All posts tagged "FBI"
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165Cyber CrimeScamvertisers using Botnets and Public Servers for Hire, Charged in New York
The United States Department of Justice has found probable cause to prosecute the alleged online scamvertising involving eight Russian nationals. The scamvertising...
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232Cyber CrimeSilk Road Admin Pleads Guilty- Might Receive 20 Years Jail Time
An Irish national Gary Davis, who is also known as Libertas, has pleaded guilty to charges related to drug trafficking and is...
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114Data SecurityFancy Bear’s VPNfilter malware is back with 7 new modules
Cisco’s Talos researchers have identified that Russia’s VPNfilter is way more dangerous than it is believed to be. The malware, which prompted...
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224Cyber CrimeHackers behind Mirai botnet to avoid jail for working with the FBI
Mirai has been known as one of the most powerful botnets comprised of millions of hacked Internet of Things (IoT) devices including routers, digital...
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225Data SecurityMirai botnet developers collaborate with the FBI
In exchange for less severe penalties, the three hackers are collaborating with the federal authorities Three young hackers, who had been sentenced...
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133Cyber CrimeCalifornia man may get 6 months in prison for uploading Deadpool on Facebook
It is quite unlikely that somebody would be naïve enough to upload a copy of a newly released movie on his Facebook...
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187MalwareFederal agents ask Facebook to install a backdoor in Messenger
According to media reports, FBI backdoor search has reached the Facebook service Cyber security organization experts have spoken about the pressure exerted...
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124Cyber CrimeThe FBI Warns Banks About The Rise Of “ATM Cash-Out” Attacks
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI ) has warned banks about the likelihood of cybercriminals carrying out a global fraud scheme...
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211Incidents3 Fin7 hackers are arrested
The organization suffers the loss of three main elements arrested by the hackers According to enterprise network security expert reports, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)...
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234Cyber CrimeNotorious hacking group Fin7’s 3 main hackers arrested by the FBI
Three members of a ‘prolific’ and ‘notorious’ hacking group, known for carrying out massive hacking sprees against high-profile organizations have been arrested...
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251Data SecurityPolar fitness app exposed location data of users in military & airbases
Polar Flow, an app developed by Polar, a Finland based sports gadgets manufacture has been found exposing personal and sensitive details of millions...
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350Cyber Crime74 arrested after FBI disrupts International gang of BEC scammers
In a joint operation, the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation), the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, the Department of the Treasury and the Department...
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214Data SecurityVPNFilter malware caught infecting Asus, D-Link, Huawei, ZTE & others
VPNFilter malware is back and it seems like rebooting your routers will not protect them against this growing threat. VPNFilter malware was...
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149IncidentsFBI launches international alert for Cisco routers for being easy to hack
The FBI is recommending to businesses and homes restart the routers as soon as possible; this based on a Cisco report that...
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178HackedFBI: Reboot Your Router Now To Fight Malware That Affected 500,000 Routers
This week only, Cisco reported about the malware called VPNFilter which is assumed to have targeted around 500,000 routers to create a...
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100IncidentsFBI tells router users to reboot now to kill malware infecting 500k devices
Feds take aim at potent VPNFilter malware allegedly unleashed by Russia. The FBI is advising users of consumer-grade routers and network-attached storage...
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233Data SecurityFBI: Protect yourself from VPNFilter malware; reboot your router now
VPNFilter malware was part of a nasty botnet that infected over half a million devices in over 54 countries. Last Wednesday, The US Justice Department...
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192NewsFormer CIA engineer allegedly leaked Vault 7 documents to WikiLeaks
The suspect is CIA’s very own former engineer accused of handing over Vault 7 series documents to WikiLeaks. The government of United States...
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214Cyber CrimeWannaCry hero charged with creating Kronos banking malware
The 23-year-old cybersecurity expert, Marcus Hutchins (@Malwaretech on Twitter), who made headlines for identifying the kill switch for the nasty WannaCry ransomware...
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142Cyber CrimeAuthorities bust world’s largest DDoS-for-hire service & seize its domain
In a large-scale joint operation called “Operation Power Off”, the Dutch Police and the United Kingdom’s National Crime Agency alongside with Europol...
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172Cyber CrimeBritish teen who hacked CIA chief gets two years in prison
Kane Gamble, the founding member of Crackas with Attitude (CWA) hacking group has been sentenced to two years in prison for hacking...
