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Groups criticize FBI plan to require Internet backdoors for wiretaps

Privacy groups are denouncing a federal government move to force Internet companies like Facebook and Google to build backdoors that would let the FBI and other agencies snoop in on real time online communications.

By Jaikumar Vijayan | 01 May, 2013 15:19

Tags: Google, security, cyberwarfare, washington post, fbi, privacy, Facebook
Judge rejects FBI's bid to hack computer of suspect in attempted cyberheist

A federal court in Houston has rejected an FBI request for a warrant to hack into the computer of a suspect in an attempted cyberheist.

By Jaikumar Vijayan | 25 April, 2013 20:56

Tags: Cybercrime and Hacking, security, fbi
Social nets could hold wealth of info on Boston bombers

As the manhunt goes on for the surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing, the bombers' social networks could give investigators needed clues about them.

By Sharon Gaudin | 19 April, 2013 20:19

Tags: Internet-based applications and services, security, internet, fbi, social media
Breaking: Marathon bombing suspect reportedly identified

A suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing on Monday has reportedly been arrested, according to numerous news agencies, although there were conflicting reports about the status of the investigation.

By Computerworld Staff | 17 April, 2013 18:38

Tags: cnn, security, fbi
Investigators comb social nets to look for bombing clues

With federal and state investigators searching for clues about the person or organization behind the Boston Marathon bombing, social networks could hold a treasure trove of information.

By Sharon Gaudin | 16 April, 2013 20:16

Tags: Internet-based applications and services, Mobile/Wireless, Networking, security, wireless, twitter, mobile, social media, fbi, internet

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Consumer tech key in Boston Marathon bombing probe

Users of consumer technology and social media reacted quickly after explosions ripped through crowds near the finish line of the Boston Marathon last week, sending out updates, snapping photos and recording videos that officials said could turn out to be critical pieces of evidence.

By Matt Hamblen | 22 April, 2013 10:04

Tags: Internet-based applications and services, Mobile/Wireless, consumer electronics, Networking, wireless, smartphones, mobile, social media, fbi, internet
Worst security snafus of 2012

The first half of 2012 was pretty bad - from the embarrassing hack of a conversation between the FBI and Scotland Yard to a plethora of data breaches - and the second half wasn't much better, with events including Symantec's antivirus update mess and periodic attacks from hactivists at Anonymous.

By Ellen Messmer | 10 December, 2012 17:57

Tags: reddit, NASA, dropbox, iPhone, Anonymous, Apple, Yahoo, Julian Assange, Al Jazeera, symantec, consumer electronics, Microsoft, security, smartphones, twitter, fbi, popular science
Opinion: The Petraeus scandal and computer ethics

Last week Gen. David Petraeus, the director of the Central Intelligence Agency, resigned in response to what has turned out to be a much bigger scandal than it first appeared.

By Mark Gibbs | 20 November, 2012 15:44

Tags: unified communications, Winn Schwartau, computer safety, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Electronic Communications Privacy Act, theft, Identity fraud / theft, hacking, intrusion, EFF, bullying, scams, computer ethics, Jill Kelley, phishing, pornography, fbi, cnn, General John Allen, Central Intelligence Agency, plagiarism, E-mail services, Networking, Kickstarter, Electronic Frontier Foundation, privacy, cia, General David Petraeus, security, Paula Broadwell, ECPA, sexting, intel
Email lessons from Gen. Petraeus' downfall

Email is at the center of the scandal that brought down CIA Director David Petraeus, one of the country's most decorated generals.

By Sharon Gaudin | 15 November, 2012 11:13

Tags: sophos, security, intel, fbi, internet, privacy
Citing cybercrime, FBI director doesn't bank online

The head of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation has stopped banking online after nearly falling for a phishing attempt.

By Robert McMillan | 08 October, 2009 06:15

Tags: security, fbi, phishing

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