Organisation
Federal Bureau of Investigation
organisation:federal_bureau_of_investigation
Also: FBI, feds, the bureau, the feds
US law-enforcement agency that investigated the PBX-hacking activity, issued an indictment, and sought the suspects’ extradition.
Explore relationships
Mentioned in
EP 1
Explicit
100%
US law-enforcement agency that investigated the PBX-hacking activity, issued an indictment, and sought the suspects’ extradition.
“the FBI does receive enough reports about PBX hacking”
Jack Rhysider ·
offsets 7753–7805
“the FBI indicted both men”
Jack Rhysider ·
offsets 9454–9479
EP 10
Explicit
99%
A US law-enforcement agency mentioned by the host in connection with the episode.
“I don’t think I’m on any FBI watch-lists now”
Jack Rhysider ·
offsets 1399–1443
EP 14
Explicit
100%
Federal law-enforcement organisation that investigated the attacks and gathered evidence against Martin Gottesfeld.
“Then the FBI got involved and started building a case.”
Jack Rhysider ·
offsets 15956–16010
EP 18
Explicit
100%
Federal law-enforcement organisation that extradited Andre Nestor to Las Vegas and pursued federal charges against him and John Kane.
“That’s when the FBI stepped in.”
Jack Rhysider ·
offsets 16645–16676
“They took him out of the Pennsylvania court room he was in and extradited him to Las Vegas.”
Jack Rhysider ·
offsets 16678–16769
EP 21
Explicit
100%
US law-enforcement organization informed about the suspected Chinese intelligence operation and later credited with dismantling it.
“Stan informed the FBI [00:25:00] about the operation.”
Ira Winkler ·
offsets 24928–24981
“The FBI was able to dismantle this Chinese intelligence operation.”
Jack Rhysider ·
offsets 26508–26574
EP 26
Explicit
100%
Law-enforcement agency identified as working with IRS investigators on tax fraud cases.
“These special agents will work with the FBI, secret service, Homeland Security, and local police”
Jack Rhysider ·
offsets 27161–27257
EP 32
Explicit
100%
US federal law-enforcement organization mentioned as able to request email records with a warrant.
“the FBI and Secret Service can request from Yahoo to view e-mails”
Jack Rhysider ·
offsets 10824–10889
EP 42
Explicit
100%
Law-enforcement organisation to which evidence about the abusive security administrator was turned over.
“turning it over to the FBI”
Viss ·
offsets 53418–53444
“the FBI built a solid case against him”
Jack Rhysider ·
offsets 54344–54382
EP 46
Explicit
100%
US law-enforcement agency that investigated and arrested members of XBox Underground.
“It’s the FBI.”
Jack Rhysider ·
offsets 29373–29386
EP 47
Explicit
100%
US law-enforcement agency investigating whether classified information was disclosed and US citizens were targeted.
“The FBI still, to this day, has an ongoing investigation about all this.”
Jack Rhysider ·
offsets 47738–47810
EP 56
Explicit
100%
Federal law-enforcement organisation that investigated Jordan’s credit-card prank and later worked with him to identify suspected child predators online.
“The FBI agent came and I’m sure he was pissed”
Jordan Harbinger ·
offsets 17239–17284
“I started working at that time via Agent Forester and some of the other agents with people in DC”
Jordan Harbinger ·
offsets 27938–28034
EP 57
Explicit
100%
U.S. law-enforcement organization involved in investigating suspected Conficker operators and related criminal activity.
“The FBI started getting involved”
Jack Rhysider ·
offsets 47163–47195
“They handed this information over to the FBI”
Jack Rhysider ·
offsets 47995–48039
EP 58
Explicit
100%
US federal law-enforcement agency involved in darknet-market investigations and J-CODE operations.
“the FBI was working with the Dutch police”
Jack Rhysider ·
offsets 19093–19134
“the FBI’s J-CODE team”
Jack Rhysider ·
offsets 41498–41519
EP 70
Explicit
100%
United States law-enforcement agency that investigated the case and arrested Jesse McGraw.
