via credit.com The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has just revealed some interesting statistics on a burgeoning headache — white-collar Internet crime. Whether its fraudsters impersonating FBI agents or cyber-hackers stealing consumer financial data, the Bureau has its hands full —...
via theday.com Connecticut residents lost more than $3.3 million to computer fraud last year, according to a report released Tuesday by the state Department of Consumer Protection. The Internet Crime Complaint Center, a joint effort between the FBI and the National White Collar Crime Center, said in...
via cnet News The FBI said today that it’s not calling for restrictions on encryption without back doors for law enforcement. FBI general counsel Valerie Caproni told a congressional committee that the bureau’s push for expanded Internet wiretapping authority doesn’t mean giving la...
via FPTECHDESK Attacks against sensitive computer systems, such as those victimizing the Canadian government this week, pose a unique problem for law enforcement. The anonymous nature of Internet use means cyber attacks are virtually never traced back to their source, so those responsible can never ...
via Federal Times Who’s in charge? That’s the question that emerged from Capitol Hill this week after a series of U.S. congressional hearings addressed the growing problem of cybersecurity. Jurisdictional issues complicate the prevention of and response to cyber attacks inside and outsid...
via Bloomberg WikiLeaks, condemned by the U.S. government for posting secret data leaked by insiders, may have used music- and photo-sharing networks to obtain and publish classified documents, according to a computer security firm. Tiversa Inc., a company based in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania, ...
via Federal News Radio The FBI has arrested two hackers for online theft of e-mail addresses and other personal information. Andrew Auernheimer and Daniel Spitler were trolls who allegedly hacked AT&T servers to get information about 120,000 iPad users. They developed a program called iPad 3G Ac...
Mike Rogers, R-Michigan to chair House Intelligence Committee. Mr Rogers, a former US Army Officer and FBI agent has knowledge, expertise, and experience that will be invaluable to the house. As intelligence efforts become of larger importance to our nations efforts both domestic and foreign, it...