Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI is investigating hacking attacks targeting the personal computers and accounts of law enforcement involved in the Ferguson investigation, CNN reports. Authorities believe the attacks are coming from hackers affiliated with the group Anonymous. Investigators are trying to determine the extent of the breach. Included in the attacks are personal computers…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI defeated an insidious computer virus using anti-hacker tactics that the bureau didn’t have a few years ago, Bloomberg reports. The cyberbattle with Gameover Zeus ended in victory last week after FBI experts reverse-engineered the virus’ communication, seized control over servers overseas and kept hackers from re-establishing contact. “This was the…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com It seems some of the FBI’s best hacker recruits also like to smoke marijuana. The Washington Times reports that the FBI says its no-tolerance pot policy is hurting the bureau’s ability to recruit the best and brightest hackers. “I have to hire a great work force to compete with those cyber criminals,…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A mysterious hacking group is breaching federal computer systems and gaining access to thousands of people’s personal information, Fox News reports. The FBI issued warnings to federal agencies that the hackers, who are associated with Anonymous, may becoming more widespread. So far, the agencies affected were the U.S. Army, Department of Energy…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Was the FBI keeping tabs on millions of Apple devices? No, says an Orlando company that claims it – not the FBI – was hacked to obtain millions of identification numbers for Apple devices, the New York Times reports. Hacking group AntiSec – a subset of the hacking collective known as Anonymous –…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The hacker group Anonymous announced it has stolen information from an FBI laptop computer that carried information on more than 1 million iPhone and iPad users, Forbes reports. While Forbes was unable to verify the authenticity of the data, writer Andy Greenberg said the information “does seem to be an enormous…
Shoshanna Utchenik ticklethewire.com An internal FBI report that was leaked and made its way onto the Internet this week may unfortunately help some folks with illegal activity. The website WIRED reports that that an FBI report called “Bitcoin Virtual Currency: Unique Features Present Distinct Challenges for Deterring Illicit Activity,” raises concerns about the anonymous Bitcoin payment network…
