FBI Chief Calls for United Fight Against Cybercrime
Describing cyber threats as “too fast, too big and too widespread for any of us to address them alone,” FBI director James Comey has called on a united fight against them urging for strong private and public sector partnerships. He was speaking at the inaugural Boston Conference on Cyber Security hosted by the FBI and…
Fake FBI mail: “Send us $112 or we’ll lock your iCloud account”
Here’s a scam mail which claims your iCloud has been accessed without permission, and will be locked within 2 hours if you don’t verify the account by sending $112 to a Bitcoin address. The missive claims to be from [email protected] and is titled, “Virus Warning: E-Mail from ‘FBI Alert”.
Privacy groups claim FBI hacking operation went too far
Privacy advocates are claiming in court that an FBI hacking operation to take down a child pornography site was unconstitutional and violated international law. That’s because the operation involved the FBI hacking 8,700 computers in 120 countries, based on a single warrant, they said.
7 Scary Ransomware Families
As the season of evil witches, ghosts, goblins, and ghouls approaches, it’s time to be on guard. But security managers face scary prospects year-round, especially as new strains of ransomware escalate. And ransomware variants are getting more pervasive – and creepier – than ever. The FBI says that from Jan. 1, 2016 to June 30,…