FBI

This is not new that Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) often takes down websites that they want. The latest news is lately, FBI has found some of the hidden servers of TOR and hence, it has taken down 27 websites. Tor wants to know how FBI found it, but the agency is not revealing that.

Apple and Google have revealed that they will enable encryption by default on your smartphones and tablets. It means neither company will know your smartphone's or tablet's passcode. And this has made FBI very much disappointed as the agency will not be able to get any peoples' data unless their data is stored in the cloud.

Intelligence agencies routinely send tech giants such as Microsoft data access requests through National Security Letters (NSLs). In at least one case, it would appear that Microsoft challenged and blocked such a request.

It has been repeatedly highlighted since the tragic death of Aaron Swartz that the current anti-hacking laws in U.S. are awfully overreaching. This is manifest yet again in the example of a hacker who stands to get up to 440 years in jail for cyberstalking.

TorMail has long been a key anonymity tool for a wide variety of privacy-conscious internet users. It has now been revealed that FBI has a complete copy of the Tormail service, containing names, mails and all other data.

Some of our worst digital surveillance horrors have turned true. A Washington Post report claims that FBI can remotely turn on laptop's cameras without the indicator light, a move which is seen as highly intrusive by many.

It's the winter holidays again and the time of the year when most of us indulge our shopping urges. However, a warning from FBI now tells internet users to keep an eye out for online shopping scams which may swindle you.

Back in 2011, the hacktivist group Anonymous hacked Stratfor and leaked a treasure-trove of documents and emails showing the often-illicit and extensive work of Stratfor. Being a big fish, Stratfor has pulled all the strings it could and now, Anonymous hacktivist Jeremy Hammond has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for being a part of the hack.

FBI maintains a 'Cyber Most Wanted' list which usually comprises of hackers and such individuals who have perpetuated online fraud. The agency has now added five individuals to this list, announcing rewards to the tune of $100,000 to anyone who provides information leading to their arrests.

Last year in July, FBI was able to gain control of the servers of Freedom Hosting. Once the agency had access, it was able to gather data on the hosting company, over suspicions that it was helping in child pornography. Yesterday, FBI has publicly admitted for the first time that it did indeed control Freedom Hosting's servers.