FBI announces takedown of phishing operation that targeted thousands of victims

Cybercriminals allegedly used the W3LL phishing kit to target more than 17,000 victims worldwide, stealing their passwords and multi-factor authentication codes.

Russian government hackers broke into thousands of home routers to steal passwords

Fancy Bear, also known as APT28, has taken over thousands of residential home routers to steal passwords and authentication tokens in a wide-ranging espionage operation.

Iranian hackers claim breach of FBI director Kash Patel’s personal email account

Handala, a pro-Iranian hacking group allegedly working for Iran’s government, published emails it said were taken from the Gmail account of FBI director Kash Patel.

FBI says Iranian hackers are using Telegram to steal data in malware attacks

Hackers working for Iran’s government are using Telegram in hacking operations that use malware to target dissidents, opposition groups, and journalists who oppose its regime, according to the FBI.

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.