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FBI Annual Internet Crime Report Finds Hot New Trend in Online Scams: “Pig Butchering”

March 21, 2023
Investment scams that involve grooming a target to invest in fraudulent endeavors took off like a rocket in 2022 and led all cyber crime, racking up $3.3 billion in losses on the year.
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Cyber SecurityNews

Fake Emails Sent From FBI Server Linked to “Ethical Hacker”; Security Researcher Accuses Him of Secret Double Life as a “Black Hat” Criminal

November 19, 2021
A blast of thousands of fake emails from the FBI named security professional Vinny Troia as a criminal. Troia believes the perpetrator is affiliated with several different criminal groups and also running a “white hat” security firm in Canada.
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Businessmen reviewing paper document at meeting showing ransomware gangs and mergers and acquisitions
Cyber SecurityNews

FBI Warns That Ransomware Gangs Target Companies During Mergers and Acquisitions, Threatening To Disclose Non-Public Information

November 12, 2021
Ransomware gangs search for non-public financial information that could affect stock prices during mergers and acquisitions and threaten to publish it to coerce the victim to pay.
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Cyber SecurityNews

FBI Withheld Kaseya Ransomware Decryption Key for Three Weeks; Congress Demands the Agency Explain Itself

October 6, 2021
It has been discovered that the FBI quietly held on to the Kaseya decryption key for three weeks prior to making it available to the public in a bid to "disrupt" the attack.
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Hacker holding money after successful attack showing ban of ransomware payments
Cyber SecurityNews

Top FBI Official: Banning Ransomware Payments Won’t Make the Situation Better

August 6, 2021
There has been considerable debate about banning ransomware payments as a means of curbing the explosive growth of the crime Assistant director of the FBI's cyber division weighed in, suggesting that it would create a new avenue of extortion.
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Ambulance car with the flashing lights in Manhattan showing ransomware attacks on healthcare system
Cyber SecurityNews

FBI Issues Alert Over Increased Conti Ransomware Attacks Targeting the Healthcare System and First Responder Networks

June 4, 2021
FBI warned of increased Conti ransomware attacks against the healthcare system and first responder networks At least 16 organizations were targeted.
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Underwater scene of a businessman taking the bait showing increase in online scams and investment fraud complaints to FBI
Cyber SecurityNews

FBI Received Record Number of Reports on Online Scams and Investment Fraud Costing Americans Billions

May 31, 2021
The FBI says Americans lost billions from the record number one million complaints of online scams and investment fraud schemes reported during the pandemic.
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Yellow crime scene tape and handcuffs on computer keyboard showing rise in cyber crime
Cyber SecurityNews

FBI Annual Internet Crime Report: Record Number of Cyber Crime Complaints in 2020, Business Email Compromise Hits Hardest Despite Rise in Ransomware and Phishing

March 22, 2021
The FBI and IC3’s recently released 2020 Internet Crime Report reveals that complaints of cyber crime nearly doubled from 2019, hitting an all-time record total of 791,790.
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American flag near building showing the proposed amendment to PATRIOT Act to limit FBI's access to search and web browsing history
Data ProtectionNews

Failure to Limit Scope of PATRIOT Act Leaves Browsing History, Search Queries of American Citizens up for Grabs

May 25, 2020
Proposed amendment to Section 215 of the PATRIOT Act to limit FBI's access to search and web browsing history has failed to pass by one vote.
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Cyber SecurityNews

The FBI Is Stepping up Its Public Cyber Security Alerts as Criminals Take Advantage of Pandemic Conditions

April 14, 2020
FBI is issuing more cyber security alerts than usual, covering human trafficking, COVID-19 scams, vulnerabilities in networking platforms and cloud-based business email compromise campaigns.
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New CISA Program to Warn Critical Infrastructure Companies of Vulnerabilities That Could Invite Ransomware Attacks

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Bitcoin ATMs Hacked, Millions in Crypto Stolen as Threat Actors Exploit an Upload Vulnerability

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Titles of User Chat Histories Exposed by ChatGPT Bug

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Chinese Hackers Targeting Outer Layers of Networks for Cyber Attacks, Using New Malware for “Multi-Year” Intrusions

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