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FBI uses malware to spy on suspects, but it doesn’t always work

09

Dec

2013

The FBI has an elite hacker team that uses malware to spy on suspects and even secretly turn on users webcams. But despite fears of a Big Brother police state, the FBIs hacking team is nowhere near all-knowing. The scale of the FBIs hacking effort is hard to pin down, but Mo is just one […]

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FBI Can Use Suspects’ Laptop Cameras— With the Light Off

08

Dec

2013

If the FBI wants dirt on a suspect, agents are capable of turning on his laptop’s webcam—without him knowing. The light won’t go on, Gizmodo reports, based on a Washington Post piece. The technique, available to the bureau for years, is mostly used to fight terror or other very…

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FBI Uses Malware to Track Down Iranian Man Suspected of Making Bomb Threats

07

Dec

2013

Its well known that the FBI makes use of malware to track the activities of suspects, and a new story from the Washington Post once again demonstrates it. In April 2013, we learned that a judge haddenied the FBIs request to hack into an alleged criminals computer. At the ti…

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