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
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
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
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
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
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.
FBI and NSA reveal Russia’s Linux malware
Been developed and deployed
The FBI and NSA have published a joint security alert containing details about a new strain of Linux malware that the two agencies say was developed and deployed in real-world attacks by Russia's military hackers.
FBI wants people to abandon passwords
Use passphrases instead
An FBI Portland Tech report has told its readers to stop using passwords and switch to passphrases.
Untouchables shut down hacker records site
WeLeakInfo.com provided huge amount of hacked data
The FBI has shut down a website that offered hackers easy access to 12 billion records stolen in thousands of data breaches.
FBI claims to have cracked Bitcoin
Breaks kiddie porn ring
Federal authorities in the US have unsealed charges against the South Korean operator of a child porn ring that's been billed as the world's "largest dark web child porn marketplace."