The FBI just warned Americans about a serious new online extortion scam
If you get one of these emails, the FBI doesn’t want you to pay up.
On Jun 2, 2016 by Eric Geller
Security researchers stop disclosing vulnerabilities after FBI raid on fellow researcher
The chilling effect in action.
On Jun 1, 2016 by Dissent Doe
Prediction markets bet on Hillary Clinton avoiding charges in email scandal
Is the smart money on Hillary?
On May 28, 2016 by Aaron Sankin
FBI director says 12 percent of devices inaccessible because of encryption
James Comey, the FBI director, predicted that the number would only continue to grow.
On May 26, 2016 by Patrick Howell O’Neill
Evidence collected thanks to a FBI hack dismissed by judge in child-porn case
This case is now essentially dead.
On May 25, 2016 by Patrick Howell O’Neill
U.S. intelligence chief warns of increased cyberattacks against 2016 campaigns
‘As the campaign intensifies,’ a senior U.S. official said, ‘we’ll probably have more of it.’
On May 18, 2016 by Eric Geller
The FBI is secretly storing your biometric data—and there’s nothing you can do about it
The FBI’s explanation is baffling.
On May 13, 2016 by Lauren Walker
Where the FBI’s top cybercrime agents go after quitting the force
Life beyond government can be lucrative.
On May 5, 2016 by Patrick Howell O’Neill
Privacy group calls on FBI Director James Comey to resign over his ‘demonizing’ stance on encryption
The letter accuses Comey of having ‘lost touch with reality.’
On May 4, 2016 by Eric Geller
Congress gets early start on debating surveillance powers that expire in 2017
Will Congress rein in the NSA’s ability to spy on Americans?
Secret U.S. spy court approved all 1,456 wiretap requests last year
Some call the court a ‘rubber stamp’ for government spying. But is it taking a harder look at surveillance requests?
On May 2, 2016 by Eric Geller
Why was a New York dog walker on an ISIS hit list?
An everyday New Yorker finds out she’s on the ISIS hit list.
On Apr 29, 2016 by Mary Emily O’Hara
Supreme Court approves rule change expanding FBI’s hacking powers
But critics say it will make Americans less safe.
On Apr 28, 2016 by Lauren Walker
Former Tor developer created malware for the FBI to hack Tor users
Operation Torpedo netted 19 convictions and counting and at least 25 de-anonymized individuals.
On Apr 27, 2016 by Patrick Howell O’Neill
FBI says it won’t submit tool used to hack San Bernardino iPhone for disclosure review
Apple is sure to be disappointed by this decision.
On Apr 27, 2016 by Eric Geller
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