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The FBI, or Federal Bureau of Investigation, is the domestic intelligence and security service of the United States, functioning as its principal federal law enforcement agency. Within the sphere of information security, the FBI plays a pivotal role in both the protection against and investigation of cyber threats, digital espionage, online fraud, and other cybercrimes.
In the context of information security, the FBI’s endeavors include thwarting cyber attacks on national infrastructure, preventing the spread of malware, and tackling the illicit use of the internet for activities such as human trafficking or terrorism. They collaborate with other law enforcement agencies and private sector partners to enhance cybersecurity, share intelligence on potential threats, and respond to breaches with a combination of investigative and forensics expertise. The agency also leads cyber task forces focused on identifying and countering cyber threats and runs awareness campaigns to educate the public and businesses about how to protect their digital assets and personal data.
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CISA, the FBI, the NSA, the Department of Energy, and other US government partners are warning that hackers are targeting internet-exposed automatic tank gauge (ATG) systems used to monitor fuel and liquid storage tanks across various critical infrastructure sectors. [...]
Once targeting just Microsoft 365, the phishing-as-a-service platform now aims at AWS, Okta, and Russian platforms, while relying on device code phishing.
Zachary Sweeney allegedly traveled to New York, Indiana, Missouri and Georgia to meet and harm numerous victims in person. The FBI began investigating him in 2023. The post Tennessee man linked to 764 accused of series of crimes against children dating back to 2022 appeared first on CyberScoop.
The FBI is warning of fake websites impersonating FIFA ahead of the 2026 World Cup, to steal personal and financial information, sell fake tickets and hospitality packages, and push other fraud related to the event. [...]
The FBI warned that the extortion gang Silent Ransom Group is targeting law firms and social-engineering its way into servers and databases.
Silent Ransom Group isn’t prolific, but it's demonstrated a knack for attacking the legal services sector with an extraordinary dual use of social engineering and in-person visits to victims’ workstations. The post FBI warns US-based law firms to be on the lookout for cybercrime group that steals data in person appeared first on CyberScoop.
Cybercriminals still allowed to walk into office blocks and convince staff to let them plug in their own thumb drives
The FBI warned on Tuesday that the Silent Ransom Group (SRG) extortion gang is now targeting U.S.-based law firms in in-person data theft attacks. [...]
The FBI is warning about the Kali365 phishing-as-a-service platform (PhaaS) that is used to hijack Microsoft 365 accounts by abusing OAuth device code authentication to steal session tokens and bypass multi-factor authentication (MFA). [...]
The Kali365 phishing-as-a-service platform lowers the barrier of entry for cybercriminals, said the FBI
FBI director site went offline after a hack used a fake Cloudflare page to trick users into running a ClickFix attack that installed malware. The merchandise website of FBI director Kash Patel (basedapparel[.]com) was taken offline on Friday after reports that it had been compromised by hackers using it to spread malware. The malware was […]
Malware Targeted macOS Users Visiting Patel Foundation Merchandise PageTwo months after Iran-linked hackers exfiltrated FBI Director Kash Patel's personal email, the government official's name is tangled up in another cyber incident, this time through a MAGA swag shop he co-founded. ClickFix malware on the site tried to trick shoppers into running a malicious command.
Kali365, which was first observed in April, abuses legitimate Microsoft device authorization pages to grant persistent access to cybercriminal-controlled applications. The post FBI warns about fast-growing phishing kit targeting Microsoft 365 users appeared first on CyberScoop.
The FBI says Americans have lost over $388 million last year to scams using cryptocurrency kiosks, also known as crypto ATMs or Bitcoin ATMs. [...]
Alleged Nation-State Hacker Being Held in Houston JailU.S. prosecutors allege 34-year-old Chinese national Xu Zewei operated under China’s Ministry of State Security to hack universities and firms during the pandemic, exploiting VPN and Exchange flaws and exfiltrating research data in a Silk Typhoon campaign.
One alleged cyber contractor was extradited to the US over the weekend
One alleged cyber contractor was extradited to the US over the weekend China's "hacker-for-hire ecosystem has gotten out of control," according to Brett Leatherman, assistant director of the FBI's cyber division.…
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warned the transportation and logistics industry of a sharp rise in cyber-enabled cargo theft, with estimated losses in the United States and Canada reaching nearly $725 million in 2025. [...]
Federal Charges Target Recruiters, Managers in Scam Centers After Global TakedownU.S. and international law enforcement agencies dismantled a network of overseas scam centers linked to cryptocurrency investment fraud schemes, officials said Wednesday, arresting at least 276 individuals in a crackdown across the Middle East and Southeast Asia.
Apple has rolled out a software fix for iOS and iPadOS to address a Notification Services flaw that stored notifications marked for deletion on the device