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UK National Crime Agency finds 225 million previously unexposed passwords
Shares them with Troy Hunt’s Have I Been Pwned after sweeping them up from ‘compromised cloud storage’
21 Dec 2021 07:10 | 54
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Oz Feds reveal distribution model behind backdoored 'An0m' chat app spread by crims
Resellers were given exclusive territories to target, and offered tech support
09 Dec 2021 03:43 | 7
Security
Canadian charged with running ransomware attack on US state of Alaska
Cross-border op nabbed our man, boast cops and prosecutors
08 Dec 2021 19:02 | 11
Security
FBI spams thousands with fake infosec advice after 'software misconfiguration'
Looks like feuding hackers wanted to expose Feds' failings as a public service. We want to believe
15 Nov 2021 02:30 | 9
Security
Ransomware-skewered meat producer JBS confesses to paying $11m for its freedom
Company also says large and well-funded IT department sorted recovery swiftly
10 Jun 2021 05:57 | 20
PaaS + IaaS
Would-be AWS bomber pleads guilty, faces 5 to 20 years behind bars for plot to take out government servers
FBI reveals undercover employee sold him fake explosives before arrest
10 Jun 2021 02:05 | 10
Security
FBI paid renegade developer $180k for backdoored AN0M chat app that brought down drug underworld
From hidden master keys to pineapples stuffed with Bolivian marching powder — this story has it all
08 Jun 2021 22:58 | 133
Security
Australian cops, FBI created backdoored chat app, told crims it was secure – then snooped on 9,000 users' plots
Hundreds of arrests already in Oz, details of European and US ops to be revealed soon
08 Jun 2021 01:53 | 97
Comment
Brit authorities could legally do an FBI and scrub malware from compromised boxen without your knowledge
Would move for The Greater Good™ actually be good, though?
19 Apr 2021 09:39 | 51
Security
Report: Aussie biz Azimuth cracked San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone, ending Apple-FBI privacy standoff
Mozilla-authored code in iOS exploited, since patched, it is claimed
14 Apr 2021 21:37 | 26
Security
FBI deletes web shells from hundreds of compromised Microsoft Exchange servers before alerting admins
Remote-control malware wiped, deployments must still be patched
14 Apr 2021 02:26 | 74
Security
Now it is F5’s turn to reveal critical security bugs – and the Feds were quick to sound the alarm on these BIG-IP flaws
Remote code execution, denial of service, API abuse possible. Meanwhile, FBI pegs China for Exchange hacks
11 Mar 2021 02:03 | 11
Science
Police chopper chasing a crim near an airport? Ideal time to use my laser pointer, says Texas idiot now behind bars
Man jailed for 51 months after pilot temporarily blinded by the light
10 Nov 2020 23:29 | 54
Security
Criticalstudies.org sounds pretty important, right? Wrong: USA says it’s an Iranian fake news front
So it's been seized, along with a bunch of other sites, with Cloudflare accounts providing critical evidence
05 Nov 2020 06:57 | 22
Security
Is it Iran or Russia's hackers we need to worry about? The Russians, definitely the Russians, says US intelligence
Energetic Bear team caught breaking into govt systems, no harm done to Nov 3 elections
22 Oct 2020 23:39 | 50
Security
The seven deadly sins letting hackers hijack America's govt networks: These unpatched bugs leave systems open
'Unauthorized access to elections support systems' detected tho 'no evidence to date that integrity of elections data has been compromised'
12 Oct 2020 23:26 | 7
Security
FBI boasts of dark-web drug bust: 179 collared around the world, $6.5m in cash and 500kg of narcotics seized
Operation DisrupTor will 'significantly disrupt the online opioid trade'
23 Sep 2020 05:08 | 20
Updated
Forget your space-age IT security systems. It might just take a $1m bribe and a willing employee to be pwned
Elon Musk suggests Tesla targeted by Russian charged with trying to bung staffer cash to infect own bosses' network during DDoS distraction
26 Aug 2020 20:56 | 51
In brief
Feds seize 'largest ever' haul of crypto-dosh from terrorists – including coins from 'fake' pandemic mask web store
Plus: Someone's gunning for Mac developers
17 Aug 2020 06:20 | 10
Security
This NSA, FBI security advisory has four words you never want to see together: Fancy Bear Linux rootkit
From Russia, with love
13 Aug 2020 23:48 | 67
Science
Visa fraud charges: Uncle Sam accuses four Chinese eggheads of covering up their true ties to China's military
Three collared, one in hiding at San Francisco consulate
24 Jul 2020 02:31 | 22
In Brief
Hey there, want to break into computers like an Iranian hacker crew? IBM finds 40GB of videos that include how-tos
Plus: BitTorrent CEO puts a $1m bounty on Twitter hackers
20 Jul 2020 10:15 | 4
Security
Step on it, I've got the police on my hack: Anon swipes, leaks online 269GB of crime intel docs from cops, Feds
'BlueLeaks' data lifted after web host biz pwned, we're told
22 Jun 2020 22:52 | 18
Security
Zoom to offer proper end-to-end encryption to free vid-chat accounts – not just paid-up bods – once you verify your phone number...
