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FBI: widespread copper theft puts US infrastructure at riskOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 10 hours ago (http://arstechnica.com)
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The FBI has released a brief report describing the risk to the US infrastructure posed by thieves who target the copper that makes up much of our piping and wiring. The problem seems to be that stea read more »
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FBI says copper thefts threaten U.S. infrastructureOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 16 hours ago (http://www.networkworld.com)
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The theft of copper wire has become so pervasive that it poses a threat to the national infrastructure, the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation warned Wednesday. read more »
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FBI Using Widgets To Fight The World’s Most Notorious CriminalsOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 1 day 18 hours ago (http://www.techcrunch.com)
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"The FBI emailed us today - never a good sign - to let us know about their updated top ten fugitives widget. It's a big improvement on the eyesore that they released a year ago." read more »
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Spam is silenced, but where are the feds?Open in New Window
Avatar Posted by MargaretM 8 days ago (http://www.networkworld.com)
Category: security | Tags federal trade commision, fbi, federal bureau of investigation, spam, herbalking, isp, mccolo, internet, criminals, Search All Tags
On Oct. 14, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission announced that with help from the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation and New Zealand police shut down a vast international spam network known as Herbal read more »
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FBI investigates data theft blackmail schemeOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by MargaretM 27 days ago (http://www.networkworld.com)
Category: security | Tags data thieves, express scripts, drug management company, missouri, patient, fbi, Search All Tags, , ,
Data thieves are attempting to blackmail Express Scripts, a U.S. prescription drug management company based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are threatening to release millions of patient records. The co read more »
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FBI Undercover Operation Busts 'Carding' RingOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 48 days ago (http://www.informationweek.com)
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"The agency said its operation against an online forum called Dark Market resulted in 56 arrests around the world and saved some $70 million in potential losses." read more »
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Entellium Scandal Gives Ignition Partners a Black EyeOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by articleeditor 55 days ago (http://www.techcrunch.com)
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The CEO and CFO of CRM startup Entellium have been arrested for keeping two sets of books - one with fake figures, the other real. read more »
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FBI: Flash drive used to steal Countrywide dataOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by MargaretM 123 days ago (http://www.networkworld.com)
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Rene Rebollo was arrested on Friday by agents with the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in California for allegedly stealing customer data by downloading the information from his work computer onto a flash drive. He apparently did this over a 2 year period of time and then sold some of the information to 3rd parties. read more »
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