FBI Searches for ‘Ethical’ Hackers to Help Combat Increasing Cyber-Attacks

By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com  The level of sophistication of today’s hackers has made it difficult for the FBI to combat cyber-attacks.  With attacks on the rise, the bureau announced it’s looking for technology experts – even people with experience in “ethical hacking” – to become “cyber special agents,” the Chicago Tribune reports. “Cyber permeates every aspect of…

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Hacker Group ‘Anonymous’ Says It Shut Down Cleveland’s Website Over Police Shooting

By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com  Notorious hacker group Anonymous took credit for shutting down the city of Cleveland’s website Monday, prompting an FBI investigation, Cleveland.com reports. Anonymous said the website was hacked in response to the police shooting of Tamir Rice, who was killed Saturday while carrying an airsoft gun. The website was still down Tuesday…

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Justice Department Says It Has Mastermind in Prolific Cyber Attacks That Robbed Consumers, Businesses

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com  The Justice Department boasted Monday that it captured one of the most prolific cyber criminals in the world in the continuing effort to crack down on the evolving cybercrime threat, the Associated Press reports. Federal officials said 30-year-old Evgeniy Bogachev of Russia was the ringleader of a band of backers who infected…

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FBI Informant’s Ties to Cyberattacks Abroad Raise Questions About Bureau’s Intentions

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Is the FBI using hackers to gain access to intelligence overseas? The New York Times reports that an FBI informant launched hundreds of cyberattacks on foreign websites, including ones run by other governments, even as the bureau tried to dismantle hacking groups like Anonymous. New information indicates that the cyberattacks even targeted…

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FBI Turns Focus on Cyber Attacks in US

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com  The FBI is combating a surge in cyberattacks on corporate America, trying to stop a growing number of people from hacking websites and disturbing commerce, the Los Angeles Times reports. In just the past month, a group called the Syrian Electronic Army crippled the New York Times website for several hours. Hackers…

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