FBI News
FBI Seeks Help from U.S. Businesses in Ransomware Hacker Investigation
FBI is asking businesses and software security experts for emergency assistance in its investigation into a pernicious new type of "ransomware" virus used by hackers for extortion. "We need your ...
Cyber Victims Warned Against Revenge Hacking
The hacked are itching to hack back. So say a dozen security specialists and former law enforcement officials who described an intensifying and largely unspoken sense of unease inside many companies ...
From the FBI: Could Your Computer Be Infected by Blackshades?
In connection with the Monday's announcement from representatives from the FBI New York Field Office and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York about an international effort ...
FBI Announces Massive Cyber Crime Bust; Takes Down Blackshades Malware
Law enforcement officials in more than a dozen countries arrested about 90 people in a U.S.-led crackdown on the makers and users of software designed to steal identities and remotely control ...
FBI Alert: Healthcare Sector Faces Cybersecurity Risks
The FBI has warned healthcare providers their cybersecurity systems are lax compared to other sectors, making them vulnerable to attacks by hackers searching for Americans' personal medical records ...
Cyber-Attacks Increasing Threat to U.S., Major Terror Attack Threats Lower: FBI Director
Attacks on the Internet are a growing threat, and Congress needs to protect companies from being sued for providing information to the government when they've been targeted, security officials told a ...