“we contacted the Jackson, Mississippi FBI”
Wesley McGrew ·
offsets 28874–28915
“The FBI created an indictment for Jesse McGraw and got a warrant for his arrest.”
Jack Rhysider ·
offsets 30961–31041
EP 72
Explicit
100%
US law-enforcement agency described as investigating and attributing the Bangladesh Bank intrusion to North Korean actors.
“The FBI wanted to know more and spent two years tracking down who hacked the Bangladesh Bank”
Jack Rhysider ·
offsets 28261–28353
“according to the FBI”
Geoff White ·
offsets 26303–26323
EP 73
Explicit
98%
U.S. law-enforcement agency mentioned as investigating the cryptocurrency trail and listing Park Jin Hyok among its cyber most-wanted.
“he’s now one of FBI’s Cyber’s Most Wanted”
Jack Rhysider ·
offsets 30110–30151
EP 80
Explicit
100%
U.S. law-enforcement organisation mentioned as involved in the whistleblower situation.
“I get told that the FBI are involved”
Paint Parrot ·
offsets 12864–12900
“FBI names and e-mails”
Paint Parrot ·
offsets 20022–20043
EP 81
Explicit
100%
U.S. law-enforcement organisation described as taking down Silk Road and arresting its owner.
“According to the FBI, Silk Road emerged as the most sophisticated and extensive criminal marketplace”
Jack Rhysider ·
offsets 7801–7901
EP 86
Explicit
100%
US law-enforcement agency that investigated the breaches, collected logs, traced accounts and IP addresses, and prosecuted the case.
“LinkedIn called the FBI to inform them of this breach”
Jack Rhysider ·
offsets 15006–15059
“the FBI began interviewing people at LinkedIn and collecting logs from them”
Jack Rhysider ·
offsets 29156–29231
EP 94
Explicit
100%
US law-enforcement organization that investigated Curador and coordinated with other authorities on Mariposa.
“one of the victims that was in Pennsylvania had called their local field office of the FBI”
Chris Davis ·
offsets 10800–10880
“also in coordination with the FBI”
Chris Davis ·
offsets 25166–25199
EP 97
Explicit
100%
Federal law-enforcement agency to which Miles was advised to report the harassment and which operates IC3.
“They suggested filing a report with the FBI.”
Miles ·
offsets 26345–26389
“the Internet Crime Complaint Center the FBI runs”
Nicole Beckwith ·
offsets 41089–41137
EP 98
Explicit
100%
US law-enforcement organization involved with the New York Times intrusion investigation.
“and the FBI, and for several months we watched the guy”
Nicole Perlroth ·
offsets 2436–2490
EP 101
Explicit
100%
The U.S. law-enforcement agency notified about and later taking over the investigation.
“The first thing he does is notify the FBI.”
Jack Rhysider ·
offsets 29266–29308
“The bureau took over most of the investigation.”
EP 106
Explicit
100%
Federal law-enforcement agency that investigated the linked harassment and swatting incidents and arrested suspects.
“they also opened up a case with the FBI”
Jack Rhysider ·
offsets 19251–19290
“the FBI was finally able to crack the case.”
Jack Rhysider ·
offsets 30402–30445
EP 108
Explicit
100%
U.S. law-enforcement organisation that investigated the sale of stolen data and executed the search warrant.
“then they just turned all that over to the FBI.”
Jack Rhysider ·
offsets 29550–29597
“I remember rubbing my eyes and looking and saw it was the FBI.”
Marq ·
offsets 30368–30430
EP 111
Explicit
100%
US law-enforcement agency that investigated ZeuS-related fraud, obtained server evidence, indicted operators, and led disruption operations.
