Help the
#FBI
and its partners
#StopRansomware
like Black Basta by fixing known vulnerabilities, enabling multifactor authentication, and regularly patching and updating software and applications. Read more about Black Basta and its devastating impact:
In May 2010, smoke arose from an SUV parked near Times Square in New York City. Learn more about what the two alarm clocks, firecrackers, gas cans, a pressure cooker, and other items first responders found in the vehicle had in common here:
At the
#FBI
’s
#RSAC
2024 booth, Supervisory Special Agent Mike Mansuy gave a presentation on the exciting field of digital forensics. Are you interested in becoming a digital forensics examiner with the FBI? Learn more about the role here:
The
#FBI
remembers Special Agent Scott K. Carey, who died
#OTD
in 1988, from injuries sustained in a serious automobile accident. He was instructing a defensive driving school at the Special Operations Center when the accident occurred.
#WallOfHonor
On May 10, 1924, Attorney General Harlan Fiske Stone appointed the 29-year-old Hoover as Acting Director of the
#FBI
. Learn more about former Director J. Edgar Hoover and how he helped the Bureau grow in responsibility and importance at
At
#RSAC
,
#FBI
Cyber Division Section Chief Taushiana Bright, along with executives from Coinbase, Wells Fargo and the DOJ, discussed the future of digital currencies and the blockchain. Panelists stressed the importance of educating friends and family about crypto scams.
Two 17th-century paintings, recovered by the
#FBI
Art Crime Team, were repatriated to Peru in a ceremony between
@StateDept
, Embassy of
@PeruInTheUSA
, and the FBI. This event opens new paths of cooperation in working to combat the illegal trafficking of Peru’s cultural heritage.
#FBI
Supervisory Special Agent Amanda Knutson and Intelligence Analyst Thomas Gathman gave a presentation at
#RSAC
2024 on Operation Cookie Monster, an international operation to take down an online criminal marketplace. See today’s RSAC schedule here:
Want to keep up with the latest updates and news from the
#FBI
's Denver field office? Follow them on X (Twitter)
@FBIDenver
, Facebook @ FBI - Denver, and Instagram @ FBI.Denver or visit to learn more.
At
#RSAC
2024,
#FBI
Deputy Assistant Director Brett Leatherman and partners from Australia, the Netherlands, and
@US_CYBERCOM
discussed how collaboration and joint actions can yield more enduring disruptions of cyber threat actors. See upcoming panels:
Cybercriminals are using phishing and "smishing" campaigns to target retail employees in order to create fraudulent gift cards. Create an incident response plan today as the first step to mitigate against the threat. Learn more: