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FBI: Cybercrime tore a $3.5b hole in victims’ pockets last year

February 13, 2020 0 Comments 2fa, BEC, eac, extortion, fake tech support, FBI, IC3, internet crime report, investment fraud schemes, Law & order, payroll funds, phishing, rat, scams, security threats, smishing, spoofing, tech support

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 12:45:23 +0000

The FBI’s Internet Crime Report shows that business email comprise is the biggest money-maker for cybercriminals.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/z_YNbnD3_LU” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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FBI director warns of sustained Russian disinformation threat

February 10, 2020 0 Comments ballot tampering, disinformation, disinformation campaigns, election meddling, fake news, FBI, Government security, nation state hacking, russia, security threats, us elections, vote fixing

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 11:20:55 +0000

Russia is still using social media in a sustained campaign to dabble in US affairs, according to FBI director Chris Wray.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/KHa-fKvAVcA” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Apple allegedly made nice with FBI by dropping iCloud encryption plan

January 23, 2020 0 Comments #nobackdoors, Apple, backdoors, backups, Cryptography, data loss, encryption, FBI, icloud, iOS, iPhone, keydrop, Law & order, Mobile, plesio, Privacy, security threats

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2020 11:05:12 +0000

Sources told Reuters that Apple may have been convinced by arguments made during the legal fight over cracking the San Bernardino iPhone.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/qyltSL5-IRc” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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FBI issues warning about lucrative fake job scams

January 23, 2020 0 Comments employment scam, fake job scams, FBI, IC3, Law & order, security threats

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2020 10:30:58 +0000

What’s the difference between a real job and a fake one found on the internet? The fake ones are suspiciously easy to get interviews for.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/gAFkIxgbe1k” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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FBI seizes credentials-for-sale site WeLeakInfo.com

January 20, 2020 0 Comments credentials-for-sale, data breach, data leak, data loss, FBI, Law & order, netherlands, northern ireland, security threats, stolen credentials, stolen data, uk, US, weleakinfo.com

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2020 12:21:18 +0000

The FBI has seized the domain for WeLeakInfo.com, a site that sold breached data records, after a multinational effort by law enforcement.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/XbN7y20SIRI” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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FBI to inform election officials about hacking attempts

January 20, 2020 0 Comments election hacking, election meddling, FBI, Government security, Hacking, Law & order, security threats

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2020 11:58:29 +0000

The FBI has announced that it will tell local election officials when hackers try to infiltrate their systems.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/YDB2zgAZ1YM” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Apple says no to unlocking shooter’s phone; AG and Trump lash back

January 15, 2020 0 Comments #nobackdoors, alshamrani, Apple, attorney general william barr, backdoor, cellebrite, Cryptography, FBI, Florida, Forensics, iOS, iPhone, iphone cracking, Law & order, Mobile, mobile phone data, mohammed saeed alshamrani, murder, murderers, pensacola, Privacy, saudi royal air force, us naval base

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2020 10:52:19 +0000

Attorney General Barr and President Trump are demanding Apple unlock the mass shooter’s iPhone. Apple replies: You can’t break just 1 phone.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/ZRh0_aJQATA” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Alleged Member of Neo-Nazi Swatting Group Charged

January 10, 2020 0 Comments atomwaffen division, chanz, deadnet, doxbin, FBI, john william kirby kelley, Ne'er-Do-Well News, zheme

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2020 03:22:27 +0000

Federal investigators on Friday arrested a Virginia man accused of being part of a neo-Nazi group that targeted hundreds of people in “swatting” attacks, wherein fake bomb threats, hostage situations and other violent scenarios were phoned in to police as part of a scheme to trick them into visiting potentially deadly force on a target’s address.

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FBI asks Apple to help it unlock iPhones of naval base shooter

January 9, 2020 0 Comments #nobackdoors, Apple, cellebrite, Cryptography, dana boente, FBI, Forensics, iOS, iPhone, iphone cracking, Law & order, Mobile, mobile phone data, mohammed saeed alshamrani, murder, murderers, pensacola, Privacy, saudi royal air force, us naval base

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Thu, 09 Jan 2020 11:41:31 +0000

This could signal a renewed war between Apple and law enforcement over breaking encryption.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/TYQ-v0iT5FM” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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FBI: Russia-based FaceApp is a ‘potential counterintelligence threat’

December 4, 2019 0 Comments Chuck Schumer, counterintelligence, FaceApp, FBI, jill tyson, Law & order, Mobile, nation state hacking, Privacy, russia, security threats, spying

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Wed, 04 Dec 2019 10:18:02 +0000

It’s a grabby little app, data-wise, but how is it different from, say, Google or Facebook?<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/nPnVqJv23S8″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>