“the FBI was starting to receive reports of large-scale bank transfers”
Jack Rhysider ·
offsets 14771–14840
“The FBI infiltrated the ZeuS network”
Jack Rhysider ·
offsets 40560–40596
EP 123
Explicit
100%
US law-enforcement agency involved in detecting the breaches, raids, arrests, and prosecution of the scheme participants.
“in March of 2012, the FBI told PR Newswire that they’ve been breached”
Jack Rhysider ·
offsets 33653–33722
“with the help of the FBI and the US Secret Service”
Jack Rhysider ·
offsets 34719–34769
EP 124
Explicit
100%
U.S. law-enforcement agency notified after the fraudulent transfers were discovered and involved in freezing funds and collecting evidence.
“the employee notified the FBI”
Jack Rhysider ·
offsets 14464–14493
“the FBI started gathering all the evidence they could”
Jack Rhysider ·
offsets 14647–14700
EP 126
Explicit
100%
US law-enforcement organisation that assisted Kaseya and investigated or acted against REvil-related activity.
“Kaseya went straight to the FBI for help”
Jack Rhysider ·
offsets 35220–35260
“The FBI then coordinated with a host of key partners”
Wray ·
offsets 44509–44561
EP 141
Explicit
100%
Law-enforcement organisation identified as working with Ronnie on romance scams and involved in arrests connected to NBM.
“I do a lot of work with Secret Service, FBI”
Ronnie Tokazowski ·
offsets 3434–3477
“the FBI arrested more than thirty-five NBM members”
Host2 ·
offsets 43644–43694
EP 145
Explicit
100%
U.S. federal law-enforcement organization that received Shannen’s evidence and conducted stings and investigations.
“The FBI took her evidence and sprang into action.”
Jack Rhysider ·
offsets 33281–33330
“The FBI wanted to pose as an Al-Qaeda member”
Jack Rhysider ·
offsets 33869–33913
EP 146
Explicit
100%
US law-enforcement agency that participated in, funded, and operated the Anom platform and investigation.
“the FBI developed and operated its own hardened encrypted device company called Anom”
Randy Grossman ·
offsets 56045–56129
EP 153
Explicit
100%
US federal law-enforcement organisation that took over the case involving the San Jose staging operation and issued an indictment.
“The case got kicked up to the FBI”
Bryan Hance ·
offsets 53771–53804
“The FBI indictment only listed the name of the US guy”
Jack Rhysider ·
offsets 59894–59947
EP 156
Explicit
100%
US law-enforcement agency that obtained Besa Mafia messages and investigated cases including Amy Allwine and Ron Ilg.
“somehow the FBI got the private messages that were from the Besa Mafia website”
Jack Rhysider ·
offsets 21468–21546
“This was the kind of the first time the FBI really moved in”
Carl Miller ·
offsets 46652–46711
EP 158
Explicit
100%
US law-enforcement agency that detained and prosecuted Marcus Hutchins over Kronos-related conduct.
“they take off their jackets and they unroll these badges, and it’s FBI”
Malwaretech ·
offsets 29040–29110
“the FBI grabbed him and handed him a copy of his malware”
Jack Rhysider ·
offsets 36304–36360
EP 174
Explicit
98%
United States law-enforcement agency referenced in connection with the investigation, wanted poster, and reward for Guan Tianfeng.
“he was the researcher at this company”
Andrew Brandt ·
offsets 78743–78780
“the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted list”
Andrew Brandt ·
offsets 78674–78704
Relationships
Claims
Farhan Arshad
DISCOVERED_BY
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Patterns in PBX-hacking call data led the FBI to Farhan Arshad and Noor Aziz Uddin.
Explicit
Confidence 96%
· Jack Rhysider
EP 1
Details
“patterns began emerging which eventually led them to two men. Farhan Arshad and Noor Aziz Uddin.”
Jack Rhysider ·
offsets 10165–10265
Noor Aziz Uddin
DISCOVERED_BY
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Patterns in PBX-hacking call data led the FBI to Noor Aziz Uddin and Farhan Arshad.
