A group of fake investment advisors should have paid closer attention to the investors who they targeted with their fraudulent business scheme. An undercover FBI agent, posing as a wealthy investor, caught the con artists in the midst of pitching …
The Federal Bureau of Investigation, following the tragic events of 9/11, near-instantaneously switched its main focus from organized crime to terrorism. Now, the FBI is once again in the midst of a change in focus, concentrating a great deal of …
Silk Road may be a rather nonthreatening name for a website, but what was going on there was anything but. The FBI recently announced that it shut down Silk Road, an alleged online drug marketplace where illegal drugs were for …
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has employed a number of programs that utilize hacking tools to delve into the depths of criminal activity. “Going dark,” as it is commonly referred, involves keeping up with criminal suspects through any number of …
A Justice Department watchdog recently revealed that, yes, the FBI has been tracking criminal activity in the United States using drones – since 2006. What it hasn’t done, says he watchdog, is create a strategy of codified rules to protect …
A recent FBI Agents Association (FBIAA) report details first-hand accounts of a number of FBI Agents who said that budget cuts and funding shortages have severely impacted the daily operations and investigations of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The report, …
It may appear as nothing more than the makings of a good spy movie, but espionage remains a real threat to our nation’s security. The threat of espionage—which may include everything from traditional spies passing U.S. secrets to foreign governments …
While most of the country is asleep, a team of dedicated FBI computer specialists is working to respond to hackers and purveyors of malware that threaten the country’s internet and network security. The Effect of Cybercrime on U.S. Security According …
Although the FBI does not send out mass e-mails about cyber scams to private citizens, many people are seeing a notice in their inbox that the FBI has taken over their computer. The FBI has not locked up your computer …
Key personnel in the FBI come with four legs and partner with skilled handlers. These highly trained FBI team units are dogs with such high levels of training that they can detect about 19,000 different combinations of explosives. They are …