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FBI warns travelers of Web attacks attacks
(CNN) — If you’re traveling abroad, your laptop could be attacked. That much, is certain, according to the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, which warned this week that hackers are “targeting travelers abroad through pop-up windows while establishing an internet connection in their hotel rooms.”
The warning comes from the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center, or the IC3. But it lacks so many key details that security experts wonder if it’s of any use. It doesn’t say where these attacks have occurred, how prevalent they are, or how exactly they work.
Graham Cluely, a blogger with antivirus vendor Sophos, found the lack of details peculiar. “What’s fascinating about the advisory is what it doesn’t say,” he
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Infected PCs may lose Internet in July
Unknown to most of them, their problem began when international hackers ran an online advertising scam to take control of infected computers around the world. In a highly unusual response, the FBI set up a safety net months ago using government computers to prevent Internet disruptions for those infected users. But that system is to be shut down.
The FBI is encouraging users to visit a website run by its security partner, http://www.dcwg.org, that will inform them whether they’re infected and explain how to fix the problem. After July 9, infected users won’t be able to connect to the Internet.
Most victims don’t even know their computers have been infected, although the malicious software probably has slowed their web surfing and disabled their antivirus software, making their machines more vulnerable to other problems.
Last November, the FBI and other authorities were
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Hacker helped FBI break into Anonymous
Four members of the international computer hacking group LulzSec were charged Tuesday with a worldwide conspiracy after the legendary hacker known in Internet circles as Sabu exposed the inner workings of the sophisticated attacks.
LulzSec hackers are allegedly part of a loose confederation of computer saboteurs known as Anonymous, which has “waged a deliberate campaign of online destruction, intimidation and criminality,” according to an indictment made public Tuesday in a federal court in New York.
Twitter, where many hackers boast of their conquests, lit up with recriminations after the indictment disclosed that Hector Xavier Monsegur, 28, of New York, had pleaded guilty to federal hacking charges in August. He worked for the FBI for eight months following his June 7 arrest, according to a sworn statement by Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephanie Christensen.
“#Anonymous has grown
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FBI releases dossier on Steve Jobs
The files, released under a Freedom of Information Act request, were gathered for investigations into a potential presidential appointment by George H.W. Bush and a bomb threat against Apple.
“Several individuals questioned Mr. Jobs’ honesty, stating that Mr. Jobs will twist the truth and distort reality in order to achieve his goals,” said the FBI documents.
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MORE: The complete FBI file
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PHOTOS: Steve Jobs through the years
The former Apple CEO held a legendary corporate status that included a talent dubbed his “reality distortion field” ability to convince people of the truth as he saw it. It was widely considered part of his unusual marketing genius at Apple.
Interviews with people who knew Jobs also disclosed information about his drug use, according to the FBI documents.
“During the 1960s and early 1970s, Mr. Jobs may
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FBI releases file on Steve Jobs
The FBI today released its file on the late Apple founder Steve Jobs which includes comments from former friends and associates, including one source who describes him as “a deceptive individual who is not completely forthright and honest.”
The FBI was doing a background investigation of Jobs in 1991 when President George H. W. Bush was considering his possible appointment to the U.S. Export Council. In the end, the appointment was never made.
READ: The complete FBI file
Excerpts from FBI summaries of interviews with different sources regarding Jobs, who is also referred to as The Appointee:
- “He characterized Mr. Jobs as a deceptive individual who is not completely forthright and honest. He stated that Mr. Jobs will twist the truth and distort reality in order to achieve his goals.”
- “… Jobs basically abandoned [redacted] and their daughter; however,
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