The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Office of Intelligence and Analysis has released a new Intelligence Report detailing the risk ransomware poses to U.S. civilian and critical infrastructure …
DHS Warns Ransomware Attacks Disrupt Emergency Service Operations
The FBI, DHS, and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS- ISAC) assess it is very likely ransomware attacks against US ESS agencies could have negative implications for operations …
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FBI warns of ISIS threat to Western Banks
The FBI's Counterterrorism Division has issued an executive memo warning of the threat to Western banks from Islamic State terrorists. The memo entitled "Non-Specific Islamic State of Iraq and the …
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Business email hack almost costs Washington casino $1,000,000.00 – other casinos at risk
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has issued an alert to law enforcement regarding a business email hack that nearly resulted in the theft of $1m USD from an Indian casino in the state of …
Smart Farming May Increase Cyber Targeting Against US Food and Agriculture Sector
The FBI and the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) assess the Food and Agriculture (FA) Sector is increasingly vulnerable to cyber attacks as farmers become more reliant on digitized data. While …
FBI Report on Significant Events in Domestic Extremism for 2015
The following 19 incidents and disrupted plots are derived from data collected by the FBI. These events, conducted by individuals inspired by a political or social agenda without foreign direction, …
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Analysis of ISIL-Inspired Activity in the United States
This Reference Aid provides an overview of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)-associated activity in the United States between January 2014 and December 2015 linked to US persons (USPERs) …
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Energy sector penetrated by advanced cyber attackers 17 times according to DHS
The Department of Homeland Security has issued an intelligence assessment regarding the likely impact of cyber attacks against the energy sector. The report notes: "APT actors were responsible for …
ISIL Supporters Compromise of Law Enforcement Personal Data for Possible Targeting
The Department of Homeland Security has issued an bulletin regarding ISIL supporters seeking to compromise law enforcement data for possible targeting in attacks. According to the …
Behavior exhibited by U.S. citizens looking to become foreign fighters
The FBI has documented the behavior likely to be exhibited by U.S. persons seeking to travel abroad and become foreign fighters for the Islamic State or other terrorist organizations. The indicators …
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