones belonging to Florida mass shooter Mohammed Saeed Alshamrani shows no sign of …
FBI busts two illegal streaming sites so massive they dwarf Netflix, Amazon, and Hulu
In spite of the fact that consumers now have an abundance of choice when it comes to streaming video services to pay for, there are …
Details emerge of an FBI sting targeting Huawei last month at CES
A few weeks before officials from the US Justice Dept. announced the unsealing of indictments against China-based tech giant Huawei — indictments that included almost …
DNA testing kit company has been handing over genetic data to the FBI
At-home DNA testing kits were once little more than a fun distraction that might reveal something about your family history that had been long forgotten. …
The FBI has forced someone to unlock their iPhone with Face ID, and there’s no law against it
A couple of years ago, I set out to interview every member of Congress I could find with a computer science degree as a result …
Shockingly, the FBI exaggerated the number of encrypted phones it can’t unlock
Officials including Attorney General Jeff Sessions and FBI Director Christopher A. Wray have systematically repeated in speeches that the FBI was unable to unlock some …
DOJ: FBI’s battle with Apple over iPhone security could have been avoided
A new report from the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) reveals that the FBI’s dispute with Apple over a locked iPhone may have been …
New documents show FBI paid Best Buy’s Geek Squad staff to act as informants
New documents released this week have unearthed a shocking discovery about the relationship between the FBI and Best Buy’s Geek Squad repair agents. After filing …
FBI forensic examiner calls Apple ‘jerks’ for improving security
The relationship between the FBI and Apple is known to be fraught. Ever since Apple refused to create a backdoor in its operating system to …
Authorities want Apple to help access the Sutherland Springs shooter’s iPhone data
Remember all the fuss about Apple refusing to unlock the iPhone from the San Bernardino shooter? Well, authorities have served Apple a search warrant for …
FBI says its inability to hack into mobile devices is a ‘huge, huge problem’
The FBI’s surprising inability to bypass basic security measures on mobile devices was thrust into the spotlight nearly two years ago following the San Bernardino …
The FBI illegally shared collected data on Americans with third parties
When the FBI obtains data on US citizens, oftentimes from the NSA, the agency is obligated to abide by some pretty strict protections when it comes to …
FBI director complains again about encryption making his job difficult
Appearing before the Senate oversight committee yesterday, FBI director James Comey said that the agency during the first half of 2016 was granted legal permission …
FBI investigates troll comments on Breitbart, because apparently there’s nothing else to do
An FBI probe into Russian influence on the US presidential election is now examining the role of news websites, according to a report in McClatchy. …
Best Buy’s Geek Squad conspired with the FBI to perform warrantless searches of customer devices
Letting a company like Best Buy fiddle with your computer in the hopes of fixing a defect or perform a repair is already a huge …
FBI refused White House request to publicly deny press reports about Russia
About a week ago, Donald Trump starred in his own solo press conference, which turned out to be one more attack against the media. The …
The FBI might be forced to reveal how much it costs to hack an iPhone
About a year ago, Apple went head to head with the FBI over an iPhone that belonged to one of the San Bernardino shooters. The …
The FBI has three separate probes into Russia’s election hacks
Any news related to Russia and Donald Trump is “fake,” according to the president’s scathing solo press conference last week. But just because Trump labels …
The FBI got a license to hack more fiercely than ever
Trump isn’t even acting President yet, and the FBI is already expanding its hacking powers. Before you start worrying about your privacy or over encryption …
FBI director assumes someone is spying on our webcams all the time21
FBI Director James Comey, a strong opponent of Apple’s way of encrypting software and hardware, just told us again that covering up that computer webcam …
The FBI will be on the front line of any future hacking wars
In an announcement today, President Obama unveiled his new policy for handling “cyber incidents.” It’s different from Future President Trump’s opinions on “the cybers,” mostly …
The FBI is taking a deep privacy-infringing look into your eyes
The FBI loves your eyes so much that it will keep an iris scan of them forever, as long as you get arrested in one …
