Lisa Vaas reports: A pledge of allegiance to the Islamic State (IS) – otherwise known as Daesh – that might have been posted to Facebook by suspected terrorist Tashfeen Malik has prompted US lawmakers to revive a bill that would require technology companies such as Facebook and Twitter to report suspected online terror activity. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, a Democrat…
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Former U.S. State Department Employee Pleads Guilty to Extensive Computer Hacking, Cyberstalking and “Sextortion” Scheme
A former U.S. State Department employee pleaded guilty today to perpetrating a widespread, international e-mail phishing, computer hacking and cyberstalking scheme against hundreds of victims in the United States and abroad. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney John A. Horn of the Northern District of Georgia, Director…
Puerto Rican accused of creating 300 Twitter accounts accused of online harassment
AP reports: A Puerto Rico man accused of creating 300 Twitter accounts to harass people online has been arrested in the first case of its kind for the U.S. territory, authorities said Tuesday. The island’s Justice Department said 27-year-old Omar Falcon Torres is suspected of operating under the name “MedeaBot” for two years. He faces…
Social-Media Sites Face Pressure to Monitor Terrorist Content
Deepa Seetharaman, Alistair Barr and Yoree Koh report: Facebook Inc. typically counts on its 1.5 billion users to report offensive content, but last week, the social network went looking for it. On Thursday, Facebook removed a profile page used by one of two people suspected of killing 14 people the previous day in San Bernardino, Calif. […] The…