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U.S. authorities disrupted the infrastructure used by a notorious Russian hacking group linked to the country’s military intelligence agency.
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A law enforcement effort dubbed “Medusa” targeted malware deployed by Moscow’s Federal Security Service, officials said Tuesday.
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The Department of Justice announced Monday an effort to take down a global network of over 100,000 enslaved computers under the control of Peter Yuryevich Levashov. Levashov, also known as Peter Severa, was known as one of the world’s most prolific and long-reigning kings of spam. A citizen of Russia, he was arrested in Spain earlier this week. The network, known as the Kelihos botnet, has been in operation since 2010, targeting Microsoft Windows machines for infection. The results was millions of spam emails, pump-and-dump schemes to illegally profit illegally off stocks, mass password theft and the spreading of malware, according to the DOJ. Roughly five to ten percent of Kelihos victims reside in the United States, according to the Justice Department. “The ability of botnets like Kelihos to be weaponized quickly for vast and varied types of harms is a dangerous and deep threat to all Americans, driving at the core of how we communicate, […]
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Opponents of the controversial Rule 41 say they are committed to fighting the government’s expanded powers. Continue reading Rule 41 Opponents Vow to Fight Government’s New Hacking Powers
Hacking multiple computers across the world just got easier for the United States intelligence and law enforcement agencies from today onwards.
The changes introduced to the Rule 41 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure by the United States Depar… Continue reading Rule 41 — FBI Gets Expanded Power to Hack any Computer in the World
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
Lawmakers seek to delay controversial rule granting US law enforcment officials wide-ranging freedom to hack computers – wherever they are Continue reading Campaigners bid to delay Rule 41 ‘legal hacking’ bill
We have been hearing a lot about Rule 41 after the US Department of Justice has pushed an update to the rule.
The change to the Rule 41 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure grants the FBI much greater powers to hack legally into any computer acr… Continue reading STOP Rule 41 — FBI should not get Legal Power to Hack Computers Worldwide
The Department of Justice is countering a growing chorus of privacy advocates who are against a rule change that will greatly expand law enforcement’s ability to hack into computers located around the world. Continue reading Dept. of Justice Makes Plea for Mass Surveillance, Hacking