An international law enforcement team has arrested a Chinese national and dismantled a significant botnet, believed to have operated for nearly a decade. The botnet, known as "911 S5," generated at least $99 million in profits by selling…
FBI: International is one of the hottest shows on TV! The hit CBS series, a spinoff of the FBI franchise, returned with Season 3 back in February, wrapping up in May. The show follows the FBI team headquartered in Europe as they neutralize…
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) likened the FBI to the Nazi “Gestapo” during an interview with Steve Bannon, a former President Trump adviser. Bannon, who hosts the right-wing podcast “War Room,” compared the FBI to the Nazi Gestapo,…
A South Dakota man has been arrested by the FBI on charges related to his actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, including shoving a “giant” metal sign toward police. William George Knight, 37, of Rapid City, S.D., was…
YunHe Wang, the alleged head of the so-called 911S5 cybercrime ring, won't be driving his Ferrari or flexing his Patek Phillipe anymore after the accused kingpin was finally nabbed by the FBI.
Auction house Christie's alerts the FBI and UK police about the hack that hobbled its website earlier this month, and begins telling clients of compromised data — Its disclosure came after RansomHub claimed responsibility for the…
The FBI said it has dismantled what is likely the world’s largest botnet — an army of 19 million infected computers — that was leased to hackers for cybercrimes. The botnet, which was spread across more than 190 countries, enabled …
A Chinese national was charged Wednesday with leading the “world’s largest botnet,” responsible for “billions” in cybercrime, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Wednesday. The DOJ said YunHe Wang used the botnet, named “911 S5,” to…
Former FBI officials Peter Strzok and Lisa Page settled with the Justice Department over privacy violations from their released texts, pending a judge's approval, while Strzok's lawsuit for back pay continues.
Two former FBI officials have reached a tentative settlement with the Justice Department to resolve claims that their privacy was violated when the department leaked to the news media text messages that they had sent one another that…