Security Industry U.S. charges six Russian intelligence officers for extensive cyberattacks including NotPetya ransomware FBI says it's worked on this for over two years By David Matthews, October 19, 2020, 6:05 PM 7 comments
Security Industry DoJ and six US allies appeal for backdoors in encrypted services, again Backdoors at the cost of weakened encryption? By Rob Thubron, October 13, 2020, 8:02 AM 14 comments
Tech Culture John McAfee arrested in Spain on tax evasion charges, sued by SEC The software tycoon is facing extradition By Rob Thubron, October 6, 2020, 7:27 AM
Industry Tech Culture The DOJ proposes new legislation that would hold Facebook, Google and Twitter liable for harmful content posted by users Lawmakers want to roll back the legal shield for Big Tech By Adrian Potoroaca, June 18, 2020, 6:15 AM 16 comments
Industry Department of Justice could bring antitrust charges against Google as early as this summer Will the government go after Google like it did Microsoft in the 90s? By Shawn Knight, May 16, 2020, 11:44 AM 9 comments
The Web Security US attorney and FBI warn that 'Zoom bombing' is a federal offense Hijacking video meetings is just as punishable as hacking a government computer By Cal Jeffrey, April 3, 2020, 5:13 PM 18 comments
Industry Amazon reportedly asks customers to cooperate with DOJ price gouging probe COVID-19 opportunists could be in the DOJ's crosshairs By Cohen Coberly, March 19, 2020, 5:12 PM 10 comments
Industry US Department of Justice charges Huawei with conspiracy to steal trade secrets More legal troubles for Huawei By Cohen Coberly, February 13, 2020, 3:47 PM 9 comments
Google Industry The DOJ may team up with state attorneys general to investigate Google over antitrust concerns Even more bad news for Google By Cohen Coberly, January 27, 2020, 5:39 PM
Apple Security Recent search warrant reportedly shows FBI can access data on locked iPhone 11 Yet it still wants Apple to unlock earlier models By Cal Jeffrey, January 16, 2020, 1:38 PM
Security Tech Culture DOJ arrests four men involved in a $722 million cryptocurrency fraud Those who invested in their scheme were referred to as "dumb sheep" By Adrian Potoroaca, December 11, 2019, 3:10 PM
Google The DOJ is reportedly investigating Google's acquisition of Fitbit Google gets another probing By Rob Thubron, December 11, 2019, 5:20 AM
Security Feds charge Russian hacker group Evil Corp for stealing $100 million from bank accounts There's also a record $5 million bounty for information that could lead to their arrest By Adrian Potoroaca, December 5, 2019, 3:57 PM
The Web The DoJ takes down the dark web's largest child pornography site Eight terabytes of child sexual exploitation videos were seized By Rob Thubron, October 17, 2019, 8:27 AM 8 comments
Security The Web The DOJ is reportedly planning to push Facebook for backdoor access to encrypted messages It's unclear how Facebook will respond By Cohen Coberly, October 3, 2019, 6:28 PM 7 comments
Industry The US is suing Edward Snowden for his book profits Permanent Record is already a top-seller on Amazon By Rob Thubron, September 18, 2019, 7:38 AM 11 comments
Industry Congress asks Google, Amazon, Facebook, and Apple for internal documents in antitrust probe Lawmakers have submitted hundreds of questions about the companies' biggest controversies By Adrian Potoroaca, September 14, 2019, 11:22 AM
Industry Mobile Justice Department approves Sprint and T-Mobile merger Dish Network will become the nation's fourth wireless provider By Shawn Knight, July 26, 2019, 12:03 PM
Industry Mobile The DOJ is reportedly planning to approve the T-Mobile/Sprint merger Dish Network saves the day By Cohen Coberly, July 24, 2019, 1:05 PM 14 comments
Industry Justice Department wants to take a closer look at tech giants This will be a broad antitrust probe targeting all of big tech By Adrian Potoroaca, July 24, 2019, 9:35 AM
Microsoft Microsoft settles on $26 million fine over Hungarian bribery and corruption charges Barely a slap on the wrist By Cal Jeffrey, July 22, 2019, 3:46 PM
Security US hits Julian Assange with 17 new charges under the Espionage Act The WikiLeaks founder faces a maximum 175-year prison sentence By Rob Thubron, May 24, 2019, 5:20 AM 10 comments
Mobile Industry US Justice Department reportedly leaning to deny T-Mobile and Sprint's merger DoJ antitrust chief unsure if buyout is in the public's best interest By Cal Jeffrey, May 20, 2019, 5:35 PM
Industry Huawei reportedly under investigation by US for stealing trade secrets Stemming from allegations over a T-Mobile robot called Tappy By Rob Thubron, January 17, 2019, 5:25 AM
Security FBI charges three in connection with DDoS-for-hire website seizures Merry Christmas from the FBI By Cal Jeffrey, December 20, 2018, 7:07 PM