Just in case the Feds take an interest in your calls
17 Jun 2020 20:58 | 4
Roundup
Facebook pays for exploit to catch a predator, voting software security under the microscope...
... and more in this rapid-fire summary of infosec news
14 Jun 2020 10:06 | 5
Comment
As Twitter blocks white supremacists posing as anti-fascists, FBI appeal is flooded with images of cop violence
The confusion of physical and online protests merge
02 Jun 2020 21:33 | 61
Security
US lawmakers get a second shot at forcing FBI agents to obtain a warrant before they leaf through web histories
Bi-partisan amendment aims to take away easy access to your online life
26 May 2020 23:25 | 15
Security
Attorney General: We didn't need Apple to crack terrorist's iPhones – tho we still want iGiant to do it in future
Feds gain access to military base shooter's mobes using outside tools
18 May 2020 22:09 | 46
Roundup
Kaspersky cleans up poisoned watering hole, Google presses pause on cookie crackdown
Plus: SystemD has a privilege escalation flaw that needs patching, and more bits and bytes
06 Apr 2020 11:59 | 16
Analysis
For the past five years, every FBI secret spy court request to snoop on Americans has sucked, says watchdog
Feeling secure? Sucker
01 Apr 2020 21:24 | 21
Roundup
Facebook loses control of its own Twitter account in hacker attack – and more news
Including: Why was #RootGoat2020 trending on Twitter? It is as silly as you think
10 Feb 2020 06:09 | 13
Enigma
If only 3 in 100,000 cyber-crimes are prosecuted, why not train cops to bring these crooks to justice once and for all, suggests think-tank veep
'We are focusing on defending systems over identifying and pursuing the person behind the cyber-crime'
30 Jan 2020 11:03 | 43
Security
No backdoors needed: Apple ditched plans to fully encrypt iCloud backups after heavy pressure from FBI – claim
Convenient timing for this story to emerge
21 Jan 2020 20:04 | 51
Roundup
It's Friday, the weekend has landed... and Microsoft warns of an Internet Explorer zero day exploited in the wild
Plus, WeLeakInfo? Not anymore!
18 Jan 2020 01:17 | 15
Security
Stolen creds site WeLeakInfo busted by multinational cop op for data reselling
One Irishman and one Dutchman both nicked
17 Jan 2020 14:31 | 6
Analysis
Apple calls BS on FBI, AG: We're totally not dragging our feet in murder probe iPhone decryption. PS: No backdoors
This isn't the way to make the Cook(ie) crumble
14 Jan 2020 20:28 | 92
Security
Someone needs to go back to school: Texas district fleeced for $2.3m after staff fall for devious phishing email
FBI probes massive fraud
13 Jan 2020 20:22 | 23
Comment
If at first you don't succeed, pry, pry again: Feds once again demand Apple unlock encrypted iPhones in yet another terrorism case
FBI, open up!
