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Tag: Hackers: Page 2
Technology
Hacker Posts FBI, DHS Employee Data
A hacker on Monday published information that exposes the names, titles, phone numbers, and e-mail addresses for thousands of FBI employees, after leaking similar data about 9,000 Department of Homeland Security employees Sunday.
February 9, 2016
Technology
Experts Say Police Agencies Are Prime Targets for Ransomware Attacks
IT teams at law enforcement agencies across the United States have been dealing with an unusual challenge. White collar criminals, mostly based in foreign countries, have begun targeting police departments with “ransomware”—software that infects a computer and overwrites data, making a system inaccessible unless the user pays a ransom via Bitcoin.
December 28, 2015
Technology
'Hacktivists' Outside U.S. Stir Baltimore Unrest via Social Media
Bad actors and so-called "hacktivists" descended on Baltimore — electronically, at least — last week, flooding social media with automated accounts and inauthentic images in an effort to spur violence.
May 4, 2015
Technology
Hackers Launch Attack on Madison Government Sites After Controversial OIS
Cyber attackers are targeting city and county computer systems in Madison, Wisconsin, following last Friday's shooting of a 19-year-old black man by police, city officials say.
March 12, 2015
Patrol
Oakland Police Websites Hacked Over Protest Response
The Oakland police department and city websites were offline on Wednesday and activist hackers from the Anonymous collective who threatened to take action against law enforcement over the Bay Area demonstrations claimed responsibility for the outage.
December 11, 2014
Patrol
Anonymous Shuts Down Cleveland City Website Over Boy's Shooting by Police
International vigilante hacker organization Anonymous has claimed responsibility for taking down the City of Cleveland's website.
November 24, 2014
Technology
Hackers Bring Down Phoenix PD Internet Access Temporarily
Hackers have attacked the City of Phoenix internet system and over the weekend caused a disruption to the police department's computers, preventing officers from checking databases in their cars. More Here.
October 28, 2014
Technology
Video: Hackers Bring Down Phoenix PD Internet Access Temporarily
Hackers have attacked the City of Phoenix internet system and over the weekend caused a disruption to the police department's computers. Officers couldn't access data via computers in their cars for 45 minutes.
October 28, 2014
Technology
Cyber Terrorism: Preventing Online Assault
Hackers constantly target law enforcement. Whatever the intent, with our dependence on technology it's more important than ever that police agencies protect themselves against cyber terrorist attacks.
September 19, 2014
Patrol
Hackers Attack Police and Government Sites Over Mike Brown Shooting
Ferguson's city website went dark Tuesday morning and the phones died. Anonymous also started releasing information about police officers.
August 13, 2014
Patrol
Hackers Attack Police and Government Sites Over Mike Brown Shooting
Twitter suspended an account associated with the hacker group Anonymous today after the account published the name of the person it said was the officer who shot and killed Michael Brown. More Here.
August 13, 2014
Patrol
Video: Hacker Group Anonymous Threatens Ferguson Police
Anonymous has threatened to hack the Ferguson (Mo.) Police Department if any protesters are harmed. The group also says it will release personal information from members of the police department and dump it on the internet.
August 11, 2014
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