Tag: FBI
Scammers are using fake job ads to steal people’s identities
From Facebook to LinkedIn to Indeed, ads are popping up that promise well-paying jobs — if applicants provide their Social Security numbers and other details up front. Scammers then use the information to apply for unemployment…
Inside the secret chat where far-right extremists devised their post-Capitol plans
“This Is War” Chats from a private Telegram group obtained by ProPublica show how a suspect tied to the Jan. 6 insurrection tried to organize a self-styled militia. The hidden proliferation of such groups worries experts….
Armed QAnon supporters arrested over alleged plot to attack Philadelphia Convention Center
Local police and the FBI launched an investigation after two men with unlicensed guns who drove from Virginia were arrested near a site of the ongoing vote count in the 2020 election. by Brett Wilkins, staff…
Citing post-election period as possible ‘Flashpoint,’ FBI memo warns of far-right, white supremacist violence to come
Trump’s encouragement of white supremacist groups and his claims that the election will be rigged by the Democrats present a “recipe for disaster,” one critic said. by Julia Conley, staff writer Thursday, October 1 One day…
A key FBI photo analysis method has serious flaws, study says
After ProPublica’s reporting last year, scientists at UC Berkeley tested one of the FBI Lab’s photo analysis techniques, identifying bluejeans by the pattern on their seams, and found flaws that challenge the method’s reliability. by Ryan…
