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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.

March 19, 2016
March 19, 2016

Cyber heist: IGP dwells on int’l agencies’ help

Inspector General of Police AKM Shahidul Hoque has said if needed, help would be sought from the international agencies dealing with money laundering, for unveiling the clue to the $101 million cyber heist at Bangladesh Bank.

March 17, 2016
March 17, 2016

Heist: CID to hold meeting with FBI tomorrow

The Criminal Investigation Department of police will hold a meeting with the US Federal Bureau of Investigation in the city tomorrow over the heist of $101 million from Bangladesh Bank account with Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

February 25, 2016
February 25, 2016

Apple boss hits back at FBI conduct

Apple boss Tim Cook has hit back at the FBI over the handling of a court order to help unlock the iPhone of San Bernardino killer Syed Rizwan Farook.

February 15, 2016
February 15, 2016

Avijit murder: FBI reports soon

Examination of the 11 evidence, which were collected from the crime scene of blogger Avijit murder and sent to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), have been completed, Additional Commissioner Monirul Islam of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) said today.

December 15, 2015
December 15, 2015

California shooter messaged Facebook friends about jihad support

One of the shooters in the San Bernardino massacre, Tashfeen Malik, sent at least two private messages on Facebook to a small group of Pakistani friends in 2012 and 2014, pledging her support for Islamic jihad and saying she hoped to join the fight one day.

December 8, 2015
December 8, 2015

California shooters had target practice: FBI

Investigators believe the married couple who massacred 14 people in California last week - a US-born husband and his Pakistani wife - had been radicalised "for quite some time," but no clues pointing to an international plot have yet emerged, the FBI said on Monday.

December 7, 2015
December 7, 2015

FBI probes Blatter bribe scandal role

The FBI is investigating the role played by Fifa president Sepp Blatter in a $100m (£66.2m) bribes scandal, a BBC investigation has discovered.

October 22, 2015
October 22, 2015

Wikileaks claims release of CIA boss’s emails

Wikileaks claims to have released some of the contents of CIA director John Brennan's personal email account.

October 4, 2015
October 4, 2015

Priyanka plays FBI agent on ABC

Priyanka stars a rookie FBI agent Alex Parrish, who becomes a prime suspect in a terrorist attack. This is the first time the actress, singer and Miss World has acted as a lead in an American TV series, and the hopes to makes her name in Hollywood.

September 29, 2015
September 29, 2015

Priyanka Chopra to appear on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!'

Actress Priyanka Chopra, who plays an FBI agent in her international debut TV show "Quantico", will now be seen on popular American late-night talk show "Jimmy Kimmel Live!"