The FBI has sabotaged a piece of advanced malware that elite Russian spies have used to steal secrets from computers worldwide for more than 20 years, the Justice Department announced Tuesday.
The Justice Department announced a new indictment that alleges WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange recruited and conspired with computer hackers to provide information for hacking groups LulzSec and Anonymous.
Technicians for Best Buy’s “Geek Squad City” are being paid by the FBI as part of “a joint venture ferret out child porn,” according to claims in new federal documents.
By Editorial Board Orange County Register The FBI quietly acquired sweeping surveillance powers, beginning Dec. 1, it had sought for years, and the change came without a single congressional hearing or vote. Under a change to Rule 41 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, the FBI will now be able to obtain a single…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Faced with the growing threat of cybercrime, the FBI has turned to dogs to help crack down on computer crimes. The canines are trained to sniff out electronic components that store data, News12 reports. Some of the components are tiny and hard to find. “Cybercrime has evolved and is such a…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Best Buy employee who worked at the company’s repair center served as a paid FBI informant who essentially performed warrantless searches on electronics at the maintenance facility in Kentucky, according to the attorney of a doctor facing child pornography charges. Since 2009, “the FBI was dealing with a paid agent…
Imagine that a criminal investigator has identified one or more computers that are part of ongoing criminal activity.
The Supreme Court on Thursday gave the FBI more authority to hack into computers beginning in December.
