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US announces it seized Hive ransomware gang’s leak sites and decryption keys
The infrastructure behind Hive, one of the most prolific ransomware operations, has been seized by law enforcement agencies in the United States and Europe. Hive saw its dark web portal seized as part
FBI accuses North Korean government hackers of stealing $100M in Harmony bridge theft
The FBI accused two groups of North Korean government hackers of carrying out last year’s heist of $100 million in crypto stolen from a company that allows users to transfer cryptocurrency from one
US claims major DDoS-for-hire takedown, but some ‘seized’ sites still load
U.S. officials say they have seized dozens of domains linked to some of the world’s leading distributed-denial-of-service-for-hire websites. But TechCrunch found that several of the seized sites are
FBI, CISA say Cuba ransomware gang extorted $60M from victims this year
The Cuba ransomware gang extorted more than $60 million in ransom payments from victims between December 2021 and August 2022, a joint advisory from CISA and the FBI has warned. The latest advisory is
This co-worker does not exist: FBI warns of deepfakes interviewing for tech jobs
A lot of people are worried about the prospect of competing with AI for their jobs, but this probably isn’t what they were expecting. The FBI has warned of an uptick in cases where “deepfa
FBI eyes ransomware profits with new cryptocurrency crimes unit
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation is launching a new unit dedicated to tracking cryptocurrency crimes and ransomware profits. U.S. Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announced the formation o
Are we overestimating the ransomware threat?
On Monday afternoon, the U.S. Justice Department said it has seized much of the cryptocurrency ransom that U.S. pipeline operator Colonial Pipeline paid last month to a Russian hacking collective call
‘Stay home’ robocalls on Election Day prompt warnings, investigation
A scourge of robocalls urging Americans to “stay safe and stay home” has gotten the attention of the FBI and the New York attorney general over concerns of voter suppression. The brief mes
The US is charging Huawei with racketeering
Ratcheting up its pressure campaign against Huawei and its affiliates, the Department of Justice and the FBI announced today that it has brought 16 charges against Huawei in a sprawling case with majo
Federal grand jury indicts Paige Thompson on two counts related to the Capital One data breach
The Department of Justice said today that a federal grand jury has indicted software engineer Paige Thompson on two counts related to the Capital One data breach that affected more than 100 million cu
The FBI searched the offices of microbiome startup uBiome
Earlier today, agents from the FBI searched the offices of uBiome, the medical testing company that sells analyses of an individual’s microbiome — the bacteria that live in the gut, accord
FBI kicks some of the worst ‘DDoS for hire’ sites off the internet
The FBI has seized the domains of 15 high-profile distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) websites after a coordinated effort by law enforcement and several tech companies. Several seizure warrants grant
Apple confirms that it will seal up law enforcement’s favorite iPhone cracking method
A new version of iOS will block a controversial loophole that law enforcement agencies have leveraged in order to crack into locked iPhones. In an upcoming version of iOS (likely iOS 12), Apple will i
FBI reportedly overestimated inaccessible encrypted phones by thousands
The FBI seems to have been caught fibbing again on the topic of encrypted phones. FBI director Christopher Wray estimated in December that it had almost 7,800 phones that investigators were unable to
Inquiry finds FBI sued Apple to unlock phone without considering all options
The Office of the Inspector General has issued its report on the circumstances surrounding the FBI's 2016 lawsuit attempting to force Apple to unlock an iPhone as part of a criminal investigation. Whi
U.S. Government issues alerts about malware and IP addresses linked to North Korean cyber attacks
US-CERT, the Department of Homeland Security team responsible for analyzing cybersecurity threats, has posted a warning about cyber attacks by the North Korean government, which it collectively refers
James Comey changes his Twitter handle to @Comey
A quick update on the James Comey Twitter situation: The former FBI Director yesterday switched his Twitter handle over to his name. He now owns the @Comey Twitter handle, which is verified. Comey con
James Comey confirms he is Reinhold Niebuhr on Twitter
James Comey, the former FBI director who was abruptly fired in May, has seemingly revealed himself as Twitter user Reinhold Niebuhr. In March, the account tweeted out the famous Anchorman meme — 
Peter Thiel is being considered to chair Trump’s intelligence advisory board
In a fairly epic new Vanity Fair profile, the magazine reports that Peter Thiel is the frontrunner to become the chair of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board (PIAB), a meta intelligence enti
FBI probes Uber’s use of software to target rival Lyft
The ride-hailing giant's use of a software program which tracked activity of a rival, Lyft, is being investigated by the FBI over whether it constituted an illegal interference with a competitor, the