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18 May 2016, 5:11 am by SHG
When it was revealed that the Federal Bureau of Investigation, when pushed to the limit, planned to tell the judge to kiss their collective butts, it gave rise to a question: So you big-time, important, federal judge, you. [read post]
17 May 2016, 11:59 am by Benjamin Wittes
” My impression is that the FBI may have good internal data on the cases it investigates—an impression created in part by a recent Justice Department report that refers to a 2015 FBI analysis of 43 sextortion cases. [read post]
12 May 2016, 5:07 pm by Law Offices of Jeffrey S. Glassman
According to a recent news feature from The Hill, the way which the United States Social Security Administration (SSA) is choosing to help, pursuant to the policy directives of the presidential administration, is to report the identities of anyone who is receiving disability benefits and has a mental health condition to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), so that they can include these names in the instant Brady check performed whenever the ownership of a… [read post]
12 May 2016, 1:59 pm by Alex R. McQuade
The Wall Street Journal tells us that “the BKA, Germany’s federal bureau of investigation, has received 369 tips since the start of the migrant crisis about possible members of terrorist organizations or radical Islamists being among the influx of new migrants last year, a spokeswoman said, adding that of those, 40 cases are now being investigated by federal and state authorities. [read post]
6 May 2016, 11:44 am by Alan L. Friel and Suchismita Pahi
On March 31, 2016, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) of privacy and security regulations for Internet service providers (ISPs). [read post]
28 Apr 2016, 1:53 pm by Alex R. McQuade
” Furthermore, the Journal tells us that “the FBI decision not to initiate a broad governmental discussion called the Vulnerabilities Equities Process—in which a number of agencies explore whether to disclose software vulnerabilities to the affected companies—means Apple will likely be kept in the dark” on how the Bureau was able to gain access to the phone. [read post]
27 Apr 2016, 7:18 am
Levin, supra.The opinion then outlines how, and why, the prosecution arose:This case involves a far-reaching and highly publicized investigation conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in early 2015 to police child pornography. [read post]
26 Apr 2016, 12:11 pm by Susan Landau
The FBI is going dark, but the cause is not encryption; it is the Bureau's approach to investigations involving encryption and other types of anonymizing tools. [read post]
25 Apr 2016, 8:00 am by Gregory J. Brod
  In its Mortgage Fraud Overview, the Federal Bureau of Investigations (“FBI”) explains: “Mortgage fraud is a crime characterized by some type of material misstatement, misrepresentation, or omission on a loan which is then relied upon by a lender. [read post]
22 Apr 2016, 2:32 pm by Jack Sharman
On the reservations, tribal officers investigate misdemeanors, while agents from the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the F.B.I. investigate major crimes such as murder, rape, and arson. [read post]
22 Apr 2016, 11:46 am by Alex R. McQuade
Russia’s latest military movements in Syria have renewed concerns at the White House regarding the country's intentions. [read post]
21 Apr 2016, 8:28 am by David Markus
  Check out this USA Today article by Brad Heath, which says that the FBI did not want to share its tech secrets with prosecutors because they might become defense lawyers one day:The FBI guards its high-tech secrets so carefully that officials once warned agents not to share details even with federal prosecutors for fear they might eventually go on to work as defense attorneys, newly disclosed records show.A supervisor also cautioned the bureau’s … [read post]
15 Apr 2016, 12:04 pm by Elina Saxena
” The Washington Post reported that the FBI has not found links to foreign terrorists on the recently-cracked iPhone from the San Bernardino case but is continuing to analyze the phone for other information which could further the ongoing investigation. [read post]
13 Apr 2016, 9:05 am by David Kravets
(credit: zodman) Everybody and their brother has been reporting for weeks that the Israel-based firm Cellebrite assisted the Federal Bureau of Investigation with unlocking the iPhone used by Syed Farook, one of two shooters who killed 14 people in San Bernardino County in December. [read post]
12 Apr 2016, 3:00 pm by Riana Pfefferkorn
To learn more, CIS submitted a FOIA request (PDF attached) to several federal agencies including the DOJ and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, seeking information about the government’s efforts to use technical-assistance provisions to circumvent information security measures. [read post]
10 Apr 2016, 5:32 pm by Kevin LaCroix
There recently has been a “dramatic rise” in the incidence of business e-mail compromise (BEC) scams, according to an April 4, 2016 alert from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (here). [read post]
8 Apr 2016, 10:33 am by David Kravets
(credit: Ruben Molina) Apple said Friday that it won't go to court to demand the Federal Bureau of Investigation to inform the gadget maker how the feds broke into the phone of Syed Farook, who along with his wife killed 14 people in a San Bernardino County office building in December. [read post]
8 Apr 2016, 9:04 am by David Kravets
However, it became increasingly clear two days ago that authorities would likely forge ahead with this bid in the New York case after James Comey, the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, said the workaround purchased in the San Bernardino case was exclusive to the 5C and not other models like the 5S involved in this New York drug probe. [read post]
6 Apr 2016, 12:59 pm by Elina Saxena
” According to AFP, the unity government ordered the Central Bank and the Audit Bureau to freeze state accounts except to issue salaries for government workers. [read post]
4 Apr 2016, 1:13 pm by Alex R. McQuade
’s arrest comes as part of the same investigation that led to the arrest of Reda Kriket, in Paris. [read post]