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Embedded GPS coordinates, computer screenshot led police to alleged Anonymous member
How the FBI built its case.
Megaupload user demands return of seized data
The Electronic Frontier Foundation has asked a federal judge to preserve the data of the 66.6 million users on Megaupload, the file-sharing site that was shut down by the FBI in January as part of an operation targeted at copyright infringements.
National security letter recipient challenges FBI on gag order
Since the passage of the Patriot Act in the frantic wake of the 2001 terrorist attacks, the FBI has had more or less carte blanche to issue National Security Letters to private companies--including
FBI insists cloud providers meet strict security requirements
Large enterprises continue to have reservations about the security of cloud computing, and apparently the FBI does too. The agency made it clear this week that any cloud providers who want to do
Hackers in Philippines steal $2M from AT&T to finance Saudi terror cell
Four people with links to a terrorist cell were arrested in the Philippines for allegedly hacking into AT&T ( NYSE: T ) business accounts to steal nearly $2 million over two years. The raids were
FBI uncovers 'lax' security in Nasdaq probe
No company can have every security vulnerability covered at all times, but if you're the Nasdaq--which suffered a security breach a year ago--shouldn't you at least have patches installed, firewalls
Computer consultant sentenced to six years in prison for sextortion
A 32-year-old paraplegic man was sentenced to six years in prison for breaking into more than 100 computers for financial information and nude photos. Luis Mijangos was a freelance computer
Does arresting hackers help?
By now, you may have read about how 16 people living in the United States were arrested in connection with the Anonymous hacktivist group earlier this week. There isn't an abundance of detail at this
FBI arrests do little to quiet Anonymous
At least 16 people in the United States were arrested in connection with the Anonymous hacktivist group earlier this week. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, at least one person in the
FBI busts two scareware gangs as part of global operation
An international effort, coordinated by the FBI, has successfully nabbed two scareware cyber-crime organizations. The groups are believed to be responsible for infecting hundreds of thousands of
