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FBI investigation into Is Anyone Up? shows legal limitations in revenge porn cases
The investigation and subsequent indictment of Is Anyone Up?’s Hunter Moore demonstrates the legislative shortcomings when it comes to revenge porn.
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Breitbart News’ FBI file details how site accidentally DDoS’d itself … but withholds over a thousand pages
On January 17, 2016, the alt-right news site Breitbart found itself under siege: A number of IP addresses were sending a large amount of traffic its way, straining its servers. Writing to the FBI two days later with the subject line “Request for assistance,” someone (identity redacted) shared the source of the IP addresses and asked that the FBI “explore the possibility that the identity of the criminal … be identified from this fingerprint.” It turns out, it was an inside job.
The other Russian cyberattack that never happened
Earlier this week, the Washington Post made headlines of its own for reporting that “intelligence sources” were saying Russia had hacked into the U.S. power grid, which is a thing that did not happen. In fact, this wasn’t even the first time it hadn’t happened - just five years ago, a Senate report tore into Homeland Security for making the same claims with even less evidence.
4 Requests
Completed
Anonymous Police Hacking 2/2012 - 12/2014 - Dallas Police Department
Bernard Rodriguez sent this request to the Dallas Police Department of Dallas, TX
Rejected
Anonymous Police Hacking 5/2015 - Baltimore Police Department
Bernard Rodriguez sent this request to the Baltimore Police Department of Baltimore, MD
Awaiting Response
Russian Government Cyber Activity
Nicholas Kjeldgaard sent this request to the United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team of the United States of America
Completed
Emily Crose sent this request to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration of the United States of America