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Ad blocker is an effective tool against government spyware: report

Documents obtained by Israeli news outlet Haaretz revealed that in 2022, Intellexa, a European firm behind the Predator spyware which is equipped to gain access to a target's phone contents in real time, showcased a proof-of-concept system called Aladdin, designed to disseminate phone spyware via online ads. Haaretz reported that the Aladdin system targeted graphic designers and activists under the guise of job offers, demonstrating how the spyware infiltrates devices. However, the status of Aladdin's development and whether it was sold to government entities remains unclear.

ICC loses $2.5m in phishing scam!

The International Cricket Council (ICC) is being linked with reports claiming that it recently fell prey to a massive online scam.

US govt recovers over 300 classified docs from Trump's Florida estate

The US government has recovered more than 300 documents with classified markings from former President Donald Trump's Florida estate, including material from the CIA, the National Security Agency and the FBI, the New York Times reported on Monday, citing multiple people briefed on the matter.

Niko graft case: Hearing on plea to produce FBI agent, Canadian cops Jan 3

A special court in Dhaka today fixes January 3 for holding a hearing on a petition seeking permission to produce an FBI special agent and two members of Canadian police in connection with the Niko corruption case.

Trump to nominate Christopher Wray as new FBI director

President Donald Trump, in a surprise Twitter message, says he will nominate former assistant US attorney general Christopher Wray to lead the FBI.

FIFA scandal: Argentine firm agrees to $112.8 mn settlement

Argentine sports marketing company Torneos y Competencias S.A. agreed Tuesday to pay $112.8 million to settle charges in the United States stemming from a massive FIFA corruption scandal, authorities said.

Football: Disrespectful Infantino won't answer my calls, says Blatter

Disgraced former FIFA president Sepp Blatter says successor Gianni Infantino has showed him no respect by failing to return his phone calls.

Football: FIFA bans Qatari official from Asian vote

World football body FIFA bans a senior Qatari official from running in elections for a seat on its new-look council over an investigation.

Orlando gay nightclub shooting: Who was Omar Mateen?

A gunman who killed dozens of people in a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, has been identified as Omar Mateen, a US citizen who had been known to the FBI since 2013.

May 10, 2016
May 10, 2016

BB heist: FBI suspects insider involvement

US Federal Bureau of Investigation finds evidence that at least one Bangladesh Bank employee acted as an accomplice of hackers. Investigators suspect it was partly an inside job, WSJ reports

May 4, 2016
May 4, 2016

'Plot to kill Joy': Mahmudur on fresh remand

Daily Amar Desh acting Editor Mahmudur Rahman has been remanded for the second time in a case filed over alleged plot to kill prime minister’s son Sajeeb Wazed Joy.

April 25, 2016
April 25, 2016

Police claim journalist Shafik Rehman named three others

Police yesterday claimed that journalist Shafik Rehman disclosed the names of at least three more people involved in the

April 24, 2016
April 24, 2016

'Shafik arrested for Joy's FB post'

The BNP yesterday alleged that journalist Shafik Rehman was arrested and taken on remand because of a Facebook status of the prime

April 23, 2016
April 23, 2016

8 killed in Ohio gun rampage

Eight people are found dead at four crime scenes in rural Ohio of US, and most of them are shot to death, authorities say. No arrests had been announced, and it's unclear if the killer or killers are among the dead.

April 20, 2016
April 20, 2016

DB claims Shafik admits meeting suspects in US

Police yesterday claimed Shafik Rehman admitted to having held "more than one meeting" with those convicted by a US court for bribing an FBI special agent to collect "confidential information".

April 19, 2016
April 19, 2016

Joy says FBI files on his US location found at Rehman’s home

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s son Sajeeb Wazed Joy says confidential FBI files on his location in the US were hidden in a secret place in journalist Shafik Rehman’s home.

March 29, 2016
March 29, 2016

FBI-Apple case: Investigators break into dead San Bernardino gunman's iPhone

The FBI has managed to unlock the iPhone of the San Bernardino gunman without Apple's help, ending a court case, the US justice department says.

March 22, 2016
March 22, 2016

FBI 'may be able to unlock San Bernardino iPhone'

The FBI says it may have found a way to unlock the San Bernardino attacker's iPhone without Apple's assistance.

March 20, 2016
March 20, 2016

FBI to assist CID to identify hackers

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is to team up with Bangladesh police’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to investigate the cyber heist at Bangladesh Bank’s account with New York’s Federal Reserve Bank.