Department of Justice
‘Hive’ Russian Ransomware Gang Shut Down by FBI, DoJ, Europol, Bundeskriminalamt, et al
Law enforcement agencies from several countries got together and took down the site. They also worked to decrypt victims’ data ...
New DoJ Strategic Plan Targets Cyberattacks, Ransomware
The United States Department of Justice (DoJ) plans to make the prosecution of cybercriminals and the disruption of ransomware attacks key objectives of its new strategic plan, which includes the enhancement of ...
What Counts as “Good Faith Security Research?”
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recently revised its policy on charging violations of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), a 1986 law that remains the primary statute by which federal ...
CISA Announces Joint Ransomware Task Force
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) director Jen Easterly announced the formation of a joint ransomware task force, plans for which were originally outlined in the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure ...
DoJ Decision Gives Good Faith Hackers Relief From CFAA
After years of being hamstrung by the threat of prosecution under The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), security researchers and hackers operating in good faith have gotten some relief after the ...
DEA Investigating Breach of Law Enforcement Data Portal
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) says it is investigating reports that hackers gained unauthorized access to an agency portal that taps into 16 different federal law enforcement databases. KrebsOnSecurity has learned ...
Puttin’ Putin on Notice—We Will Hack Russia Back
If Russia launches cyberattacks on the U.S. or on NATO allies, it risks being hacked back. This warning comes from Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco ...
Hoax Email Blast Abused Poor Coding in FBI Website
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) confirmed today that its fbi.gov domain name and Internet address were used to blast out thousands of fake emails about a cybercrime investigation. According to an ...
US Gov’t Again Threatens to Prosecute Those Who Pay Ransom
On September 21, 2021, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) once again threatened sanctions against companies for paying ransom in the event that their data or systems were ...
