Category Archives: Federal Bureau of Investigation

Some sage security advice after Radiohead’s unreleased music hack

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Bad news: Radiohead was hacked. Last week, a hacker stole the band’s lead singer Thom Yorke’s private minidisk archive from the band’s third album and subsequent major worldwide hit, “OK Computer.” The hacker demanded $150,000 or they’d release it to the public. Stuck between a ransom and a hard place, Radiohead released the tapes themselves. …

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FBI Director Calls Smartphone Encryption an ‘Urgent Public Safety Issue’

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The debate over the government’s authority to access private encrypted data on digital devices was amplified when the Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Christopher Wray called unbreakable encryption an ‘urgent public safety issue.’ Continue reading FBI Director Calls Smartphone Encryption an ‘Urgent Public Safety Issue’→

Privacy Activists Suffer Legal Setback In National Security Letter Case

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Cloudflare and network operator Credo Mobile suffered a legal defeat when U.S. appeals court ruled to uphold a gag order on FBI surveillance data. Continue reading Privacy Activists Suffer Legal Setback In National Security Letter Case→

EFF Sues DOJ Over National Security Letter Disclosure Rules

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The Electronic Frontier Foundation sued the United States Department of Justice demanding to know whether the agency is complying with rules that mandate a periodic review of National Security Letter gag orders. Continue reading EFF Sues DOJ Over National Security Letter Disclosure Rules→

Lack of Communication Achilles’ Heel for Ransomware Fighters

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A member of law enforcement acknowledged at SOURCE Boston that the lack of communication around ransomware remains a serious problem. Continue reading Lack of Communication Achilles’ Heel for Ransomware Fighters→

Lack of Communication Achilles’ Heel for Ransomware Fighters

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A member of law enforcement acknowledged at SOURCE Boston that the lack of communication around ransomware remains a serious problem. Continue reading Lack of Communication Achilles’ Heel for Ransomware Fighters→

Alleged vDOS Owners Poised to Stand Trial

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Police in Israel are recommending that the state attorney’s office indict and prosecute two 18-year-olds suspected of operating vDOS, until recently the most popular attack service for knocking Web sites offline.

On Sept. 8, 2016, KrebsOnSecurity published a story about the hacking of vDOS, a service that attracted tens of thousands of paying customers and facilitated countless distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. That story named two young Israelis — Yarden Bidani and Itay Huri — as the likely owners and operators of vDOS, and within hours of its publication the two were arrested by Israeli police, placed on house arrest for 10 days, and forbidden from using the Internet for a month. Continue reading Alleged vDOS Owners Poised to Stand Trial→

Alleged vDOS Owners Poised to Stand Trial

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Police in Israel are recommending that the state attorney’s office indict and prosecute two 18-year-olds suspected of operating vDOS, until recently the most popular attack service for knocking Web sites offline.

On Sept. 8, 2016, KrebsOnSecurity published a story about the hacking of vDOS, a service that attracted tens of thousands of paying customers and facilitated countless distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. That story named two young Israelis — Yarden Bidani and Itay Huri — as the likely owners and operators of vDOS, and within hours of its publication the two were arrested by Israeli police, placed on house arrest for 10 days, and forbidden from using the Internet for a month. Continue reading Alleged vDOS Owners Poised to Stand Trial→

Threatpost News Wrap, March 10, 2017

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Mike Mimoso and Chris Brook discuss the news of the week including a rash of new IP camera backdoors, James Comey’s talk at Boston College, hacking back vs. active defense, and the DOJ dropping one of its Playpen cases. Continue reading Threatpost News Wrap, March 10, 2017→

The FBI Hacked Over 8,000 Computers In 120 Countries Based on One Warrant

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With upcoming changes to Rule 41, experts think this is only the beginning of worldwide hacking by law enforcement agencies. Continue reading The FBI Hacked Over 8,000 Computers In 120 Countries Based on One Warrant→