FBI Faces Enormous Hurdles in Crackdown Against Proliferation of Hackers
Cyber security experts are facing incredible hurdles as they try to crack down on an increasing number of hackers worldwide.
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FBI Wants to Ban Cell Phone Encryption; Congress Shows Cluelessness
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com If the FBI had its way, security encryption would be outlawed on cell phones. FBI Director James Comey is lobbying Congress to create a law that would require tech companies to “create a backdoor into any communications device that uses encryption,” Gizmodo reports. Only trouble is, many Congressional members don’t know…
FBI Director Comey to Explain Why FBI Believes North Korea Was Behind Sony Attack
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Cyber-security experts have expressed skepticism about the FBI’s claims that North Korea was involved in the hacking attacks of Sony, Gizmodo reports. After days of silence, FBI Director James Comey is expected today to present the bureau’s case that North Korea was involved during a speech at the International Conference on…
FBI Warns That Iran Is Preparing for Potential Cyber Attack on U.S. Businesses
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Federal investigators have an ever-evolving threat that John Edgar Hoover could never have anticipated – hacking. The FBI issued a warning to businesses recently about a sophisticated Iranian hacking operation that could soon target energy firms, defense contractors and educational institutions, Reuters reports. The operation hacked at least 50 businesses in…
Amber Alert Website Restored After Outrage Expressed Over Shutdown
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The federal government’s Amber Alert website was restored Monday morning after people expressed outrage. The site, www.AmberAlert.gov, was temporarily taken offline because of the government shutdown. “The Amber Alert system was never interrupted, but to eliminate any confusion, the informational site maintained by the Justice Department has been restored,” Justice Department spokesman…
Gordon Snow To Head FBI’s Cyber Security Division
Gordon Snow/ fbi photo By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Gordon M. Snow, a Detroit native, gets a bump up, going from deputy assistant director of the agency’s Cyber Division to assistant director of the division, which protects U.S. from cyber attacks and high tech crimes. “The FBI considers the cyber threat against our nation…
Virginia Official Says Feds Probing Hackers and Theft of Health Data Info and Ransom Demand
Unless we want to see these types of attacks become even more popular, state and federal authorities need to beef up their cyber defenses – and fast. By Brian Krebs Washington Post Hackers last week broke into a Virginia state Web site used by pharmacists to track prescription drug abuse. They deleted records on more…