08 Jan 2020 01:34 | 63
Science
Colorado cryptocoin execs spark up blunt '$722m ponzi scheme' criminal charges after investments go up in smoke
Dude, pass the indictment
11 Dec 2019 21:21 | 13
Security
Russian FaceApp selfie-slurper poses 'potential counterintelligence threat', FBI warns
Feds tell senator that age-filter toy a possible security risk
03 Dec 2019 00:34 | 18
Legal
In your face! US Senate mulls bipartisan federal law on police facial recognition use
Bill would require cops to get a court order for any surveillance
14 Nov 2019 22:21 | 12
AI + ML
The Feds are building an America-wide face surveillance system – and we're going to court to prove it, says ACLU
Civil-rights warriors sue FBI, DEA, DoJ over fears of secretive mass-spying network
31 Oct 2019 21:26 | 37
Security
FBI extends voting security push, LA court hacker goes down, and more D-Link failures
Plus, Kaspersky opens doors on its intelligence portal
28 Oct 2019 07:01 | 28
Security
Uncle Sam demands summary judgment on Snowden memoir: We're not saying it's true, but no one should read it
We really needed to take a look before you published
25 Oct 2019 18:00 | 47
Legal
Remember the FBI's promise it wasn’t abusing the NSA’s data on US peeps? Well, guess what…
Turns out the Feds make the CIA and NSA actually look good
08 Oct 2019 23:42 | 77
Security
FBI softens stance on ransomware: it's (sort of) okay to pay off crims to get your data back
Feds OK that some companies are opening the checkbook
03 Oct 2019 23:59 | 32
Security
FBI called in to investigate 2018 Mountain State mobile voting system hacking
'West Virginia, mobile ballots, country votes, nearly pwned'
02 Oct 2019 23:29 | 24
Science
Ohio state's top legal eagle just made it harder for the FBI, ICE, cops to snoop around its DMV DB for people's faces
Reminder: They're not allowed to do that without permission
15 Aug 2019 19:56 | 12
Security
Tor pedos torpedoed again, this time Feds torpedo four Tor pedos – and keep how they unmasked dark-web scumbags under wraps
Child abuse swap-shop admins to spend decades behind bars
12 Aug 2019 22:33 | 68
Black Hat
FBI, NSA to hackers: Let us be blunt. Weed need your help. We'll hire you even if you've smoked a little pot in the past
Now that's what we call a joint task force: Uncle Sam chills out, relaxes recruitment rules on drugs
08 Aug 2019 04:21 | 68
Security
F-B-Yikes! FBI bod allegedly hid spy camera under desk to snap coworker's upskirt pics
Of all the places to allegedly try this, the J Edgar Hoover HQ ain't one. In fact, no, no building is good. None of them
05 Aug 2019 23:15 | 30
Security
Phisherman's blues: Bogus Dell support rep extradited from Kenya, admits he conned US colleges out of $900,000
Scumbag faces up to 20 years in the clink for email fraud
02 Aug 2019 19:42 | 13
Security
Capital One gets Capital Done: Hacker swipes personal info on 106 million US, Canadian credit card applicants
More than 1 million social numbers nicked among other details – FBI collars, charges software engineer
30 Jul 2019 00:16 | 51
Security
He's coming home, he's coming... Hutchins' coming home: British Wannacry killer held in US on malware dev rap set free by judge
Joy as infosec researcher spared jail time in America
26 Jul 2019 19:23 | 73
Security
Backdoors won't weaken your encryption, wails FBI boss. And he's right. They won't – they'll fscking torpedo it
Give it a Wray, give it a Wray, give it a Wray now: Big Chris steps in to defend blowing a hole in personal crypto
25 Jul 2019 20:18 | 224
Legal
FBI and immigration officials trawling US driving licence databases for suspects
Maybe time to put 4th amendment-bothering facial recog on ICE?
08 Jul 2019 12:45 | 23
Updated
And in this week's weird news, Feds seize dark-web news site, accuse admins of getting rich off drug cyber-souk
Pair cuffed in Israel
08 May 2019 00:49 | 9
Security
Wannacry-slayer Marcus Hutchins pleads guilty to two counts of banking malware creation
'I regret these actions and accept full responsibility for my mistakes'
19 Apr 2019 22:10 | 72
Bootnotes
Idiot admits destroying scores of college PCs using USB Killer gizmo, filming himself doing it
MBA grad faces hefty fine, jail time after zapping computer, display, equipment mobos
18 Apr 2019 19:07 | 147
Security
Hackers bragged that pretty vanilla breach included FBI watchlist? Well, colour us shocked
It didn't, by the way – it's a bunch of ad industry folk
16 Apr 2019 12:13 | 18
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