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US accuses Iran’s government of operating hacktivist group that hacked Stryker
The U.S. Justice Department accused Iran’s government of being behind the hacktivist group Handala, which last week claimed…
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FBI seizes pro-Iranian hacking group’s websites after destructive Stryker hack
The FBI seized and took down two websites linked to the pro-Iranian hacktivist group Handala, which last week…
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FBI is buying location data to track US citizens, director confirms
The FBI has resumed purchasing reams of Americans’ data and location histories to aid federal investigations, the agency’s…
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Hacker broke into FBI and compromised Epstein files, report says
An unidentified foreign hacker broke into the FBI’s field office in New York in 2023 and compromised files…
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FBI investigating hack on its wiretap and surveillance systems: Report
Hackers have reportedly broken into the networks of the FBI. On Thursday, citing an anonymous source, CNN reported…
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Ukrainian man jailed for identity theft that helped North Koreans get jobs at US companies
A U.S. federal court has sentenced a Ukrainian man to five years in prison for his part in…
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Informant told FBI that Jeffrey Epstein had a ‘personal hacker’
A confidential informant told the FBI in 2017 that Jeffrey Epstein had a “personal hacker,” according to a…
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Microsoft gave FBI a set of BitLocker encryption keys to unlock suspects’ laptops: Reports
Microsoft provided the FBI with the recovery keys to unlock encrypted data on the hard drives of three…
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Police take down three cybercrime operations in latest round of ‘whack-a-mole’
An international coalition of law enforcement agencies coordinated by Europol targeted and took down three cybercrime operations in…