FBI

Sysadmin and spouse admit to part in 'massive' pirated Avaya licenses scam

Could spend 20 years in prison after selling $88M in ADI software keys

Cyber-crime20 Sep 2023 | 21

Uncle Sam warns deepfakes are coming for your brand and bank account

No, your CEO is not on Teams asking you to transfer money

Security13 Sep 2023 | 9

FBI-led Operation Duck Hunt shoots down Qakbot

Totally plucked: Agents remotely roast Windows botnet malware on victims' machines

Cyber-crime29 Aug 2023 | 11

FBI: Who was going around hijacking Barracuda email boxes? China, probably

Joins in the chorus of advice to bin the gear instead of trying for a fix

Cyber-crime25 Aug 2023 | 7

North Korea may be itching to sell $40m of purloined Bitcoin

Those weapons programs aren't going to fund themselves

Cyber-crime23 Aug 2023 | 5

Beware cool-looking beta crypto-apps. They may be money-stealing fakes

Try out a hot new thing before official launch? Something smells phishy

Cyber-crime14 Aug 2023 | 7

FBI boss: Congress must renew Section 702 spy powers – that's how we get nearly all our cyber intel

Also: China's 'got a bigger hacking program than that of every major nation combined'

Cyber-crime28 Jul 2023 | 26

Tech support scammers go analog, ask victims to mail bundles of cash

The approach is the same, but never mind the crypto or gift cards

Security19 Jul 2023 | 28

LockBit victims in the US alone paid over $90m in ransoms since 2020

As America, UK, Canada, Australia and friends share essential bible to detect and thwart infections

CSO14 Jun 2023 | 2

Hold it – another vulnerability found in MOVEit file transfer software

Infosec in brief Also, the FBI's $180k investment in AN0M keeps paying off, and this week's critical vulnerabilities

Cyber-crime12 Jun 2023 | 7

FBI: FISA Section 702 'absolutely critical' to spy on, err, protect Americans

No protection without surveillance?

Security09 Jun 2023 | 30

Deepfakes being used in 'sextortion' scams, FBI warns

AI technology raises the bar in an already troubling crime

Cyber-crime08 Jun 2023 | 22

The FBI as advanced persistent threat – and what to do about it

Opinion Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they aren't after you

Personal Tech30 May 2023 | 93

So the FBI 'persistently' abused its snoop powers. What's to worry about?

Register Kettle When is warrantless surveillance warranted?

Security25 May 2023 | 5

Ads for lucrative jobs in Asia fail to mention chance of slavery as crypto-scammer

FBI warns jobseekers to be very skeptical of working holidays in Cambodia

Cyber-crime23 May 2023 | 17

FBI abused spy law but only like 280,000 times in a year

Well, well, well, if it isn't the Leaning Tower of FISA again

Personal Tech22 May 2023 | 37

FBI-led Op Medusa slays NATO-bothering Russian military malware network

Perseus to the rescue as Snake eats itself

Cyber-crime09 May 2023 | 9

Feds rethink warrantless search stats and – oh look, a huge drop in numbers

119,000 instances of homeland snooping as the power to do so comes under review

Security02 May 2023 | 21

China has 50 hackers for every FBI cyber agent, says Bureau boss

Combatting it is going to take more money. Lots of more money.

Cyber-crime01 May 2023 | 27

Pentagon super-leak suspect cuffed: 21-year-old Air National Guardsman

When bragging about your job on Discord gets just a little out of hand?

Cyber-crime13 Apr 2023 | 96

FBI: How fake Xi cops prey on Chinese nationals in the US

你好 [insert name], 我在 Ministry of Public Security 工作 [insert shakedown]

Cyber-crime12 Apr 2023 | 17

Cops put the squeeze on Genesis crime souk denizens, not just the admins this time

Feds managed to image entire backend server with full details

Cyber-crime05 Apr 2023 | 1

Notorious stolen credential warehouse Genesis Market seized by FBI

Operation Cookie Monster crumbles stolen data-as-a-service vendor

Cyber-crime05 Apr 2023 | 12

CISA joins forces with Women in CyberSecurity to break up the boy's club

in brief Also, the FBI just admitted to bypassing warrants by buying cellphone location data, and this week's actionable items

Security13 Mar 2023 | 17

FBI and international cops catch a NetWire RAT

Malware-seekers were diverted to the Feds, severing a Croatian connection

Cyber-crime10 Mar 2023 | 4

FBI boss says COVID-19 'most likely' escaped from lab

Latest claim comes days after Dept of Energy waved finger in China's direction

Offbeat01 Mar 2023 | 237

Intruder alert: FBI tackles 'isolated' IT security breach

Move along, totally nothing to see here

Security17 Feb 2023 | 11

US teases more China tech sanctions, this time to deflate balloon-makers

State Dept already has one target, FBI is identifying sources of floating surveillance platform's components

Security10 Feb 2023 | 27

FBI smokes ransomware Hive after secretly buzzing around gang's network for months

Uncle Sam doles out decryption keys to 300+ victims amid sting op

Cyber-crime26 Jan 2023 | 3

FBI catches up with infosec and crypto communities, blames Lazarus Group for $100 million heist

Well played, feds. What's next? Ransomware is rampant? Strong passwords are important?

