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FBI, others crush REvil using ransomware gang’s favorite tactic against it
Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson) Four days ago, the REvil ransomware gang’s leak site, known as the “Happy Blog,” went offline. Cybersecurity experts wondered aloud what…
Author of controversial Trump Russia dossier speaks out: ‘I stand by the work we did’
Christopher Steele, the former MI6 agent behind the controversial “Steele Dossier” that gathered intel on possible links between former President Trump and Russia, has defended himself and…
FBI raids NYPD’s sergeant union headquarters
The FBI raided the headquarters of the New York Police Department’s sergeant’s union on Tuesday.A spokesman for the FBI’s New York office told The Hill…
The FBI reports that domestic terrorism cases have surged since 2020
FBI Director Christopher Wray testified before a Senate committee Tuesday that the agency’s domestic terrorism caseload has “exploded” in size since spring of 2020. Why…
After 9/11 families told Biden not to attend memorials, FBI could release some secret files
Family members of Sept. 11 victims say the information could shed light on whether any Saudi Arabian officials were involved in the attacks. Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/after-9-11-families-told-biden-not-attend-memorials-fbi-n1276400…
FBI failed to fully investigate Brett Kavanaugh sexual misconduct allegations, Democrats say – live
Senators say FBI gathered over 4,500 tips but failed to follow them up Nancy Pelosi rejects Jim Jordan and Jim Banks for inquiry role White…
‘We have to protect them’: DOJ to investigate threats to election workers
Federal prosecutors and the FBI are being instructed to prioritize dangers to individuals and the electoral process. Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/we-have-protect-them-doj-vows-investigations-prosecutions-threats-election-n1272415 Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story…
How the FBI Is Trying to Break Encryption Without Actually Breaking Encryption
Since at least the 1990s, federal officials have publicly worried that encrypted communications give aid to terrorists and criminals. More often than not they have,…
The FBI Released Its File On Kurt Cobain
In the 27 years since Kurt Cobain’s suicide, many people have speculated that the late Nirvana singer-guitarist did not actually kill himself. Some of them…
FBI Informants Committed Over 9,000 Crimes in Early Trump Years
Informants working for the FBI committed more than 9,600 crimes under the bureau’s supervision during President Trump’s first two years in office, according to unclassified…
Signal’s response to FBI’s grand jury subpoena for user data is basically “You get nothing. You lose. Good day, sir”
Signal, the popular messaging service with end-to-end encryption, stores precious little user data — “Unix timestamps for when each account was created and the date…
Federal investigators search Rudy Giuliani’s NYC apartment
Prosecutors have been investigating Giuliani, who is former President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer and a former mayor of New York, for his dealings in Ukraine….
We found hundreds of posts about plans to attack the Capitol. Why aren’t we seeing this evidence in court?
The feds have presented no evidence any of the people charged in the Jan. 6 riot planned to attack the Capitol. But these posts gave…
Parler: We warned the FBI more than 50 times before the Capitol riot
Enlarge (credit: Jaap Arriens | NurPhoto | Getty Images) Embattled right-wing social media firm Parler infamously promises its users a laissez-faire approach to “free speech”…
FBI releases spectacular footage of Capitol riot
Describing the contents as “egregious” attacks on law enforcement, the FBI has released new video from the Jan. 6 riot in D.C., which saw Trump…
FBI releases new video on Capitol riot
The FBI on Thursday released new footage of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, asking the public for help identifying rioters who assaulted police…
Dem senator suggests FBI background investigation of Brett Kavanaugh fake
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D- R.I.) is alleging that the FBI’s background investigation of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh was fake. Source: https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/543389-dem-senator-suggests-fbi-background-investigation-of-brett-kavanaugh-fake Droolin’ Dog sniffed…
FBI releases new video of suspect planting bombs before Capitol riot
The discovery of the two devices outside the Democratic National Committee and the Republican National Committee offices pulled dozens of police away from their usual…
Biden may have trouble cracking down on domestic terrorism because of free speech and the FBI
Cracking down on domestic extremists may seem straightforward, but Biden may face institutional, legal and political hurdles, particularly at the FBI. Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/biden-may-have-trouble-cracking-down-domestic-terrorism-because-free-n1256727 Droolin’ Dog…
Feds seize 5 pipe bombs + 47 guns from California man accused of threatening to blow up offices of Democratic party, Twitter, Governor Gavin Newsom
The FBI said Wednesday they have seized five pipe bombs and 47 firearms from a California man they say threatened to blow up a Democratic…
FBI finds 33 missing children in anti-trafficking operation
Thirty-three children were recovered in an anti-trafficking operation in Los Angeles dubbed “Operation Lost Angels” … Source: https://thehill.com/homenews/news/535551-fbi-finds-33-missing-children-in-anti-trafficking-operation Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and shared…
Feds: Evidence shows well-laid plan by some Capitol insurrectionists
Federal investigators have begun piecing together evidence that some of the insurrectionists who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6 were executing well-laid plans, deploying communications…
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