Collaborate Disseminate
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
U.S. representatives are asking Yahoo for clarity around a surveillance program mentioned in reports earlier this month. Continue reading US Reps Requesting Further Intel Around Yahoo Surveillance Story
The Federal Bureau of Investigation this week urged victims of ransomware to report infections to federal law enforcement in hopes of better understanding the threat.
Continue reading FBI Encouraging Ransomware Victims To Report Infections