Explicit
Confidence 96%
· Jack Rhysider
EP 1
Details
“patterns began emerging which eventually led them to two men. Farhan Arshad and Noor Aziz Uddin.”
Jack Rhysider ·
offsets 10165–10265
Federal Bureau of Investigation
MENTIONS
Cyber’s Most Wanted
The FBI is described as publishing a Cyber's Most Wanted list.
Explicit
Confidence 99%
· Jack Rhysider
EP 1
Details
“the FBI also puts out a Cyber’s Most Wanted list”
Jack Rhysider ·
offsets 499–547
Justin May
ATTRIBUTED_TO
Federal Bureau of Investigation
The episode presents competing speculation that Justin may have been an FBI informant, while noting that nobody knew for sure.
Uncertain
Direction flagged
Confidence 78%
· Jack Rhysider
EP 46
Details
“Maybe Justin was an informant for the FBI and the whole thing was just set up to make Justin look good as an informant. Nobody knows”
Jack Rhysider ·
offsets 7769–7902
online predator investigation
INVOLVES
Federal Bureau of Investigation
The online-predator investigation involved Jordan working with FBI agents, including Agent Forester, to develop leads and make arrests.
Explicit
Confidence 99%
· Jordan Harbinger
EP 56
Details
“I started working at that time via Agent Forester and some of the other agents with people in DC”
Jordan Harbinger ·
offsets 27938–28034
“They started organizing with local PD and they started making arrests.”
Jordan Harbinger ·
offsets 29932–30002
Conficker
INVOLVES
Federal Bureau of Investigation
The FBI became involved in the hunt for the people running Conficker and received information from the organizations investigating it.
Explicit
Confidence 99%
· Jack Rhysider
EP 57
Details
“The FBI started getting involved and the hunt began to look for whoever was running this worm”
Jack Rhysider ·
offsets 47163–47256
J-CODE
INVOLVES
Federal Bureau of Investigation
J-CODE was described as the FBI’s flagship task force against dark marketplaces and opioid trafficking.
Explicit
Confidence 99%
· Jack Rhysider
EP 58
Details
“J-CODE stands for Joint Criminal Opioid Darknet Enforcement and was going into full effect”
Jack Rhysider ·
offsets 32402–32492
Operation Disarray
INVOLVES
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Operation Disarray coordinated FBI action against darknet vendors in the United States.
Explicit
Confidence 99%
· Jack Rhysider
EP 58
Details
“Operation Disarray’s goal was to coordinate takedown of multiple dark market vendors who were in the US”
Jack Rhysider ·
offsets 33908–34011
Operation SaboTor
INVOLVES
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Operation SaboTor was a J-CODE mission involving the FBI and international law-enforcement agencies against darknet drug sellers.
Explicit
Confidence 99%
· Jack Rhysider
EP 58
Details
“the FBI’s J-CODE team ... were onto their next mission. This time they called it Operation SaboTor”
Jack Rhysider ·
offsets 44400–44495
Silk Road takedown
INVOLVES
Federal Bureau of Investigation
The Silk Road takedown involved the FBI, which the episode says took down the marketplace and arrested its owner.
Explicit
Confidence 99%
· Jack Rhysider
EP 81
Details
“The FBI took down Silk Road and arrested its owner on October, 2013.”
Jack Rhysider ·
offsets 8058–8126
Federal Bureau of Investigation
USES
Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty
The FBI used the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty process to request Russian subscriber records for suspicious IP addresses.
Explicit
Confidence 99%
· Jack Rhysider
EP 86
Details
“the FBI requested from Russia subscriber records through MLAT”
Jack Rhysider ·
offsets 31227–31288
Puerto Rico lottery fraud
INVOLVES
Federal Bureau of Investigation
The FBI investigated the lottery fraud, received Os’s evidence, and took over most of the investigation.
