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Authorities Target Online Attack-For-Hire Services

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The FBI is looking to take down “booter” services, which are hired to take websites offline, and also curb demand with the threat of jail time. 13) that the FBI is working with other global law enforcement agencies to crackdown on the number of people that use services to launch cyberattacks on their behalf.

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FBI Puts Up $3M Bounty For Wanted Russian Hacker

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The FBI announced the most expensive bounty ever for a cybercriminal to help catch Evgeniy M. The New York Times reported that the FBI has been trying to track down Bogachev, and last year the Obama administration even announced sanctions against him for his computer crimes. authorities. Bogachev, who was indicted in the U.S.

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What to do if your company suffers a data breach

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How quickly you need to notify the authorities or your local cybersecurity council, or whether you need to escalate further, can depend on your location, the type of business you have, and how big the risk might be. It can also depend on state laws, so consulting with a dedicated law enforcement contact is recommended by the FTC.

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Report: Purported COVID-19 Vaccines Hit Dark Web

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Criminals seeking to exploit unmet demand for the COVID-19 vaccine are selling doses – many presumably fake – on the "dark web," the portion of the internet dominated by merchants who operate beyond easy reach of law enforcement agencies, the Financial Times reported on Friday (Dec.

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DOJ Warns Against COVID-19-Related Scams

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In another example, the FBI said they identified lookalike Internal Revenue Service (IRS) stimulus payment domains. The sites were used as phishing schemes, authorities said. Others pretend to be government agencies or public health organizations designed to trick viewers into entering banking and credit card information.

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Japan’s Uniqlo Hacked; 460K Accounts Compromised

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Equifax went to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), and the company even began looking into a way to monitor the computer activity of its Chinese employees. law enforcement authorities and cooperated with the federal agencies.”.

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Questions Being Raised About Viability Of The Cloud For FinServ

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Last week Capital One revealed that on July 19 it discovered that there was unauthorized access by an outside individual, adding that it immediately fixed the configuration vulnerability that was exploited and immediately notified federal law enforcement. The FBI arrested a Seattle area woman, Paige A.

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