Hacker Dumps Details of Homeland Security Officials; Plans Same for FBI Today
The information “appeared to be genuine and matches other online records.”
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Was Hacker Able to Seize Plane Mid-Flight? FBI Investigates
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI is investigating whether a purported hacker was able to control a plane mid-flight, The Washington Post reports. Chris Roberts, who’s with a security intelligence firm called One World Labs, tweeted on April 15 that he was able to manipulate the in-flight and crew-alerting system of a United Airlines plane….
Anonymous-Linked Activist Sent to Prison for Threatening FBI Agent, Sharing Stolen Data
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com An activist tied to the hacking group Anonymous was sentenced to five years in prison on charges of threatening an FBI agent and spreading stolen data. The Business Insider reports that Barrett Brown, who had faced more than 100 years behind bars, read from a lengthy statement before sentencing, saying…
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…
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…
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…
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…
FBI’s Search for ‘Mo,’ Suspect in Bomb Threats, Highlights Use of Malware for Surveillance
By Craig Timberg and Ellen Nakashima Washington Post Staff Writers WASHINGTON –– The man who called himself “Mo” had dark hair, a foreign accent and — if the pictures he e-mailed to federal investigators could be believed — an Iranian military uniform. When he made a series of threats to detonate bombs at universities and…