Explicit
Confidence 99%
· Os
EP 101
Details
“I immediately have to contact the bureau, the FBI field office in Puerto Rico”
“The bureau took over most of the investigation”
JW swatting incident
INVOLVES
Federal Bureau of Investigation
JW and the other victims opened a case with the FBI and supplied it with evidence.
Explicit
Confidence 99%
· Jack Rhysider
EP 106
Details
“they also opened up a case with the FBI, and they’re feeding the FBI information”
Jack Rhysider ·
offsets 19251–19331
Mark Herring swatting incident
INVOLVES
Federal Bureau of Investigation
The fake emergency and additional evidence were reported to the FBI as part of its investigation.
Explicit
Confidence 98%
· Jack Rhysider
EP 106
Details
“The police found no dead woman in the house or pipe bombs, and figured out this was a fake emergency and notified the FBI”
Jack Rhysider ·
offsets 29761–29882
Shane Sonderman
ASSOCIATED_WITH
Federal Bureau of Investigation
No claim extracted; the FBI investigated and arrested Shane but did not operate him.
Uncertain
Confidence 0%
EP 106
Details
Operation Clean Slate
INVOLVES
Federal Bureau of Investigation
The FBI led or participated in Operation Clean Slate and the Gameover ZeuS disruption.
Explicit
Confidence 99%
· Bob Anderson
EP 111
Details
“The FBI’s Pittsburgh, Omaha, and Washington field offices have led the Gameover ZeuS investigation”
Bob Anderson ·
offsets 46293–46391
PR Newswire breach
DISCOVERED_BY
Federal Bureau of Investigation
The FBI notified PR Newswire that it had been breached before the company knew about the compromise.
Explicit
Confidence 99%
· Jack Rhysider
EP 123
Details
“the FBI told PR Newswire that they’ve been breached”
Jack Rhysider ·
offsets 33671–33722
Evaldas Rimasauskas BEC scam
INVOLVES
Federal Bureau of Investigation
The FBI investigated the scam, froze funds, and gathered evidence after being notified by an employee.
Explicit
Confidence 99%
· Jack Rhysider
EP 124
Details
“the employee notified the FBI, and with millions of dollars stolen, the FBI jumped right into action”
Jack Rhysider ·
offsets 14464–14564
Ronnie Tokazowski
ASSOCIATED_WITH
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Ronnie says he works with the FBI while assisting romance-scam victims.
Explicit
Confidence 99%
· Ronnie Tokazowski
EP 141
Details
“I do a lot of work with Secret Service, FBI”
Ronnie Tokazowski ·
offsets 3434–3477
ANOM
DEVELOPED_BY
Federal Bureau of Investigation
The FBI's Acting U.S. Attorney says the FBI developed its own hardened encrypted device company called Anom.
Attributed
Confidence 99%
· Randy Grossman
EP 146
Details
“the FBI developed and operated its own hardened encrypted device company called Anom”
Randy Grossman ·
offsets 56045–56129
ANOM
ASSOCIATED_WITH
Federal Bureau of Investigation
According to Randy Grossman, Anom devices were operated by the FBI.
Attributed
Confidence 99%
· Randy Grossman
EP 146
Details
“But the devices were actually operated by the FBI.”
Randy Grossman ·
offsets 56549–56599
Operation Trojan Shield
ASSOCIATED_WITH
Federal Bureau of Investigation
The operation is described as a San Diego-based FBI investigation.
Attributed
Confidence 90%
· Randy Grossman
EP 146
Details
“This was an unprecedented operation”
Randy Grossman ·
offsets 56843–56878
Hola iBot
DEVELOPED_BY
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Hola iBot was developed in-house by FBI computer scientists as Anom's surveillance interface.
Explicit
Confidence 99%
· Joseph Cox
EP 146
Details
“Hola iBot was developed by FBI computer scientists. It was made in-house as basically the surveillance interface of Anom.”
Joseph Cox ·
offsets 42685–42806