Security Fix Archive: U.S. Government

A Bustling Week for Cyber Justice

This past week has been a bustling one for cyber justice. The Federal Trade Commission announced a settlement in its ongoing case against scareware purveyors; a notorious hacker admitted stealing roughly two million credit card numbers; the Justice Department has...

By Brian Krebs  |  July 1, 2009; 7:00 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (0)
Categories:  Cyber Justice , Fraud , U.S. Government , Web Fraud 2.0  | Tags: bruce raisley, cyber justice Share This:  E-Mail | Technorati | Del.icio.us | Digg | Stumble

Ex-DHS Cyber Chief Tapped as President of ICANN

Former Department of Homeland Security cyber chief Rod A. Beckstrom has been tapped to be the new president of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the California based non-profit that oversees the Internet's address system. Most recently,...

By Brian Krebs  |  June 26, 2009; 7:30 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (3)
Categories:  From the Bunker , Misc. , U.S. Government  | Tags: icann president, rod beckstrom Share This:  E-Mail | Technorati | Del.icio.us | Digg | Stumble

Accused Spam King Alan Ralsky Pleads Guilty

Alan Ralsky, a 64-year-old Michigan man that federal investigators say was among the world's top spam kingpins, pleaded guilty on Monday to running a multi-million dollar international stock fraud scam powered by junk e-mail. Ralsky (pictured at right, courtesy of...

By Brian Krebs  |  June 23, 2009; 10:15 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (13)
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Default Passwords Led to $55 Million in Bogus Phone Charges

The U.S. Justice Department today unsealed indictments against three Filipino residents accused of hacking into thousands of private telephone networks in the United States and abroad, and then selling access to those networks at call centers in Italy that advertised...

By Brian Krebs  |  June 12, 2009; 2:13 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (6)
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The Fallout from the 3FN Takedown

The Federal Trade Commission's unprecedented recent takedown against troubled Web hosting provider 3FN.net has had an immediate -- if little noticed -- impact on the level of spam sent worldwide, and the number of infected PCs doing the spamming, according...

By Brian Krebs  |  June 9, 2009; 3:08 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (5)
Categories:  Cyber Justice , Fraud , From the Bunker , U.S. Government  | Tags: 3fn, ftc takedown cutwail, pricewert Share This:  E-Mail | Technorati | Del.icio.us | Digg | Stumble

FTC Sues, Shuts Down N. Calif. Web Hosting Firm

In an unprecedented move, the Federal Trade Commission has taken legal steps to shut down a Web hosting provider in Northern California that the agency says was directly involved in managing massive global spam operations. Sometime on Tuesday, more than...

By Brian Krebs  |  June 4, 2009; 12:46 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (37)
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Older Entries in This Category »

Proposal Would Shore Up Govt. Cyber Defenses, Brian Krebs , April 27, 2009
Congress Investigating P2P Data Breaches, Brian Krebs , April 22, 2009
FTC Takes on Freecreditreport.com, Brian Krebs , March 20, 2009
Travel-Booking Site for Federal Agencies Hacked, Brian Krebs , February 18, 2009
Pharmacy Extortionists Take on CIA, DoD, FBI, NSA, Brian Krebs , November 24, 2008
So Much Spam From One Place?, Brian Krebs , November 18, 2008
Extortionists Target Major Pharmacy Processor, Brian Krebs , November 7, 2008
FBI, FTC Take Down Scammers & Spammers, Brian Krebs , October 22, 2008
Spammers Favor Obama Over McCain 7 to 1, Brian Krebs , October 7, 2008
October is Cyber Security (Un)Awareness Month, Brian Krebs , October 2, 2008
New Federal Law Targets ID Theft, Cybercrime, Brian Krebs , October 1, 2008
Software Lets Users Manipulate Passport Data, Brian Krebs , September 30, 2008
FBI Warns of Hit Man Scam Resurgence, Brian Krebs , August 29, 2008
Q&A With FBI's Cyber Division Chief, Brian Krebs , August 18, 2008
Senate Approves Bill to Fight Cyber-Crime, Brian Krebs , July 31, 2008
Patch (The Entire Internet) Tuesday, Brian Krebs , July 9, 2008
Online Sellers: Beware of Fake Check Scams, Brian Krebs , May 13, 2008
Stepped Up Cyber Role for Spy Agencies, washingtonpost.com Editors , May 2, 2008
Cyber Justice Chronicles, Brian Krebs , May 1, 2008
A Case of Network Identity Theft?, Brian Krebs , April 28, 2008
A Shifting Definition of 'Severity', Brian Krebs , April 22, 2008
Identity Theft Smash & Grab, CEO Style, Brian Krebs , April 15, 2008
Online Banking: Do You Know Your Rights?, Brian Krebs , April 10, 2008
Get Paid to Find 'Back Doors', Brian Krebs , April 9, 2008
Reach Out And Hack Someone, Brian Krebs , April 3, 2008
Cyber Attacks on the Campaign Trail, Brian Krebs , March 31, 2008
The Curious Case of Dmitry Golubov, Brian Krebs , March 28, 2008
The FDIC Computer Intrusion Report, Brian Krebs , March 5, 2008
Banks: Losses From Computer Intrusions Up in 2007, Brian Krebs , February 20, 2008
Fake Prez. Campaign Video Spreads Malware, Brian Krebs , February 14, 2008
Report: TSA Site Exposed Travelers To ID Theft, Brian Krebs , January 12, 2008
Sears's Privacy Promises Broken?, Brian Krebs , January 3, 2008
Feds Put More Botmasters, Phishers Behind Bars, Brian Krebs , November 29, 2007
MPAA University 'Toolkit' Raises Privacy Concerns, Brian Krebs , November 23, 2007
Security Pro Admits to Hijacking PCs for Profit, Brian Krebs , November 10, 2007
Russian Business Network: Down, But Not Out, Brian Krebs , November 7, 2007
Deconstructing the Fake FTC E-mail Virus Attack, Brian Krebs , November 5, 2007
'Net Governance Body Punts On WHOIS Privacy, Brian Krebs , October 31, 2007
Calculating the Costs of Cyber Crime, Brian Krebs , September 27, 2007
Is Cyber Crime Really the FBI's No. 3 Priority?, Brian Krebs , September 24, 2007
House Approves Anti-Caller ID Spoofing Bill, Brian Krebs , June 14, 2007
Tuning Up Uncle Sam's Cyber Crime Laws, Brian Krebs , May 15, 2007
 
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