US authorities arrest alleged BreachForums owner and FBI hacker PompompurinFor the time being, the dark web forum is still up and running.By I. Bonifacic, 03.19.2023
FBI says Americans lost $10.3 billion to internet scammers in 2022Many people fell prey to crypto fraud.By J. Fingas, 03.15.2023
FBI reportedly considered using Pegasus spyware in criminal investigationsDirector Chris Wray recently told Congress the agency had only licensed the software for testing use.By I. Bonifacic, 11.12.2022
FBI says investors should take precautions before putting money into decentralized finance platformsNearly 97 percent of all crypto hacks in 2022 have involved DeFi platforms.By I. Bonifacic, 08.29.2022
FBI warns crypto fraud on LinkedIn is a 'significant threat'If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.By C. Low, 06.17.2022
FBI believes North Korean hacker cell is behind last month's $600 million crypto heistThe US Treasury Department placed the Lazarus Group under sanctions for its actions. By A. Tarantola, 04.14.2022
Bowser sentenced to 40-month prison sentence for video game crimesGary Bowser was a member of console hacking group Team Xecuter. By I. Bonifacic, 02.10.2022
FBI used Google location data to investigate Seattle arson following BLM protestLaw enforcement agencies across the US have increasingly relied on geofence warrants. By I. Bonifacic, 02.05.2022
Canadian police arrest teen for stealing $36.5 million in cryptocurrencyIt's one of the biggest crypto thefts involving a single person. By I. Bonifacic, 11.18.2021
FBI email servers were hacked to target a security researcherA dark web feud may have become very public.By J. Fingas, 11.13.2021
Website mapping DC’s tunnel network warned FBI of suspicious traffic ahead of Capitol riotThe obscure online resource saw a spike in activity from dubious forums and message boards.By S. Shah, 08.18.2021
Researcher says a US terrorist watchlist was exposed online for three weeksThe server included "no-fly" indicators.By I. Bonifacic, 08.16.2021
The FBI's phone for criminals included a custom version of AndroidThe sting operation wasn't just limited to a chat app.By J. Fingas, 07.10.2021
Apple was told to quietly supply data on Trump's White House counsel in 2018The company wasn't allowed to tell Don McGahn about the request.By J. Fingas, 06.13.2021
The FBI operated an 'encrypted' chat app for organized criminalsMessages intercepted from the "Anom" platform spurred a global crime sting.By S. Shah, 06.08.2021
The FBI says Russian ransomware group is behind meat supplier cyberattackThe vast majority of JBS' facilities have resumed production.By A. Souppouris, 06.03.2021
The FBI will feed compromised passwords to Have I Been PwnedHave I Been Pwned is now officially an open source project.By M. Moon, 05.28.2021
FBI director: Social media is ‘key amplifier’ of domestic extremismPressure is mounting for social media platforms to do more to fight extremism. By K. Bell, 04.15.2021
An Australian company helped the FBI unlock San Bernardino shooter's iPhoneAzimuth used a Mozilla security flaw to get into the phone.By D. Hardawar, 04.14.2021
The FBI got a court order to delete backdoors from hacked Exchange serversNow it's emailing server admins to inform them of the 'successful' operation.By R. Lawler, 04.14.2021