Apache Investigations

Paragon back on…

ICE reactivates contract with previously banned spyware vendor — The Washington Post The Biden administration had barred Paragon Solutions from U.S. government use after finding that the company’s software had been used unethically elsewhere.

Hackers Welcome?

For the first time, U.S. government lets hackers break into satellite in space — POLITICO Hacker groups are on a military-endorsed mission to infiltrate an orbiting U.S. satellite.

Worlds greatest Hacker dies….

Kevin Mitnick, hacker and fugitive turned security consultant, dies at 59 — The Washington Post Kevin Mitnick, whose cyber crimes inspired the 2000 film "Takedown" and who was the subject of a highly publicized FBI manhunt, died of pancreatic cancer.

King of Crypto…cuffed up

Sam Bankman-Fried: FTX founder charged with defrauding investors — Guardian US SEC says investigation into other alleged misconduct by former CEO of crypto exchange is ongoing

Unveiled…CIA orchestrated escapes for Afghans

Afghan American woman’s escape highlights secretive CIA role in Kabul rescues — The Washington Post Five days after Afghanistan’s fall, Shaqaiq Birashk, holed up in her Kabul apartment, was contacted by a stranger offering to have her picked up and escorted to the airport for evacuation. The man claimed to work for the U.S. government, said Birashk, an American citizen who, until the Taliban’s...