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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 297 days ago
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http://www.progressive.org/mag_rothschild0308By Matthew RothschildThe ProgressiveFebruary 7, 2008Today, more than 23,000 representatives of private industry are working quietly with the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security. The members of this rapidly growing group, called InfraGard, receive secret warnings of terrorist threats before the public doesand, at least on one occasion, before elected officials. In return, they provide information to the government, which alarms the ACLU. But there may be read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 297 days ago
Via: http://go.theregister.com | Tags: fbi sought approval to use spyware against terror suspects comments Discuss  
Magic Lantern reloadedAnalysis The FBI has reportedly sought the go-ahead to use a custom spyware package to bug terrorists and other national security suspects. Indirect evidence suggests that the request was likely to have been approved.… read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 295 days ago
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---------- Forwarded message ----------Date: Fri, 08 Feb 2008 08:01:43 -0500From: Richard Forno <rforno (at) infowarrior.org>To: Infowarrior List <infowarrior (at) attrition.org>Subject: [Infowarrior] - More on...The FBI Deputizes Business(I do agree, the original article was a bit sensational; I've worked withInfragard as well over the years and it's not the complete big brotherentity the article made it out to be and I do agree it can be useful attimes despite what I know are some internal is read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 292 days ago
Via: http://www.infoworld.com | Tags: lockheed wins billion fbi biometric contract comments Discuss  
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation has awarded Lockheed Martin a $1 billion contract to build a next-generation biometrics-based identification system. read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 290 days ago
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http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=security&articleId=9062538By Gregg KeizerFebruary 13, 2008ComputerworldThe Valentine's Day campaign that the bot-building Storm Trojan horse has been running for weeks is running at such volume that even the FBI issued a warning yesterday."With the holiday approaching, be on the lookout for spam e-mails spreading the Storm Worm malicious software," the FBI said in an alert [1] posted to the home page of its Web s read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 287 days ago
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One warrant for one address not quite good enoughThe FBI on Friday revealed that human error led to surveillance of an entire email network back in 2006, rather than the single email address approved by the secretive court which approves domestic wiretaps and other forms of e-surveillance.… read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 255 days ago
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'Click here for an armed raid on your home'CNET has uncovered an unusual and controversial investigative technique in which FBI agents post hyperlinks that purport to lead to illegal videos of minors having sex and then raid the homes of people who click on them.… read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 255 days ago
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/20/AR2008032003193.htmlBy Ellen Nakashima and Colum LynchWashington Post Staff WritersMarch 21, 2008The FBI has opened a preliminary investigation of a report that China-based hackers have penetrated the e-mail accounts of leaders and members of the Save Darfur Coalition, a national advocacy group pushing to end the six-year-old conflict in Sudan.The accounts of 10 members were hacked into between early February and last week, and the intruders a read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 252 days ago
Via: http://www.infoworld.com | Tags: fbi chinese role darfur site hack comments Discuss  
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation is looking into a possible China connection in the hack of a nonprofit group created to draw attention to the ongoing genocide in western Sudan's Darfur region. read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 229 days ago
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http://management.silicon.com/government/0,39024677,39188638,00.htmBy Nick Heathsilicon.com15 April 2008Q&A: Scott O'Neal, computer intrusion head, FBI cyber divisionScott O'Neal oversees the FBI's response to computer hacking and botnet attacks by criminals, terrorists and foreign powers.The cyber division is one of the faster growing operational departments within the FBI. The growth of international cyber crime and terrorism over the past five years has spurred the FBI to establish dedicated cyber s read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 222 days ago
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http://washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080421/NATION/900241339/1002By Shaun WatermanUnited Press InternationalApril 21, 2008The FBI quietly established last summer a task force involving U.S. intelligence and other agencies to identify and respond to cyberthreats against the United States.Called the National Cyber Investigative Joint Task Force, the group has "several dozen" personnel working together at an undisclosed location in the Washington area, said Shawn Henry, the FBI's read more »
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