6 months for abuser caught in FBI’s Playpen snare
FBI’s Playpen operation is an investigation into child abuse imagery being shared via Tor. So, why such a lenient sentence?
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Threatpost News Wrap, March 10, 2017
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
DOJ Dismisses Playpen Case to Keep Tor Hack Private
Prosecutors with the U.S. Department of Justice dropped their case against a suspect who visited the dark web site child pornography site Playpen. Continue reading DOJ Dismisses Playpen Case to Keep Tor Hack Private
FBI Hacked into 8,000 Computers in 120 Countries Using A Single Warrant
The FBI hacked into more than 8,000 computers in 120 different countries with just a single warrant during an investigation into a dark web child pornography website, according to a newly published court filings.
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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
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
Should Hacking a Tor User to Get an IP Address Require a Warrant?
Judges are divided on whether the FBI grabbing dark web users’ IPs constitutes a search. Continue reading Should Hacking a Tor User to Get an IP Address Require a Warrant?
Florida Man Found Guilty of Running Child Porn Site ‘Playpen’
The FBI took over the site, and ran it themselves for just under two weeks. Continue reading Florida Man Found Guilty of Running Child Porn Site ‘Playpen’
Judge Rules Use of FBI Malware Is A ‘Search’
Civil liberties advocates say a Texas judge got it right when he ruled on a controversial child porn case regarding the FBI’s use of malware to search a computer. Continue reading Judge Rules Use of FBI Malware Is A ‘Search’
Federal Judge: Hacking Someone’s Computer Is Definitely a ‘Search’
Shouldn’t this be obvious? Continue reading Federal Judge: Hacking Someone’s Computer Is Definitely a ‘Search’