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FBI To Give Rs 2.1 Crore Reward For Info On Indian Man Wanted For Murder
13Apr By adminNo Comments
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FBI To Give Rs 2.1 Crore Reward For Info On Indian Man Wanted For Murder

[ad_1] Chetanbhai Patel is accused of killing his wife, Palak, while they worked at a Dunkin' Donuts.The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has announced a reward of up to ₹2.1 crore for any information that could lead to the arrest of Bhadreshkumar Chetanbhai Patel. He is a fugitive on the FBI's ten most wanted list.“The #FBI offers a reward of up to $250,000 for info leading to the arrest of Ten Most Wanted Fugitive Bhadreshkumar Chetanbhai Patel, wanted for allegedly killing his wife while they were working at a doughnut shop in Hanover, Maryland, on April 12, 2015,” their official notice read. The #FBI offers a reward of up to $250,000 for info leading to the arrest of Ten Most Wanted Fugitive Bhadreshkumar Chetanbhai Patel, wanted for allegedly killing his wife while they were...
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3 Indian Men Among 10 People Arrested In Canada For Drugs Trafficking: Report
1Feb By adminNo Comments
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3 Indian Men Among 10 People Arrested In Canada For Drugs Trafficking: Report

[ad_1] They were arrested under an international arrest warrant.New York: Three Indian men were among 10 people arrested by the Canadian authorities this week for allegedly being involved in drug trafficking between Mexico and the North American nations, according to a media report.Ayush Sharma, 25, and Guramrit Sidhu, 60, both from Brampton, and Subham Kumar, 29, from Calgary, were arrested under an international arrest warrant following a joint operation between the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), reported cp24.com, a Canada-based television channel on Monday."This conspiracy spanned three countries and involved drug suppliers connected to cartels in Mexico, drug distributors and brokers in Los Angeles, Canadian truck drivers and a ne...
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Chinese hackers are determined to ‘wreak havoc’ on US critical infrastructure, FBI director warns
1Feb By adminNo Comments
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Chinese hackers are determined to ‘wreak havoc’ on US critical infrastructure, FBI director warns

[ad_1] Chinese government hackers are busily targeting water treatment plants, the electrical grid, transportation systems and other critical infrastructure inside the United States, FBI Director Chris Wray told House lawmakers Wednesday in a fresh warning from Washington about Beijing's global ambitions.Underscoring the threat, the Justice Department and FBI announced just before the hearing that they had disrupted a botnet of hundreds of U.S.-based small office and home routers owned by private citizens and companies and hijacked by the Chinese state hackers to cover their tracks and hide their origin as they sowed the malware. Speaking before the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, Wray said there's been “far too little public focus” on a cyber threat that affects ...
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QakBot malware is BACK months after being shut down by FBI! Know how it targets you
19Dec By adminNo Comments
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QakBot malware is BACK months after being shut down by FBI! Know how it targets you

[ad_1] In this digital era, cybersecurity has become a critical issue. The world's biggest companies are spending millions of dollars to develop cybersecurity solutions that can not only stop but also counter malware spread by threat actors. Law enforcement agencies also have their own cybersecurity divisions aimed at keeping people safe from online attacks. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) also launched a massive operation earlier this year and put a stop to a dangerous malware known as QakBot. However, it is now back mere months after being shut down by the FBI. Know how it targets you this time around.QakBot is backAccording to a post by Microsoft on X (via BleepingComputer), QakBot is back. This time around, it is targeting victims in the hospitality sector. The threat acto...
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US warns space companies about foreign spying
19Aug By adminNo Comments
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US warns space companies about foreign spying

[ad_1] U.S. counterintelligence agencies on Friday warned the American space industry to guard against efforts by foreign intelligence entities to steal research and trade secrets as they try to boost their own countries' space programs."We anticipate growing threats to this burgeoning sector of the U.S. economy," a U.S. counterintelligence official told Reuters, adding that "China and Russia are among the leading foreign intelligence threats to the U.S. space industry." The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC) and the Air Force Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI) issued a two-page bulletin, saying unspecified foreign entities were using cyberattacks and techniques such as strategic investment through joint ventures and ...
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Indian-American Shohini Sinha To Head FBI’s Field Office In Salt Lake City
3Aug By adminNo Comments
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Indian-American Shohini Sinha To Head FBI’s Field Office In Salt Lake City

