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FBI warn over TDoS attacks on emergency centers
Submitted by l33tdawg on Tue, 2013-04-02 06:19
Federal law enforcement officials are reporting a rise in attacks in which the telephone lines of emergency call centers are flooded with bogus calls by extortionists whose demands for cash are refused.
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FBI on trial for warrantless Stingray mobile spying
Submitted by l33tdawg on Fri, 2013-03-29 10:42
In an Arizona court case, the FBI has been forced to defend its use of a phony cellphone tower dubbed Stingray that it's using to analyse mobile phone traffic and identify suspects.
The Stingray system came to light in the case of Daniel David Rigmaiden, who stands accused of reaping millions of dollars from filing phony tax returns on the basis of identity theft. The FBI were able to catch Rigmaiden in 2008 by tracking down the 3G card he was using as a modem, but it didn't disclose that the Stingray had been used in this process without a warrant.
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FBI investigating how sensitive celebrity data landed on Web
Submitted by l33tdawg on Wed, 2013-03-13 05:58
Some hacker or hackers has it out for a handful of celebrities, politicians, and law enforcement officials, including First Lady Michelle Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, and pop singer Beyonce.
Collected onto one Web site -- called "The Secret Files" -- is a slew of financial and personal information on these public figures. The data is so sensitive that it has sparked investigations by the FBI and other law enforcement agencies.
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Google Outlines Use of NSL Requests by FBI for User Identity Data
Submitted by l33tdawg on Fri, 2013-03-08 07:31
Google received fewer than 1,000 requests per year over the past four years from the FBI and other government agencies for information via National Security Letters, according to officials with the search giant.
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FBI Director: We Can't Close All Vulnerabilities
Submitted by l33tdawg on Fri, 2013-03-01 10:29
Speaking at the 2013 RSA Conference in San Francisco, FBI Director Robert Muller explained that the partnership between government agencies and private industry must be strengthened, also saying that a new approach is needed in the effort to combat cybercrime.
Muller has highlighted the fact that after 9/11, the FBI has been trying to fight terrorism by identifying and disrupting terrorist threats.
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