FBI Director James Comey: ‘We’re Making Progress’ Against Lone-Wolf Terrorists
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Top FBI Counterterrorism Official: ‘We’re losing the battle’ with ISIS
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI’s top counterterrorism official left no room for ambiguity about the frustrating battle to stop ISIS’ aggressive social media campaign: “We are losing the battle,” ABC News reports. The terror group “has proven dangerously competent like no other group before it at employing [online] tools for its nefarious strategy,” the…
Justice Department Threatens to Prosecute Supporters of ISIS on Social Media
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com As ISIS turns more to social media to recruit future terrorists, the Justice Department made clear that it would prosecute people who help the extremists spread the message, The Daily Beast reports. What remains unclear is where the government where draw the line between free speech and support of a terrorist…
FBI: ISIS Is Recruiting Teenagers from U.S. to Join Widening Terror Campaign
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The terrorist group, ISIS, is recruiting teenagers in the U.S. as part of a broadening campaign of violence, a top FBI official told CNN. Michael Steinbach, head of the FBI’s counterterrorist division, said the teenagers are as young as 15. He said he “can’t speak with 100% certainty that individuals of…
Who Tweeted a Bomb Threat That Triggered F-16 Jets to Escort Commercial Aircraft?
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI is investigating a bomb threat made in a tweet that prompted the U.S. military to send F-16 fighter aircraft to escort two jets bound for Atlanta on Saturday, the Associated Press reports. The threats involved a Southwest Airlines flight from Milwaukee and a Delta Air Lines flight from Portland,…
Justice Department to Pay $134,000 to Woman After DEA Set Up Bogus Facebook Page
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A controversial tactic by federal investigators from the DEA to create a bogus Facebook page using real information from a suspect has turned into a $134,000 settlement for the woman targeted on the social media page, the Associated Press reports. In the settlement with Sondra Arquiett, the DEA still did not…
FBI, Facebook Partner to Issue Amber Alerts to Social Media Users
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A lot more people are going to learn about missing children after the Justice Department created a partnership with Facebook to send AMBER alerts to its users, WJCL reports. A similar deal was reached with Bing. Attorney General Eric Holder said this is a big step to finding more children before…
FBI Director James Comey Warns of Social Media Dangers During Jacksonville Visit
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com During a visit to the FBI’s Jacksonville field office, Director James Comey delivered a warning about social media. “You have a feeling you’re safe and alone in your kitchen, when you’re actually out wandering all over the world,” Comey said about the availability of personal information on social media, First Coast…