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Avoid free charging stations in the U.S., FBI warns

Canadians planning on travelling to the U.S. should think about the way they’re going to charge their devices.

A recent notice from the FBI’s Denver option warns against the use of free public charging stations, found in hotels, airports, and elsewhere, because of the risk of a malware attack.

“Bad actors have figured out ways to use public USB ports to introduce malware and monitoring software onto devices,” the bureau tweeted last week.

As MacRumors notes, hackers can access sensitive data if malware is transferred to USB ports, exposing usernames and passwords, among other information, which can be used to access emails, bank accounts, and other avenues.

The FBI’s post says people can avoid attacks if they use their own charger and USB cord plugged through an electrical outlet.

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Source: @FBIDenver Via: MacRumors

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Jennifer Lawrence naked picture hacker goes on the run

The alleged hacker responsible for the leaked naked pictures of Jennifer Lawrence has gone on the run.

The anonymous individual – who posted explicit images of female celebrities on the image-based bulletin board 4chan last weekend – fled his hideaway on Monday (01.09.14) after the FBI announced it was launching an international hunt for the hacker.

The anonymous hacker, who goes by the name OriginalGuy, posted on the thread that he would be ”moving to another location,” before threatening to release more images in exchange for donations.

He wrote: ”Guys, just to let you know I didn’t do this by myself. There are several other people who were in on it and I needed to count on to make this happened.

”This is the result of several months of long and hard work by all involved. We appreciate your donations and applaud your excitement. I will soon be moving to another location from which I will continue to post. (sic).”

It is believed a flaw in Apple’s iCloud service may have allowed the culprit to steal the explicit images of stars including Kirsten Dunst, Kelly Brook and Kate Upton.

However, an FBI source is quoted by the Daily Mirror newspaper as saying: ”Whenever anyone steals information from another computer or device there is a trail left behind.

”Agents have a long and proven record of bringing those responsible to justice and they are confident they will get their man or woman.

”It is a disgraceful breach of privacy, the likes of which we have never seen before. It is a game of cat and mouse now – only the FBI has very big claws.”

Meanwhile, Apple has since denied a flaw in its software is responsible for the leak and believe the hacker has been able to get hold of the pictures by guessing passwords and usernames.

The firm said in a statement: ”None of the cases we have investigated has resulted from any breach in any of Apple’s systems, including iCloud or Find my iPhone.”
 

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FBI investigated Robin Gibb

Robin Gibb was the focus of an FBI investigation.

The late Bee Gees singer – who passed away in May aged 62 – apparently warned lawyers acting for his first wife Molly Hullis that he had hired a hitman to kill them, prompting the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to probe the threats.

Newly-released documents claim the singer sent messages from his Miami home to London lawyers Haymon and Walters, with one telegram reading: "What you have done is just about the limit. I have taken out a contract … it is now a question of time."

The firm reported Robin – who married Molly, the mother of two of his children, in 1968 and divorced in 1980 after years living separate lives – to the FBI after receiving "numerous threatening telegrams from Gibb which threatened their lives", according to the bureau’s report.

Files released under the Freedom of Information Act show investigators considered further action and discussed how to probe the allegations without alerting the ‘Staying Alive’ hitmaker, who was at the height of his fame.

However, Robin’s lawyers wrote to the FBI and said the singer "would not be foolish enough to carry out any threat, especially in view of his singing career".

The matter was eventually dropped, with the file closed in March 1981 because Molly and the lawyers did not want to press charges.