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The Justice Department Took Down the 911 S5 Botnet
The US Justice Department has dismantled an enormous botnet: According to an indictment unsealed on May 24, from 2014 through July 2022, Wang and others are alleged to have created and disseminated ...
What is an island hopping cybersecurity attack? | Cyber Bank Heists Report | Contrast Security
Cyber Bank Heists report sheds light on the evolution of island-hopping cyber threats This year’sCyber Bank Heists report by Contrast Security was eye-opening. The annual report sheds light on the cybersecurity threats ...
Tracking Down a Suspect through Cell Phone Records
Interesting forensics in connection with a serial killer arrest: Investigators went through phone records collected from both midtown Manhattan and the Massapequa Park area of Long Island—two areas connected to a “burner ...
First Ban on Selling Location Data, Prohibiting Password Managers, Real-Time Crime Center Concerns
In this episode we discuss how Massachusetts lawmakers are pushing a groundbreaking bill to ban the buying and selling of location data from mobile devices. This legislation raises vital questions about consumer ...
Self-Driving Cars Are Surveillance Cameras on Wheels
Police are already using self-driving car footage as video evidence: While security cameras are commonplace in American cities, self-driving cars represent a new level of access for law enforcement and a ...
Arkansas Social Media Consent Law, Android Malware Invasion, New Method of Keyless Car Theft
Is Arkansas taking the right step to protect children online? A new law passed in the state makes it illegal for minors to use social media without their parent or guardian’s consent ...
Socially Engineered Into Stealing $500,000 From a Casino
A cashier at a Colorado casino is accused of stealing half a million dollars in cash after allegedly being duped by phone calls and text messages from imposters posing as her bosses ...
Brits Slap Wrists of DDoS Kids, via NCA’s Fake Booter Sites
UK National Crime Agency nips it in the bud: Aims to scare straight naughty DDoS kiddies ...
Dutch Cops Bust ‘Exclu’ Messaging Service, Arrest 42
Police in the Netherlands broke open alleged drugs gangs by hacking an encrypted messenger service, Exclu. Lives were saved and alleged perps arrested ...
Europol IOCTA 2021 Report: The Key Takeaways
Europol, the European Union’s law enforcement agency, recently published the 2021 Internet Organized Crime Threat Assessment (IOCTA) report. The report, which is Europol’s flagship strategic product that provides a law enforcement focused assessment of ...
