"Silk Road Trial Preview: Ross Ulbricht Case Could Impact Cyberinvestigations, E-Commerce, Internet Freedoms"
January 12, 2015 | Jeff Stone, International Business Times
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Narcotics dealing. Murder-for-hire plots. Conspiracy to traffic fraudulent identification documents. Those are just three of the allegations the U.S. attorney’s office in the Southern District of New York will make against Ross Ulbricht when the trial of the accused Silk Road founder begins Tuesday.
"The FBI, North Korea and the Future of Cyber Investigations"
January 8, 2015 | Sean Lyngaas, FCW
The FBI is certain North Korea was behind the massive hack of Sony Pictures, and has laid out more evidence to support the allegation this week. But some cybersecurity experts interviewed by FCW, including one working in government, say what they feel is the ambiguous nature of evidence presented by the FBI hurts the credibility of the investigation.
"Alleged Silk Road Kingpin Ross Ulbricht Goes on Trial: Everything You Need to Know"
January 5, 2015 | Alistair Charlton, International Business Times
On 13 January the trial of Ross Ulbricht, the alleged owner of illegal drugs and fake ID website Silk Road, will begin in a New York courtroom; here is everything you need to know about the case so far.
"Ways to Avoid Email Tracking"
December 25, 2014 I Kate Murphy, New York Times
By now you probably know that browsing the web leaves you open to tracking by Internet service providers, website operators and advertisers. But less well known is that you can be tracked simply by opening an email. Merely clicking or tapping to open a message can transmit to the sender not only that you opened it, but also where you were when you did so and on what device, among other things.
"Experts Are Still Divided on Whether North Korea Is Behind Sony Attack"
December 23, 2014 | Kim Zetter, Wired
The FBI announcement last week that it had uncovered evidence in the Sony hack pointing to North Korea appears to have settled the issue for a lot of people—in Washington, DC.
"U.S. Blames North Korea for Sony Hack"
December 19, 2014 | Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai and Jonathan Ellis, Mashable
The FBI said Friday that North Korea was responsible for the massive hack against Sony Pictures that led to embarrassing leaks of company secrets and the cancellation of a comedy movie. The accusation raised the question of whether the United States would be willing and able to respond to a foreign cyberattack on a private company.
"Why It's Possible North Korea Was Behind the Sony Hack"
December 18, 2014 | Nicholas Weaver, Mashable
Something strange is afoot in the Sony hack. The "leaks" from the administration to the New York Times, the Associated Press, and CNN are clearly official leaks: deliberate communication from the administration to the press.
"Tor Privacy Service Used in a Majority of Online Bank Heists, Report Says"
December 8, 2014 | Dan Goodin, Ars Technica
The majority of bank account hijackings over the past decade used the Tor privacy service to hide thieves' locations, according to a US Treasury Department report obtained by KrebsOnSecurity reporter Brian Krebs.
"Treasury Dept: Tor a Big Source of Bank Fraud"
December 5, 2014 | Brian Krebs, Krebs on Security
A new report from the U.S. Treasury Department found that a majority of bank account takeovers by cyberthieves over the past decade might have been thwarted had affected institutions known to look for and block transactions coming through Tor, a global communications network that helps users maintain anonymity by obfuscating their true location online.
"Last 14 Years of Cyber Attacks on Banks Might Have Been Thwarted"
December 5, 2014 | Linda Foley, Examiner.com
A confidential U.S. Treasury Department report obtained by the media on Dec. 5 concluded that the majority of bank account takeovers by cyber thieves between August 2001 and July 2014 might have been avoided if banking institutions had known what to look for. The report comes from the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), the division of the bureau that analyzes information about financial crimes.