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US and Netherlands seize network providers that helped hackers mask activities

The Justice Department and Dutch law enforcement shuttered 5socks and Anyproxy, services with Russian ties that sold proxies to cybercriminals. Lumen provided internet backbone data to the agencies.

FBI awaits signal that Salt Typhoon is fully excised from telecom firms, official says

FBI Deputy Director for Cyber Operations Brett Leatherman said that "there’s a lot of work focused on containment" when it comes to the Salt Typhoon hacks.

FBI asks public for tips about Salt Typhoon telecom hacks

Salt Typhoon accessed at least nine U.S. telecom firms and their systems that facilitate legal access requests for law enforcement.

Senate confirms Kash Patel to lead FBI

Patel is now poised to lead an agency he has long criticized of being politically biased against Donald Trump

FBI notified over 4,300 victims of ‘pig butchering’ crypto scams in past year

After victims are tricked into buying crypto, they are shown fake online accounts with fictitious returns while the stolen funds are moved offshore, an FBI official said.

Trump’s FBI pick opposes warrant requirement for contested spying power

During his Senate confirmation hearing, Kash Patel said a warrant for Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act “is just not comported with the requirement to protect American citizenry.”

FBI deleted Chinese malware from 4,200 US computers

The malware’s command server appears to be based in Tokyo and was accessed by French authorities who helped craft the code needed to remove the infection.

Chinese telecom espionage began with ‘much broader’ aims, officials say

The U.S. has been investigating the Salt Typhoon hackers since late spring and early summer this year, a senior FBI official said.

Russian email domains sent uncredible bomb threats to polling places, FBI says

Kremlin-backed actors have a long record of sowing fear and disinformation into the U.S. election process.

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US charges 6 for conspiring to defraud agencies through IT contracting schemes

The charges are the first in an ongoing Department of Justice investigation into “IT manufacturers, distributors and resellers” that sell to the government.

FBI arrests man accused of hacking SEC’s X account in January

The hijacked account posted illegitimate news about a widely-anticipated Bitcoin announcement, leading the cryptocurrency to spike some $1,000.

US charges Iranian operatives with hacking Trump campaign

The allegations come 38 days before the November presidential election, as the U.S. has worked to stave off foreign adversaries’ attempts to sow discord into the election process.

US efforts to stop Chinese hackers haven’t been fully effective, FBI official says

Taking a more offensive approach against the hacking collective may risk escalation with China, a senior intelligence official said Wednesday.

FBI is losing track of classified and sensitive data, watchdog finds

The bureau is failing to account for electronic storage media that are marked for destruction at secure facilities.

CISA, FBI assert election infrastructure’s fortitude despite ransomware threat

Both organizations aim to instill confidence in U.S. voting infrastructure ahead of the 2024 elections.

Acting Secret Service head suggests that better tech could have thwarted would-be Trump assassin

Ronald Rowe Jr. told a Senate panel that additional cellular bandwidth and the use of counter-drone technology could have averted the attempted assassination of former President Trump.

Malicious foreign actors exploit US entities to push disinformation, IC warns

Communications and marketing firms can be pulled in as unwitting collaborators, the intelligence officials noted in a Monday call.