Organisation
organisation:fbi
Also: Federal Bureau of Investigation
US law-enforcement organization that investigated the attacks.
US law-enforcement organization that investigated the attacks.
“the FBI and the US government began investigating the attacks.”
United States law-enforcement organisation that investigated the Citibank transfers and prosecuted the case.
“Citibank quickly called the FBI.”
“the FBI formed its first computer crime squad”
U.S. federal law-enforcement agency that investigated AlphaBay, identified its owner, and seized its servers.
“The United States FBI really wanted to catch him”
“The FBI was ready for action.”
Federal investigative organisation that investigated the account compromises, arrested participants, and prosecuted the hackers.
“The FBI investigated the case”
“The FBI started making more arrests.”
United States law-enforcement organisation described as investigating the group.
“and even the FBI had cases on this group and were sharing information.”
Federal law-enforcement organisation that investigated Tommy and conducted searches and surveillance described in the episode.
“the FBI ended up raiding my house about two weeks after it happened”
“The FBI actually watched me for six months”
US federal law-enforcement organisation involved in the bomb-threat investigation and extradition requests concerning Cam.
“the FBI classed it as not a risk and more of like a hoax”
“the Secret Service and the FBI, I believe they put in two requests to get me extradited”
Federal law-enforcement organization that investigated the police-website hacks, traced technical and social evidence, and arrested Ochoa.
“A Special Agent for the cyber squad of the FBI began investigating him.”
“all you hear is ‘FBI! Hands up!’”
US federal law-enforcement agency involved in investigating Aldrich Ames and the Jerry Chun Shing Lee case.
“While the CIA and FBI were investigating the deaths of the CIA agents in Russia”
U.S. law-enforcement agency that investigated the financial-sector intrusions and coordinated arrests and prosecutions.
“JPMorgan Chase contacted the FBI”
“the FBI and the Secret Service have cracked this case”
Federal investigative organisation described as participating in the investigation of the website defacements.
“Agents from DCIS, NASA, as well as the FBI began to close in”
Federal agency mentioned as a recipient of investigations that become federal matters.
“where it landed in the hands of the FBI or Department of Homeland Security”
United States law-enforcement agency discussed as a user of Magic Lantern and as investigating NSO-related activity.
“The FBI. Yeah, in 2001, someone issued a Freedom of Information request and got back information the FBI uses this Magic Lantern malware”
US law-enforcement agency whose personnel data and portal were targeted.
“It had the information on all FBI agents”
“they reported me to the FBI”
Federal law-enforcement organisation that received the case and pursued identifying evidence and an arrest.
“I’m gonna send this to the local FBI office”
“eventually got to make an arrest”
United States law-enforcement agency mentioned in discussion of possible consequences for malware creators.
“some people did some awful things with that and the FBI’s looking for me”
US law-enforcement agency identified as receiving account information according to Bini’s notifications.
“gave information to the FBI and to the DOJ”
U.S. law-enforcement organization that issued a public service announcement about compromised IoT devices.
“The FBI is issuing a public service announcement”
United States law-enforcement agency that investigated and prosecuted the Bayrob Group.
“that was how we ended up contacting the FBI”
United States federal agency that issued the National Security Letter discussed in the episode and defended the NSL system in litigation.
“a person on the other end of the line says, I’m calling from the FBI”
“The case was against the Department of Justice and the FBI.”
US federal law-enforcement organization connected to InfraGard and the investigation of USDoD.
“you can report incidents to the FBI directly and fast”
| Direction | Predicate | Other entity | Origin | EP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| outgoing | USES | AlphaBay | Explicit | 24 |
| outgoing | USES | Magic Lantern | Attributed | 100 |
| outgoing | ASSOCIATED_WITH | NSO Group | Attributed | 100 |
| incoming | INVOLVES | online bank robbery | Explicit | 23 |
| incoming | MEMBER_OF | Steve Garfinkel | Explicit | 23 |
| incoming | INVOLVES | Operation Bayonet | Explicit | 24 |
| incoming | INVOLVES | AlphaBay | Explicit | 24 |
| incoming | INVOLVES | The Fappening | Explicit | 34 |
| incoming | DISCOVERED_BY | Emilio Herrera | Explicit | 34 |
| incoming | ASSOCIATED_WITH | Apple | Explicit | 34 |
| incoming | ASSOCIATED_WITH | Carbanak | Explicit | 35 |
| incoming | INVOLVES | Bomb-threat allegations against US targets | Explicit | 62 |
| incoming | DISCOVERED_BY | Higinio Ochoa | Attributed | 63 |
| incoming | INVOLVES | JPMorgan Chase breach | Explicit | 76 |
| incoming | MEMBER_OF | Stacy Whittaker | Explicit | 175 |
| incoming | MEMBER_OF | Ryan Macfarlane | Explicit | 175 |
| incoming | ASSOCIATED_WITH | National Security Letter | Explicit | 176 |
| incoming | INVOLVES | Doe vs. Ashcroft | Explicit | 176 |
online bank robbery INVOLVES FBI
The FBI investigated the fraudulent Citibank transfers and pursued the participants.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 23 Details
“Citibank quickly called the FBI.”
