FBI warns of Russian hackers hiding in cheap routers
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Interested in cathedrals

The FBI and its mates from 10 other countries are telling owners of Ubiquiti EdgeRouters to check their kit for signs they've been hacked and are being used to cover up dodgy operations by Russian state hackers.

Ukrainians claim to have caught Clinton hackers
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Hackers hacked the hacker

Ukrainian hackers claim to have broken into the emails of a senior Russian military spy wanted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for hacking the Hillary Clinton campaign and other senior US Democrats ahead of Donald Trump's election to the presidency in 2016.

FBI suggests users should use ad-blockers
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Friday, 23 December 2022 09:17

FBI suggests users should use ad-blockers


It will make you less touchable 

The FBI is recommending that users switch on ad-blockers and refuse to trust sites that insist they are switched back on.

Pro-Putin hackers take down EU Parliament
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Friday, 25 November 2022 11:30

Pro-Putin hackers take down EU Parliament


How dare you say we are terrorists

Russian hackers, who did not seem to get the irony of their actions, attacked the website of the European Union’s Parliament in revenge for the democratically elected body voting to declare their country a supporter of terrorism.

Russian hackers scanning US energy companies
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Wednesday, 30 March 2022 12:29

Russian hackers scanning US energy companies


FBI rather concerned

The untouchables have warned that Russian hackers have been scanning the systems of energy companies and other critical infrastructure in the United States.

US makes EU privacy shield agreement impossible
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All the FBI has to do is say “state secrets” and the data must be handed over

The US government’s attempts to build a Privacy Shield which will allow data to flow between the Land of the Fee and Europe have been scuppered by the Supreme Court.

Capitol Hill rioters sunk their own cases
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Monday, 13 December 2021 12:32

Capitol Hill rioters sunk their own cases


Bragged about it on Facebook and Instagram

A failed coup against US democracy is now floundering in the courts after "Capitol Hill rioters" effectively sank their cases by bragging about their acts on social media.

US raids PAX offices
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Wednesday, 27 October 2021 12:21

US raids PAX offices


More anti-Chinese activity


The Untouchables raided the Florida offices of PAX Technology, a Chinese provider of point of sale devices used by millions of businesses and retailers globally.

FBI hacked and operated an Irish web hosting service
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Using a flaw in Firefox and Tor

An Irish man who ran a cheap dark web hosting service has been sentenced to 27 years in prison for turning a blind eye to customers hosting child sex abuse material.

FBI overreaches itself on snaffling records
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Apparently it can't demand IP addresses of people who read news

The US FBI has been forced to withdraw a subpoena demanding records from USA Today that would identify readers of a February story about a southern Florida shootout that killed two agents and wounded three others.