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Former FBI Cybersecurity Official Steven Chabinsky Thinks FBI is Doing Great Job, But Government Could Do Better
The FBI’s former top attorney for cybersecurity, Steven Chabinsky, who stepped down this month, thinks the FBI is doing a great job battling the problem, but told the Washington Post that the “federal government” has taken a “failed approach” by focusing on reducing vulnerabilities rather than actively deterring attackers. Ticklethewire.com, in summing up the Washington…
FBI: Teen Tried to Detonate What He Thought Was Real Bomb in Chicago in FBI Sting
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The investigation began with an email message about jihad and ended with a man pressing the trigger on what he believed to be a car bomb outside of a Chicago bar, the Associated Press reports. On Friday, after months of investigating the 18-year-old U.S. citizen from a Chicago suburb,…
FBI Delays Sending FBI Agents to Libya Because of Instability
By Susan Candiotti and Arwa Damon CNN FBI investigators probing the U.S. Consulate killings in Libya put off a visit there until conditions in the volatile region are safer. Agents hoped to arrive on Saturday but reconsidered because of the instability sweeping across Libya and throughout the region, federal law enforcement officials said. One source…
David Bowdich to Head Counterterrorism Division in LA
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com David Bowdich, the special assistant to the associate deputy director at FBI headquarters, is heading out to the field to become special agent in charge of the Counterterrorism Division in the Los Angeles office. Bowdich started with the FBI in 1995 and was first assigned to the San Diego Field…
FBI Warns of Potential Violence in U.S. Following Satirical Film About Prophet Mohammed
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI and Department of Homeland Security are warning of potential violence spreading to the U.S. following a satirical movie mocking the Prophet Mohammed, ABC News reports. The Joint Intelligence Bulletin warned that “the risk of violence could increase both at home and abroad as the film continues to gain attention.”…
Mafia Expert “Donnie Brasco” to Speak to Montreal Officials About the Criminal Underworld
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Mafia expert and former undercover FBI agent Joseph Pistone, better known as Donnie Brasco, is expected to share knowledge of the criminal underworld to Montreal officials as early as Monday, the Montreal Gazette reports. Pistone is known for bringing down members of two of New York City’s most notorious mobs – the…
Purported Spokesman for Hacking Group Anonymous Arrested for Threatening FBI Agent
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The purported spokesman for the hacking group Anonymous was arrested by the FBI on allegations that he threatened an FBI agent, his attorney said Thursday, the Washington Post reports. Barrett Brown, 31, of Dallas is expected to be charged in connection with YouTube videos in which Brown rails against federal authorities….