By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com It was no joking matter to law enforcement or the thousands of people who were visiting the Statue of Liberty. A 42-year-old man is accused of claiming to be a well-known terrorist and calling in a threat to blow up the Statue of Liberty, The Hill reports. The FBI and other…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI is investigating a Los Angeles school district’s $1.3-billion plan to provide iPads to every student, the Los Angeles Times reports. Agents seized records from the district on Monday as investigators seek documents related to deals with Apple and the curriculum provider, Pearson. A grand jury is reviewing the case….
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…
By Michael S. Rosenwald Washington Post Staff Writer WASHINGTON — Somewhere in America, perhaps at this very moment, a bad guy is under video surveillance. He is being watched, every movement, every step – but not on a little TV. That’s so 2009. Instead, a special agent from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The creators of the iPad — the mini computer that seems to be today’s hot item in the gadget world — may be getting a little more attention then they want. This time it’s from the FBI. The FBI on Thursday said it was investigating a security breach of…
