Leaked psychological profile of Anonymous leaders is a fake
The FBI has confirmed that the recently “leaked” psychological profile of Anonymous/Lulzsec leaders supposedly compiled by the Bureau is fake, and likely a prank …
FBI officials become spam targets
Various government agencies and high ranking government officials have been the target of previous spam attacks. In their attempts to lure victims, criminals continue to …
Arrested Anonymous activists just a small part of a long list
Even though the FBI started serving search warrants and arresting people suspected in participating in the Anonymous’ “Operation Payback” way back in …
16 arrested for Anonymous-branded cyber attacks
Fourteen individuals were arrested on Monday by FBI agents on charges related to their alleged involvement in a cyber attack on PayPal’s website as part of an action …
FBI search for LulzSec hackers leads to Iowa woman
Government and law enforcement agencies’ efforts to discover who is behind the recently disbanded LulzSec have increased as Operation AntiSec still goes strong. And …
FBI swoops on scareware distributors
The US Department of Justice and the FBI, along with international law enforcement partners, announced the indictment of two individuals from Latvia and the seizure of more …
25 percent of US hackers are FBI informants
Anyone who has read Kingpin won’t be much surprised by the estimate recently made by Eric Corley, publisher of 2600: The Hacker Quarterly, who said that some 25 percent …
FBI affiliate organization hacked, user database leaked
Only a day after they leaked the details of over one million user accounts and various databases of Sony Pictures and some of its regional sites, LulzSec announced a …
Malware campaign impersonates FBI
A new email malware campaign claims to come from the FBI and deliver a warning that they have been monitoring your Internet activities. Apparently they have logged your IP …
Millions stolen from U.S. businesses wired to Chinese companies
Small-to-medium sized businesses and public institutions are being targeted by fraudsters that compromise corporate banking credentials and transfer corporate funds to Chinese …
FBI decimates Coreflood botnet, hints at unprecedented actions
Some two weeks have passed since the U.S. Department of Justice and the FBI have been granted by the federal court the permission to substitute the C&C servers of the …
U.S. authorities hijack botnet by substituting C&C servers
The U.S. Department of Justice and the FBI have been granted by the federal court the permission to substitute the C&C servers of the massive Coreflood botnet with …