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FBI Used Hacking Techniques To Bust 1,500 Pedophiles
The FBI recently made a major child pornography bust on the dark net. By using a hacking method to trace IP addresses, the bureau was able to shut down Playpen, which was the largest known […]
FBI Director Wants Safe Encryption Practices Stopped To Better Suit His Needs
FBI boss James Comey believes tech companies offering end-to-end encryption should reconsider their business model, replacing them with encryption techniques that intercept and turnover communications to law enforcement when necessary. End-to-end encryption is state-of-the art […]
People With Mental Illnesses Are 16 Times More Likely To Be Killed By Police
A new study from the non-profit Treatment Advocacy Center (TAC) in Virginia has shown that people with an untreated mental illness are 16 times more likely to be killed by the police than average civilians. […]
FBI Will Finally Reveal Solid Data On Deaths Caused By Police
The FBI will unveil a new system for counting the number of deaths caused by police in the U.S., which will take into consideration “deadly encounters” involving the use of tasers and other force, and […]
For First Time Ever, FBI Acknowledges Use Of Zero-Day Software Exploits
The head of the FBI’s science and technology division just admitted what no other FBI official has ever acknowledged – that the FBI sometimes exploits “zero-day” vulnerabilities to locate and apprehend criminals. Amy Hess, who […]
Federal Court To Review Controversial FBI Mosque Surveillance
Controversy is still lingering over the FBI’s decision to use an undercover informant to collect information and audio recordings from mosques in southern California as part of an investigation into terrorism that took place during […]
FBI Report Shows That Black Friday Broke This Shocking Record
In a somewhat sobering statistic, more Americans received background checks in order to purchase guns on Black Friday than on any other day on record. This information was released by the FBI earlier this week. […]
No Need For A Warrant, FBI Takes Intimate And Extensive Internet History At Will
After a legal battle that played out over eleven years, Internet Service Provider (ISP) Nicholas Merrill can finally reveal the details of a United States National Security Letter that was sent to him years ago. […]
FBI Paid University Researchers $1M To Spy On Dark Web Users
The FBI paid Carnegie Mellon University researchers to hack Tor hidden internet service users and sift through the data to find people who could be accused of criminal offenses. Tor, commonly known as the Dark […]
FBI Accidently Steps Into $50B Credit Card Fee Battle Between Retailers and Banks
The FBI has found itself in the middle of a blow up between banks and retailers following a fraud alert it released. The alert advised consumers with new computer chip embedded credit cards to still […]
FBI Concludes Maldive President’s Boat Explosion Was Not An Assassination Attempt
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) has concluded that the boat explosion targeting the Maldives’ sitting President was not caused by a bomb. The explosion had been reported by Maldivian authorities to have been […]
FBI Blatantly Disregards Privacy And Continues To Operate Surveillance Equipment Without Warrants
The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) made an announcement last September regarding the new policies for operating “Stingray” surveillance devices, which are used to monitor private phone calls. The FBI has been utilizing such […]
FBI Advises That Ransomware Victims Suck It Up And Pay Out
The age old adage of giving an armed robber your wallet when he asks for it is creeping into cyberspace with the FBI advising that companies which fall victim to file encrypting ransomware infection should […]
The FBI Is Investigating Hacking Of Dow Jones For Insider Trading Information
A U.S. investigation into a coordinated campaign of Russian hacking into the servers of Dow Jones, as well as those of multiple news organizations, has been going on for over a year according to insiders. […]
Homicides By Police Are Not Being Reported By Many Law Enforcement Agencies
Certain killings are missing from the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s official records of “homicides by officers.” The reason for the missing information is because most police departments refuse to submit the requested data. Out of […]
Fantasy Sports Sites Under Scrutiny By FBI And Justice Department
Unless you live under a rock, chances are that you have seen (several) commercials for the fantasy sports operators FanDuel and DraftKings. The ads feature testimonials from “real” players who happily report that they have […]
FBI Joins UK Authorities In Hunt For Bank Account Hackers Who Stole Over $31M
The UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) are on the hunt for cyber-attackers who hacked into British bank accounts and stole more than $31 million. So far, one person […]
Security Officials Still Want To Violate Your Privacy By Weakening Encryption
Director of the FBI James Comey has stated that President Barack Obama will not work towards laws that would require technology companies to weaken their encryption systems by creating backdoors. Despite this, the American government […]
Strict FBI Hiring Standards Are Forcing The Agency To Recruit Teens
The FBI is looking to recruit new computer hackers, and it is starting with young people. The security agency is starting a new program designed to develop the youth of America into expert hackers before […]
FBI Under New Investigation For Mobile Phone Spying Programs
The U.S Department of Justice is investigating the FBI for information obtained from mass surveillance by the National Security Agency’s (NSA) phone data collection methods. The NSA spying program secretly collected massive amounts of U.S. […]
The FBI Uses Hacking To Get Around Encryption
While the FBI and other security agencies claim that encryption is preventing law enforcement officials from doing their jobs, they actually have a proven method to get around encryption. That method is good old-fashioned hacking. […]
Associated Press Sues The FBI Over Planting A Fake News Story Which Carried Its Trademark
The Associated Press took legal action against the U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday over the FBI’s failure to give public records connected to the creation of a fake news story the agency used to […]
‘Blood Antiquities’ Looted By ISIS Are Now Flooding The U.S. Market
The FBI is warning U.S. art dealers against selling artifacts purchased from the Middle East as they could have been plundered by ISIS. Evidence collected shows that these artifacts and ancient antiquities are quickly finding […]
U.S. Marshals Service Joins FBI In Operating Nationwide Airborne Spying Program
New reports have emerged suggesting that large amounts of data are being harvested from American’s cell phones by yet another government agency. According to two informants closely associated with the activity, in an effort to […]
FBI Arrests Third American In A Week For Providing Support To Terror Group ISIS
For the third time in under a week, the U.S. justice department has arrested an American for supporting the terrorist group ISIS, this time In North Carolina. Justin Nojan Sullivan was charged on Friday with […]
FBI Launches Campaign To Thwart ISIS Recruitment Inside America
FBI officials disclosed on Thursday that the agency is in the midst of a broad campaign to disrupt terrorists inspired by ISIS, with multiple arrests expected before the July 4th holidays. The campaign led to […]
FBI Investigating Attacks On Major San Francisco Internet Cables
Over the past year, on four separate nights, ten important telecom cables were intentionally cut in Fremont, Walnut Creek, Alamo, Berkeley and San Jose, the FBI announced on Monday. FBI Special Agent Greg Wuthrich said […]
FBI Tries To Use ISIS To Get Apple And Google To Backdoor Their Products
Pedophiles and terrorists are the two bogeymen used by law enforcement to get people to surrender their rights and acquiesce to short circuiting the rule of law. The general line is that ‘if you don’t […]
Apple CEO Comes Out Swinging Against FBI Plan To Spy Of Civilians
The FBI has NSA envy. While the NSA gets all the hot new tools to hack iPhones, Androids and all your favorite social media accounts, the FBI has been left to do regular old police […]