British Man Accused of Hacking FBI, Others, Fears He ‘May Die’ in Prison
A British man accused of stealing huge amounts of data and hacking into the FBI, NASA and America’s Federal Reserve fears he “may die” in a U.S. jail.
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FBI Helps Bangladesh Investigate Massive $81M Cyberheist, Kidnapping of Crime Expert
The FBI is helping Bangladesh investigate a massive heist by hackers who stole $81 million from the country’s central bank last month.
FBI, Interpol to Work Closely Together to Crack Down on Terrorism, Cybercrime
In an effort to crack down on global terrorism and cybercrime, the FBI and Interpol plan to work closer together.
FBI Faces Enormous Hurdles in Crackdown Against Proliferation of Hackers
Cyber security experts are facing incredible hurdles as they try to crack down on an increasing number of hackers worldwide.
Bill Would Give FBI More Resources to Fight Online Harassment
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The U.S. House of Representatives is considering a bill that would give the FBI more resources to tackle cybercrime, especially online harassment, the Washington Post reports. The bill by Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Mass., would give the FBI 10 new agents whose sole jobs would be tackling threats made online. They would…
Homeland Security Chairman: Espionage Motivates China to Hack U.S.
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Evidence n0t only points to China as the culprit behind “the most significant breach in U.S. History,” but the hackers may have been sponsored by the Chinese government, The Hill reports. House Homeland Security Chairman Michael McCaul, R-Texas, said all indications are that hackers were motivated espionage because of the target,…
FBI, Newly Formed International Task Force Score Early Victory Against Hackers
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com An international task force created last year to combat cyber crimes scored an early victory this week, shutting down malicious servers that had infected at least 10,000 machines, mostly in the U.S., The CBS News reports. The new Joint Cybercrime Action Taskforce, which is collaborative effort with the FBI, Europol and…
Justice Department Says It Has Mastermind in Prolific Cyber Attacks That Robbed Consumers, Businesses
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Justice Department boasted Monday that it captured one of the most prolific cyber criminals in the world in the continuing effort to crack down on the evolving cybercrime threat, the Associated Press reports. Federal officials said 30-year-old Evgeniy Bogachev of Russia was the ringleader of a band of backers who infected…
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