[ad_1] Washington: Indian-American Shohini Sinha has been appointed as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) special agent in charge of the Salt Lake City Field Office.Sinha has been appointed to the post by FBI Director Christopher Wray, according to a release issued by the FBI.Sinha most recently served as executive special assistant to the Director at FBI Headquarters in Washington, DC. She joined the FBI as a special agent in 2001. She was first assigned to the Milwaukee Field Office, where she worked in counterterrorism investigations.She also served in temporary assignments at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, the FBI Legal Attaché Office in London, and the Baghdad Operations Center.Sinha was in 2009 promoted to supervisory special agent and transferred to the Counterterrorism Div...
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AI DANGER! Artificial intelligence being used to carry out malware attacks, warns FBI
1Aug By adminNo Comments
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AI DANGER! Artificial intelligence being used to carry out malware attacks, warns FBI

[ad_1] The generative artificial intelligence revolution has brought new avenues of growth and potential for massive advancements, but along with that have come new threats to security and privacy. Recently we have seen instances of cybercrimes emerge where criminals and bad actors have been leveraging generative AI for malicious purposes. Just last month, a man in Thiruvananthapuram was scammed of Rs. 40,000 after the scammer used deepfakes to impersonate someone the victim knew. These crimes, which now use advanced AI malware, have risen so much that even the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in the USA had to issue a warning to the public to raise awareness of such crimes.According to a report by PCMag, The US agency held a meeting with journalists to discuss how generative AI ma...
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FAILED icon! Google Chrome to TAKE AWAY HTTPS lock icon; shocking reason why
3May By adminNo Comments
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FAILED icon! Google Chrome to TAKE AWAY HTTPS lock icon; shocking reason why

[ad_1] Ever since Google launched its own browser, Google Chrome in 2008, it has been a big proponent of HTTPS adoption. HTTPS or Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure is an extension of the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) and is an encrypted protocol that gives the user more security and privacy. And to indicate whether a website uses this protocol or not, Chrome displays a lock icon in the address bar. However, now, Google has announced that it will be removing this icon.In an announcement yesterday, May 2, Google stated, “When HTTPS was rare, the lock icon drew attention to the additional protections provided by HTTPS. Today, this is no longer true, and HTTPS is the norm, not the exception, and we've been evolving Chrome accordingly”. Adding to the backdrop of this evolution, Google ...
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TikTok Could Control Data and Divide Americans, FBI’s Wray Says
9Mar By adminNo Comments
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TikTok Could Control Data and Divide Americans, FBI’s Wray Says

[ad_1] FBI Director Christopher Wray said TikTok could be used to control data and software on millions of devices in the US and drive narratives to divide Americans while even intelligence agencies might miss manipulation by the Chinese-owned video app.“We're not sure that we would see many of the outward signs of it happening if it was happening,” Wray said Wednesday. “This is a tool that is ultimately within the control of the Chinese government and to me it screams out with national security concerns.” Wray responded to questions from Republican Senator Marco Rubio during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on the annual report on worldwide threats from US intelligence agencies. Rubio called TikTok, the popular app owned by Beijing-based ByteDance Ltd., “one of the most valuabl...
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Hackers who breached ION say ransom paid; company declines comment
5Feb By adminNo Comments
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Hackers who breached ION say ransom paid; company declines comment

[ad_1] The hackers who claimed responsibility for a disruptive breach at financial data firm ION say a ransom has been paid, although they declined to say how much it was or offer any evidence that the money had been handed over. ION Group declined to comment on the statement. Lockbit communicated the claim to Reuters via its online chat account on Friday but declined to clarify who had paid the money - saying it had come from a "very rich unknown philanthropist." The Lockbit representative said there was "no way" it would offer further details. The FBI did not immediately reply to a request for comment. Britain's National Cyber Security Agency, part of Britain's GCHQ eavesdropping intelligence agency, told Reuters it had no comment. The ransomware outbreak that erupted at ION ...
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