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FBI Conducts 2257 Inspections on Sunshine Films
The latest stop in the FBI’s ongoing inspection of 2257 records has landed at the doorstep of Sunshine Films, XBIZ has confirmed. Owned by the brother and sister team of Rita and Joseph Duak, Sunshine Films produces mostly compilation titles, with scenes from other titles cobbled together.
FBI: 2257 Inspections Off to Good Start
The FBI has said it believes that 2257 federal record-keeping inspections of adult entertainment companies are off to a good start, according to a UPI report.
FBI Continues Search for 2257 Violators
Amateur gay producer Sebastian Sloane Productions was the target of a second investigation over 2257 records that apparently is spreading nationwide.
FBI Shuts Down Site Said to Advertise Child Porn
The FBI arrested two men and shut down a website in connection of an investigation involving a message board that allegedly advertised child pornography. The website, Namgla.net, was closed for business Tuesday after FBI agents searched homes and workplaces at 35 locations in 20 states, as well as 11 countries.
FBI Not Targeting Specific Titles in 2257 Inspection
FBI agents on Monday conducted a routine inspection at the offices of Diabolic Video of records related to 18 U.S.C. §2257, XBIZ has confirmed.
FBI to Make Net-tapping Easier
Seeking to expand the 1994 Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act, which allows government law enforcement agencies to access online data in an effort to investigate criminal activity, the FBI has drafted new legislation that would allow for easier surveillance.
FBI Arrests Alleged Adware Hacker
The FBI has arrested an adware affiliate for infecting more than 400,000 computers with a virus program and then installing adware popups from 180Solutions and adult company Gammacash without their knowledge.
FBI Violated Surveillance Laws
In cases that range from snagging bank records to eavesdropping on emails, classified documents obtained by the Washington Post today suggest the FBI has violated state and federal surveillance laws in a number of its investigations.
Red Rose Stories Closed by FBI
Online erotic stories host Red Rose Stories announced on its site Friday that the FBI had forced it to shut down.
Max Hardcore Offices Raided by FBI; Servers, Tapes Seized
The offices of Max Hardcore’s Max World Entertainment were raided today under a search warrant executed by the FBI under the authority of the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section of the Department of Justice.
FBI Launches Porn Squad
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales told the FBI in July that establishing an anti-obscenity squad was one of his top priorities, prompting the bureau’s Washington office to launch a countrywide job search to fill the new squad.
Senate Panel Votes to Expand FBI Investigative Powers
The Bush Administration appears to have succeeded in getting its “wish list” concerning the 2001 Patriot Act, including provisions allowing the FBI to conduct secret investigations and punishing disclosure of such investigations.
FBI, British MPs Plan Cyber Security Summit
Known as the All Party Parliamentary Internet Group, a group of British Members of Parliament have planned a meeting with federal agents on Feb. 7 for a three-day conference on spam, malware, rogue dialers, viruses and the overall inefficiency of the Can-Spam Act.
FBI Seizes $87 Million in Fake Software
FBI agents seized close to $87 million in counterfeit software and fingered 11 people for conspiracy to distribute the pirated software, officials said Thursday.
FBI Fingers ‘John Doe’ Child Porn Suspect
A federal grand jury indicted an unidentified “John Doe” on Friday for transporting child pornography over the Internet. “We have photos of the defendant, and we are asking for the public’s assistance to identify this man,” the Justice Department’s Assistant Attorney General Christopher A. Wray told XBiz.
FBI Investigates Stolen Source Code
After reporting yesterday that a portion of its core software code had shown up on the Internet, Cisco Systems Inc., the maker of some of the core elements that direct computer traffic over the Internet, is now investigating whether the code was stolen.
FBI Hunts for Sasser Author
The hunt is on for the author of the latest malicious virus known as Sasser after a four-day massacre (and counting) of the Internet that has left millions of infected computers and networks in its path of destruction.
Google: FBI Has No Involvement With Gmail
Google has denied working with the FBI in relation to the development of its Gmail email service set to be launched within six months. The search engine responded after the Electronic Privacy Information Centre submitted a Freedom of Information Act request for FBI records.
FBI Hikes Gambino Site Take at $750 Million
Federal authorities now believe that the Gambino crime family’s online adult business generated $750 million in revenue, XBiz has learned. Thousands of adult surfers who thought they were taking a free peek at the sexually explicit material actually were allegedly charged $59.99 a month.
FBI Targets Child Porn Suspects
The FBI has expanded a program to seek out Internet child pornographers by disseminating photographs of alleged suspects over the Internet