IMPERSONATION OF THE INTERNET CRIME COMPLAINT CENTER Cyber actors are scamming victims into providing personal information and downloading malicious files by impersonating the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3). In a recent scam, the unknown actors emailed victims requesting the recipients provide additional information in order to be paid restitution. In […]
Liban Haji Mohamed, a naturalized U.S. citizen born in Somalia, has been named to the FBI’s list of Most Wanted Terrorists, and a reward of up to $50,000 is being offered for information leading to his arrest and conviction. Mohamed is charged with providing material support and resources to al […]
A short little article from the guys (and ladies) in the cool windbreakers – it's all about the Terrorist Financing Operations Section (TFOS) and the work it does to track down terrorists based on their financial transactions, both income and spending. It's beach reading, but it's always good to know […]
Another example of why we do what we do… Sami Samir Hassoun, a 25 year old male who lived in Illinois after immigrating from Lebanon, was sentenced to 23 years for planting a fake backpack bomb (supplied by the FBI) into a trash can near Wrigley Field during a 2010 […]
Wow – yesterday was a head-spinningly good day for the guys in the white hats. First, Mohamed Ibrahim Ahmed, an Al Shabaab operative, was sentenced to 111 months for providing support to and receiving military training from a Foreign Terror Organization (FTO). Tip of the hat to the FBI. Secondly, […]
A Staten Island, NY man was sentenced to 21 years in prison, according to yesterday’s FBI news. Why? According to court filings and the evidence introduced at trial, in early 2008 Shehadeh devised a plan to travel to the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan in order join al Qaeda […]
Edwin Ernesto Rivera Gracias, a member of the MS-13 gang (Mara Salvatrucha) wanted for the murder of a 69-year old from Colorado, has been named to the FBI’s Top 10 Most Wanted Fugitives list. The price on his head is a cool $100,000. Links: FBI news release
