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NSA Employee Charged with Espionage

Posted on By infossl
cryptocurrency, cyberespionage, espionage, fbi, nsa, Security technology, Uncategorized, undercover

An ex-NSA employee has been charged with trying to sell classified data to the Russians (but instead actually talking to an undercover FBI agent). It’s a weird story, and the FBI affidavit raises more questions than it answers. The employee only worked for the NSA for three weeks—which is weird in itself. I can’t figure … Read More “NSA Employee Charged with Espionage” »

FBI Agents Pose as Repairmen to Bypass Warrant Process

Posted on By infossl
courts, fbi, hotels, searches, Security technology, socialengineering, undercover

This is a creepy story. The FBI wanted access to a hotel guest’s room without a warrant. So agents broke his Internet connection, and then posed as Internet technicians to gain access to his hotel room without a warrant. From the motion to suppress: The next time you call for assistance because the internet service … Read More “FBI Agents Pose as Repairmen to Bypass Warrant Process” »