Earlier this week, the FBI had reportedly denied a request made by ZDNet under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to find out how many of their investigations had suffered because of device encryption. The agency had recently made a statement that complained that thousands...
Major government contractor Cellebrite recently said that it has discovered how to unlock all iPhones, including the latest model, the iPhone X. The Petah Tikva, Israel-based vendor has claimed that its engineers now have the ability to bypass the security of devices running iOS 5 to...
A 37-year old California woman was recently charged by the US Department of Justice for attempting to murder her 55-year old boyfriend. Rasheeda Johnson Turner admitted that she wanted to kill her ex, known as L.G. for fears that she might get removed from his life...
Earlier this week, it was reported that a 27-year old man was charged by the Royal Canadian Police for running LeakedSource.com, which is a website that keeps and sells data from breaches. The site creator, Jordan Evan Bloom, was charged for trafficking in identity information,...
A 22-year old Canadian has pleaded guilty to charges brought by the US Department of Justice on Yahoo’s 2014 data breach case. However, it is said that the hacker, Karim Baratov, had the least significant role in the scheme. The three other suspects who were charged,...
A recent study conducted by finance website WalletHub showed that cases of identity theft and fraud hit Californians the most compared to other US states. The study used data from the FBI, Federal Trade Commission, Internet Crime Complaint Center, Department of Homeland Security and National...
Federal privacy regulations no longer has power over the FBI's massive biometrics database, according to news last Tuesday. Effective on August 31, the U.S. Department of Justice states that the Next Generation Identification (NGI) system is exempted from main provisions of the Privacy Act, preventing...
Reports last Wednesday stated that the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has enacted regulations that renders the public off-limits from its biometric system called the Next Generation Identification database. The new FBI ID system houses biometric information of people screened for criminal histories, work applications,...
Last Monday, the FBI released a public announcement warning parents about the potential security risks of online toys with cameras, microphones, and GPS functions. Authorities said this could threaten children’s physical safety and privacy. The statement noted that some online toys could collect personal information from...