The FBI is adding more cyber-focused agents to U.S. embassies

The agency’s deployment of additional cyber assistant legal attachés comes as it takes on a more proactive approach to combating cybercrime operations and infrastructure.

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FBI seizes ALPHV leak website. Hours later, ransomware gang claims it ‘unseized’ it

Law enforcement seized the websites of the notorious Russian-speaking group before the criminals say they seized it back.

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Ransomware gang broken up in Ukraine as a result of international operation

Police in Ukraine arrested a 32-year-old man they say was the “leader” of a group, as well as “his four most active accomplices,” according to a Google translation of a statement issued by the Ukrainian Cyber Police.

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How the FBI Fights Back Against Worldwide Cyberattacks

In the worldwide battle against malicious cyberattacks, there is no organization more central to the fight than the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). And recent years have proven that the bureau still has some surprises up its sleeve. In early May, the U.S. Department of Justice announced the conclusion of a U.S. government operation called […]

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Multiple nation-state hackers infiltrate single aviation organization

A single aviation organization was infiltrated by the hackers using vulnerabilities on internet-facing devices.

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FBI warns of broad AI threats facing tech companies and the public

The bureau warned that hackers will target tech companies, researchers and academics working on artificial intelligence advancements.

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Section 702 data helped take down Colonial Pipeline hacker, Biden administration says

The White House is declassifying material about how a controversial surveillance law is used in hopes of building support for its renewal.

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Did someone really hack into the Oldsmar, Florida, water treatment plant? New details suggest maybe not.

Statements from the FBI and former Oldsmar city manager indicate what happened at the plant may not have been the work of an outside hacker.

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Biden’s budget seeks increase in cybersecurity spending

President Biden’s budget proposes making technology investments across the federal government and to implement his cyber strategy.

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US intel: Chinese influence operations are growing more aggressive, more similar to Russia’s

China is stepping up efforts to influence U.S. public opinion, which increasingly resemble Russian operations. 

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