US accuses Iran’s government of operating hacktivist group that hacked Stryker

The U.S. Justice Department said an Iranian security ministry operates the fake activist persona known as Handala, which claimed responsibility for the destructive hack targeting medical tech giant Stryker.

FBI seizes pro-Iranian hacking group’s websites after destructive Stryker hack

The FBI and the Justice Department took down two websites linked to the pro-Iranian hacktivist group Handala, which last week hacked medical tech giant Stryker.

The FBI is buying location data on Americans, here’s what it means

The FBI confirms it’s buying location data on Americans again, using data brokers to access movement history without a warrant, as lawmakers push to close a growing legal gap.
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FBI is buying location data to track US citizens, director confirms

FBI director Kash Patel told lawmakers that the agency is actively purchasing commercially available location data, which can track Americans without needing a warrant.

The FBI is hunting down malware-loaded games on Steam

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is investigating a series of malware-infected video games that appeared on the popular PC gaming platform Steam. The agency is now asking players who may have downloaded these compromised titles to come forward…

Hacker broke into FBI and compromised Epstein files, report says

According to a Reuters report, a foreign hacker broke into a server that was part of the FBI’s investigation into Jeffrey Epstein — without realizing they had hacked an FBI server.

FBI investigating hack on its wiretap and surveillance systems: Report

Hackers allegedly broke into the FBI’s networks, according to a report by CNN.

Ukrainian man jailed for identity theft that helped North Koreans get jobs at US companies

A Ukrainian man has been sentenced for helping North Koreans gain fraudulent employment at dozens of U.S. companies and funnel that money back to the regime to fund its nuclear weapons program.

Informant told FBI that Jeffrey Epstein had a ‘personal hacker’

A document published by the Justice Department quotes an FBI informant in 2017 that alleged Jeffrey Epstein had a “personal hacker.”

Microsoft gave FBI a set of BitLocker encryption keys to unlock suspects’ laptops: reports

The FBI served Microsoft a warrant requesting encryption recovery keys to decrypt the hard drives of people involved in an alleged fraud case in Guam.