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 | 83
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 | 16
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 | 20
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
Five Eyes alliance’s top cop says techies are the future of law enforcement Crims have weaponized tech and certain States let them launder the proceeds Cyber-crime09 Jun 2022 | 15
Beijing-backed baddies target unpatched networking kit to attack telcos NSA, FBI and CISA issue joint advisory that suggests China hardly has to work for this – flaws revealed in 2017 are among their entry points Security08 Jun 2022 | 3
FBI, CISA: Don't get caught in Karakurt's extortion web Is this gang some sort of Conti side hustle? The answer may be yes CSO03 Jun 2022 | 7
Stolen university credentials up for sale by Russian crooks, FBI warns Forget dark-web souks, thousands of these are already being traded on public bazaars Cyber-crime27 May 2022 | 3
How these crooks backdoor online shops and siphon victims' credit card info FBI and co blow lid off latest PHP tampering scam Cyber-crime18 May 2022 | 6
FBI warns of North Korean cyberspies posing as foreign IT workers Looking for tech talent? Kim Jong-un's friendly freelancers, at your service CSO17 May 2022 | 10
Venezuelan cardiologist charged with 'designing and selling ransomware' If his surgery was as bad as his opsec, this chap has caused a lot of trouble, allegedly Cyber-crime17 May 2022 | 10
US offers $15m reward for information about Conti ransomware gang The State Department notice comes in wake of the cybercrims’ attack on Costa Rican government Security09 May 2022 | 1
FBI: Cyber-scams cost victims $6.9b-plus worldwide in 2021 Another banner year for criminals. For everyone else, not so much Cyber-crime05 May 2022 | 8
Cybercriminals do their homework for latest banking scam What could be safer than sending money to yourself through your own bank? Cyber-crime15 Apr 2022 | 31
Cybercriminals made $7bn in pure profit in 2021, says FBI Another year, another batch of record-setting cybercrime losses Security23 Mar 2022 | 3
AvosLocker group is targeting US critical infrastructure, FBI says Ransomware affiliates threaten to publish stolen data or launch DDoS attacks if victims don’t pay Security21 Mar 2022 |
Ragnar ransomware gang hit 52 critical US orgs, says FBI Energy biz, financial services, governments, and IT outfits targeted Security09 Mar 2022 | 8
US to attack cyber criminals first, ask questions later – if it protects victims DoJ also creates two teams to prevent abuse of cryptocurrency – who knew that happens? Security21 Feb 2022 | 23
FBI seizes $3.6bn in Bitcoin after New York 'tech couple' arrested over Bitfinex robbery Updated Ilya Lichtenstein and partner cuffed via blockchain records Security08 Feb 2022 | 45
FBI says more cyber attacks come from China than everywhere else combined Currently investigating over 2,000 attacks on US targets – new file every 12 hours Security03 Feb 2022 | 49
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’ Security21 Dec 2021 | 54
Oz Feds reveal distribution model behind backdoored 'An0m' chat app spread by crims Resellers were given exclusive territories to target, and offered tech support Security09 Dec 2021 | 7