Cyber-crime25 Jan 2023 | 4

What keeps this FBI director up at night? China’s AI work, for one

Hacking the world with ML is Uncle Sam's job, buddy

Government Tech Week22 Jan 2023 | 7

Email hijackers scam food out of businesses, not just money

In brief Also, TLC gets schooled by Karakurt, and Cloudflare is offering free zero trust stuff to some small companies

Security17 Dec 2022 | 20

FBI warns about Cuba, no, not that one — the ransomware gang

Critical infrastructure attacks ramping up

Security02 Dec 2022 | 1

Hive ransomware crooks extort $100m from 1,300 global victims

FBI, CISA sound the alarm and detail IOCs

Security18 Nov 2022 | 4

Instagram star gets 11 years for $300m email scam plot

Hushpuppi swaps private jet, Dubai penthouse for prison duds and $1.7m to victims

Cyber-crime10 Nov 2022 | 34

FBI: Russian hacktivists achieve only 'limited' DDoS success

OK, so you've got a botnet. That don't impress me much

Cyber-crime08 Nov 2022 | 6

Double-check demand payment emails from law firms: Convincing fakes surface

Crimson Kingsnake impersonates legit attorneys, fakes email threads from your colleagues in far-reaching BEC campaign

Research04 Nov 2022 | 15

The White House's global ransomware summit couldn't come at a better time

As cyber threats ramp up, businesses and organizations will be hoping for more than platitudes

Security31 Oct 2022 |

Alert: This ransomware preys on healthcare orgs via weak-ass VPN servers

FBI, CISA warn of Daixin gang after OakBend Medical Center hit

Cyber-crime24 Oct 2022 | 1

Google says slap some GUAC on your software supply chain

In brief Also: Iranian election hackers are back, the TSA gets regulatory on train cybersecurity, and more

Security24 Oct 2022 | 2

Millennials, Gen Z actually suck at workplace security

OK, boomer – how do I turn off cookies?

CSO19 Oct 2022 | 76

FBI: Looking for Biden's student loan forgiveness? Watch out for these scams

You really think someone would do that? Just go on the internet and steal identities?

Cyber-crime19 Oct 2022 | 8

Interpol busts global 'Black Axe' cyber-fraud suspects

75 collars felt, $1.2m seized in bid to cut off crime network’s financial lifeline

Cyber-crime17 Oct 2022 | 3

Foreign spies hijacking US mid-terms? FBI, CISA are cool as cucumbers about it

I think we can handle one little Russia. We sent two units, they're bringing any attempts down now

Security06 Oct 2022 | 40

Cyber-snoops broke into US military contractor, stole data, hid for months

Tell us it’s Russia without telling us it’s Russia

Security05 Oct 2022 | 14

FBI: We tracked who was printing secret documents to unmask ex-NSA suspect

Infosec systems designer alleged to have chatted with undercover agent

Security03 Oct 2022 | 53

Feds freeze $30m in cryptocurrency stolen from Axie Infinity

But the North Korean criminals are still over half a billion digicash dollars up

Security09 Sep 2022 | 15

US school year opens with reading, writing, and ransomware

FBI warns that Vice Society threat group is ramping up attacks on the education sector

Cyber-crime07 Sep 2022 | 8

FBI: Look out, crooks stole $1.3b in cryptocurrency in just three months this year

DeFi, as in, defying belief

Cyber-crime01 Sep 2022 | 9

Don't dive head first into that crypto pool, FBI warns

Liquidity scams cost victims more than $70m, agents say

Cyber-crime22 Jul 2022 | 18

DoJ, FBI recover $500,000 in ransomware payments to Maui gang

Money paid by healthcare facilities to North Korean group traced through blockchain and Chinese launderers

Security20 Jul 2022 | 2

Bogus cryptocurrency apps steal millions in mere months

As if the crypto world needs any help in making money vanish

Cyber-crime18 Jul 2022 | 21

FBI warning: Crooks are using deepfake videos in interviews for remote gigs

Yes. Of course I human. Why asking? Also, when you give passwords to database?

Cyber-crime29 Jun 2022 | 23

LGBTQ+ folks warned of dating app extortion scams

Uncle Sam tells of crooks exploiting Pride Month

Cyber-crime27 Jun 2022 | 6

Former chip research professor jailed for not disclosing Chinese patents

This is how Beijing illegally accesses US tech, say Feds

Legal17 Jun 2022 | 16

Man gets two years in prison for selling 200,000 DDoS hits

Over 2,000 customers with malice on their minds

Security14 Jun 2022 | 3