Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The South Yorkshire Police website fell victim to an group claiming to be Albanian computer hackers yesterday. The group – who called themselves NofawkX Al – took over the site on Sunday afternoon. The hackers replaced the site’s usual information, including…
Feds fight journalist’s release pending appeal in hacking case
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Federal prosecutors are opposing a tech-savvy journalist’s bid to stay out of prison while he appeals his convictions on computer hacking charges. Without relief from a federal judge or a higher court, former Reuters social media editor Matthew Keys could have…
US warns banks of hacking threat to Swift system
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans US regulators have warned banks about potential cyber attacks linked to the interbank messaging system. The statement came two weeks after the Federal Bureau of Investigations sent a notice cautioning US banks after the hacking of Bangladesh’s central bank. The FBI…
Swift CEO Expects More Hacking Surprises as Fix Is Years Away
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The chief executive officer of Swift, the interbank messaging system embroiled in a global bank-hacking controversy, says to expect more information about breaches to emerge as fully armoring the network’s defenses is likely to take years. “We don’t think this is…
Hacking scare leads to norms for smartphones
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Amid attempts of hacking and data theft by Pakistan and China, the government has come up with a smartphone policy for officials dealing with sensitive information. To begin with, the government has put curbs on officials connecting their phones to office…
“Hacking” Warrants: A Question of Procedure or Substance?
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Typically, the process for amending the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure is a sleepy affair. Proposed amendments wend their way through a series of judicial committees and, if approved by the Supreme Court, take effect automatically by the end of the…
A Judge Just Made It Harder for the FBI to Use Hacking
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A judge has thrown out evidence obtained by the FBI via hacking, after the agency refused to provide the full code it used in the hack. The decision is a symptom of the FBI using investigative techniques that are usually reserved…
House to offer bill blocking government hacking powers
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Rep. Ted Poe (R-Texas) on Tuesday will offer the companion to a Senate bill blocking a Justice Department request to expand federal hacking powers. At issue is a proposed amendment to little-known criminal procedure rules that will take effect in December…
Healdsburg school official takes plea deal in email hacking case
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A Healdsburg school official who became embroiled in a computer hacking investigation with her husband avoided prosecution in an agreement with state prosecutors that she resign from her job, authorities said Thursday. Kestrel Davis Montes was the Healdsburg Unified School District’s…
Hacking terrorist’s iPhone was easy compared to next FBI hurdle
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Your ads will be inserted here byEasy Plugin for AdSense.Please go to the plugin admin page toPaste your ad code OR Suppress this ad slot. The next frontier in the battle between the FBI and technology companies over encrypted communications will…