Industry The FBI conducted a sting operation on Huawei during CES Huawei may have violated US export laws and stolen trade secrets By Shawn Knight, February 5, 2019, 11:33 AM 9 comments
Science A popular genealogy website is now sharing its DNA data with the FBI The FBI only needs 2% of the population's DNA to be able to effectively match anyone in the country By William Gayde, February 3, 2019, 9:24 AM 7 comments
Tech Culture Mobile Man arrested for using Instagram to impersonate Parkland shooter and harass victims' families He did it to "gain popularity" By Rob Thubron, January 24, 2019, 7:55 AM 9 comments
Security The Web The American Civil Liberties Union is suing 11 federal agencies for 'ethical hacking' Should the government go unchecked? By Isaiah Mayersen, December 23, 2018, 2:32 PM 25 comments
Security FBI charges three in connection with DDoS-for-hire website seizures Merry Christmas from the FBI By Cal Jeffrey, December 20, 2018, 7:07 PM
Industry Car Tech Tesla Model 3 production reportedly being investigated by the FBI Legal woes continue to haunt Tesla By Shawn Knight, October 26, 2018, 4:11 PM
Apple Law enforcement told not to look at suspects' Face ID-enabled iPhones Or they could be locked out By Rob Thubron, October 14, 2018, 11:09 AM 13 comments
Security Industry Hackers behind Mirai botnet switch sides and join FBI to avoid prison time The US Government are rehabilitating young hackers as cyber defense experts By Isaiah Mayersen, September 22, 2018, 10:25 AM 18 comments
Security FBI arrests 74 email scammers in worldwide operation 42 in the US and 29 in Nigeria By Rob Thubron, June 12, 2018, 9:59 AM 40 comments
Security WannaCry 'savior' Marcus Hutchins faces new malware charges Enough to make him wanna cry? By Rob Thubron, June 7, 2018, 10:20 AM
Security PSA from the FBI recommends all users reboot their routers An estimated 500,000 devices in 54 countries have been affected By Cal Jeffrey, May 30, 2018, 12:21 PM 9 comments
Electronics Tech Culture Criminals used swarm of drones to disrupt FBI hostage raid Attack of the drones By Rob Thubron, May 4, 2018, 9:55 AM 17 comments
Security US/UK agencies warn Russian hackers are compromising routers worldwide The attacks have been tracked for about a year By Cal Jeffrey, April 16, 2018, 5:35 PM 15 comments
The Web Backpage founders face indictment on 93 charges Five additional Backpage executives are also listed in the federal indictment By Cal Jeffrey, April 10, 2018, 7:07 PM
The Web Classified ad website Backpage seized by US Justice Department Officials say a press release with more details will be forthcoming By Cal Jeffrey, April 9, 2018, 2:53 PM
Security FBI and DHS blame Russia for cyberattacks on critical US infrastructure Energy, water, and nuclear sectors were among those targeted By Rob Thubron, March 16, 2018, 6:13 AM 17 comments
Industry Security Geek Squad has been funneling information to the FBI for nearly a decade Repairmen paid off to share your data By Greg Synek, March 7, 2018, 12:19 PM 30 comments
Security FBI chief rekindles debate over unbreakable encryption Director doesn't buy technical impossibility By Greg Synek, January 9, 2018, 4:41 PM 18 comments
Apple Security Apple offered to help unlock Texas shooter's phone, but the FBI still hasn't asked for assistance Another Apple versus FBI fight is brewing By Rob Thubron, November 9, 2017, 8:44 AM
Security FBI failed to access data from almost 7,000 devices; director calls encryption a "huge problem" The FBI isn't a fan of encryption By Rob Thubron, October 24, 2017, 8:02 AM 25 comments
Apple Court says FBI doesn't have to reveal who helped unlock the San Bernardino iPhone Or how much it paid By Rob Thubron, October 2, 2017, 9:45 AM 7 comments
Industry Car Tech Uber now faces three federal investigations; the latest looks at the Hell software FBI to determine if Hell gained unauthorized access to a computer By Cal Jeffrey, September 8, 2017, 3:45 PM
Security WannaCry savior Marcus Hutchins pleads not guilty to malware charges, is allowed back online He faces a 40-year maximum sentence By Rob Thubron, August 15, 2017, 7:45 AM
Security Marcus Hutchins will plead not guilty to malware creation charges, bail set at $30,000 Prosecutors claim he admitted to creating Kronos By Rob Thubron, August 7, 2017, 7:30 AM
Security WannaCry hero Marcus Hutchins arrested by FBI over allegations he created Kronos banking Trojan His actions helped stop the global ransomware By Rob Thubron, August 4, 2017, 2:30 AM 14 comments