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FBI: BlackShades infected half million computers

19

May

2014

NEW YORK (AP) — The FBI says more than a half million computers in more than 100 countries were infected by sophisticated malware that lets cybercriminals take over a computer and hijack its webcam.

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Cryptolocker-Like Ransomware Spreads to Android Devices

08

May

2014

Have you been looking at child pornography on your Android phone??! Quick, pay this fine or the FBI will arrest you! Thats how a new type of Android ransomware is tricking people into paying up. Once installed, the malware, dubbed Koler.A, locks up the phone, preventing users from accessing the home screen and effectively holding […]

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FBI Informant Linked to Hacking of Foreign Websites: Report

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Apr

2014

WASHINGTON – A hacker who became an informant for the FBI directed hundreds of cyber attacks against the websites of foreign governments, including Brazil, Iran, Pakistan, Syria and Turkey, the New York Times reported Thursday. It was unclear whether the FBI explicitly ordered the digital attacks, but court documents and interviews suggest “that the government […]

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