“I was a case agent on the Vladimir Levin case.”
Steve Garfinkel MEMBER_OF FBI
Steve Garfinkel says he was an FBI agent for twenty-one years and worked as the case agent on the Levin case.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Steve Garfinkel EP 23 Details
“I’m a retired FBI agent. I spent twenty-one years in the FBI”
FBI undercover agents created accounts and bought drugs and other goods on AlphaBay during the investigation.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 24 Details
“The FBI was having trouble finding any clues at all so they went onto AlphaBay and started buying drugs.”
Operation Bayonet INVOLVES FBI
The FBI collaborated with Dutch and German authorities in Operation Bayonet.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 24 Details
“The FBI agreed to this plan and decided to call it Operation Bayonet.”
The FBI conducted the AlphaBay investigation, seizure, and takedown.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jeff Sessions EP 24 Details
“Today the Department of Justice announced the takedown of the dark web market AlphaBay.”
The Fappening INVOLVES FBI
The FBI investigated the celebrity-account hacks and arrested multiple hackers.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 34 Details
“When these hacks occurred Apple began working with the FBI to do an investigation.”
Emilio Herrera DISCOVERED_BY FBI
The FBI traced the shared IP address to Emilio Herrera and identified him as a hacker who broke into celebrity accounts.
Explicit Direction flagged Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 34 Details
“The feds quickly determined Emilio was the hacker who broke into the celebrity accounts.”
Apple worked with the FBI and provided evidence for the investigation into the account compromises.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 34 Details
“Apple began working with the FBI to do an investigation”
The FBI had a case on the group and shared information with other investigators.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 35 Details
“even the FBI had cases on this group and were sharing information”
Bomb-threat allegations against US targets INVOLVES FBI
The bomb-threat allegations included threats against the FBI, according to Cam's account of the charges.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Cameron EP 62 Details
“there were bomb threats made against Delta Airlines, American Airlines, the White House, and the FBI.”
Higinio Ochoa DISCOVERED_BY FBI
The FBI investigation identified Higinio Ochoa as the person conducting the police department hacks.
Attributed Direction flagged Confidence 98% · Jack Rhysider EP 63 Details
“the FBI had enough information to positively believe that Higinio Ochoa was the name of the person conducting these hacks”
JPMorgan Chase breach INVOLVES FBI
JPMorgan Chase contacted the FBI, which investigated the breach.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 76 Details
“At this point, JPMorgan Chase contacted the FBI”
FBI USES Magic Lantern
According to information obtained through a Freedom of Information request, the FBI used Magic Lantern to capture keystrokes on target computers.
Attributed Confidence 97% · Jack Rhysider EP 100 Details
“the FBI uses this Magic Lantern malware to capture keystrokes on target computers”
According to a Reuters article by Joseph Menn, the FBI was trying to determine whether NSO obtained exploits from Americans; Jack also speculates that the FBI may be investigating NSO more broadly.
Attributed Confidence 88% · Jack Rhysider EP 100 Details
“Joseph Menn at Reuters wrote an article saying that the FBI was trying to determine if the NSO Group got any of its exploits from Americans”
Stacy Whittaker MEMBER_OF FBI
Stacy Whittaker identifies herself as a retired FBI agent and describes working as an FBI agent on the Bayrob investigation.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Stacy Whittaker EP 175 Details
“I am now a retired FBI agent”
Ryan Macfarlane MEMBER_OF FBI
Ryan Macfarlane says he was a cyber agent when he joined the Bayrob investigation.
Explicit Confidence 98% · Ryan Macfarlane EP 175 Details
“at the time I was a cyber agent”
National Security Letter ASSOCIATED_WITH FBI
The letter Nick received demanded information about one of his clients and was delivered as an FBI request.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Nick Merrill EP 176 Details
“I’m calling from the FBI and we have a letter for you”
“the FBI wanted all this information from me about one of the clients of the company”
Doe vs. Ashcroft INVOLVES FBI
Nick says the case was brought against the FBI as well as the Department of Justice.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Nick Merrill EP 176 Details
“The case was against the Department of Justice and the FBI”