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FBI Investigates Hack into Sony Pictures Corporate Network

A hack of Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) corporate network last week appears to have resulted in a major data breach, and the FBI confirmed it is investigating. Several movie titles, most of them yet to be released, have appeared on file-sharing websites, according to the Associated Press, though a direct connection to the hack has not yet been established. Continue reading

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Snowden’s Email Provider Lavabit Loses Contempt of Court Appeal

A federal appeals court upheld a contempt of court citation Wednesday against Ladar Levison, the founder of the shuttered email service provider Lavabit, for refusing to hand over encryption keys to the FBI. Read More Continue reading

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Snowden’s Email Provider Refused to Hand Over Encryption, SSL Keys to FBI

October 3, 2013 — Texas-based email provider Lavabit refused to allow the federal government to decrypt the email of Edward Snowden, the former NSA contractor who has been leaking top-secret documents related to the US government surveillance program. Keep on reading: Snowden’s Email Provider Refused to Hand Over Encryption, SSL Keys to FBI Continue reading

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FBI Likely Behind New Malware That Attacks Tor Anonymity, say Researchers

August 6, 2013 — Security researchers are thoroughly studying a new malware that exploits a Firefox security flaw to identify some users of the privacy-protecting Tor anonymity network, according to a report by Wired. Keep on reading: FBI Likely Behind New Malware That Attacks Tor Anonymity, say Researchers Continue reading

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Microsoft, FBI Cut Off Citadel Botnets Responsible for Stealing Financial, Personal Data

June 6, 2013 — The Microsoft Digital Crimes Unit, working with the FBI and organizations in the financial industry, announced on Wednesday that it has cut off more than a thousand Citadel botnets responsible for stealing online banking information and personal identities of victims in 90 countries around the world. Keep on reading: Microsoft, FBI Cut Off Citadel Botnets Responsible for Stealing Financial, Personal Data Continue reading

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