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DOJ Charges Alleged Romanian Hackers With Scamming Bank Data From Thousands Of Americans
Two Romanians, described as “international computer hackers” by the United States Justice Department, have been extradited to the United States to face hacking and fraud charges.
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Cops Acquire iPhone-Cracking Tools, Proving FBI’s Effort To ‘Backdoor’ Encryption Is Dumber Than Ever
For more than a decade now, FBI directors have been ranting about investigators being cut off from prized intelligence sources thanks to the widespread adoption of digitally encrypted communications. The truth, of course, is that humanity’s ever-increasing reliance on the internet has given today’s Federal Bureau of Investigation access to more data than its disreputable…
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FBI’s Use Of Paid Best Buy Informants Goes Deeper Than We Knew
Questions were raised last year about whether FBI agents were actively recruiting technicians at Best Buy’s Geek Squad to search for illegal content on customer devices. According to newly released documents, however, prior reports only scratched the surface: Best Buy’s ties with the FBI appear more complex than once surmised.
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FBI Again Accused Of Cover-Up In DB Cooper Skyjacker Case
Maybe you haven’t heard, but the FBI is taking a lot of shit today over a certain memo. (It’s been in the news a little.) But it turns out House Republicans aren’t the only ones who have a bone to pick with America’s top lawdogs.