A federal agent said WhatsApp's encryption is a lie. Then the investigation was shut down
A 10-month Commerce Department probe concluded Meta could view all WhatsApp messages in unencrypted form
Investigation articles
Florida launches probe into OpenAI as company eyes massive IPO
Attorney general raises concerns over data security, foreign access, and alleged links to harmful AI use
A foreign hacker unknowingly breached FBI servers tied to the Epstein investigation
The intruder reportedly believed the files were illegal content and warned the server owner
NHTSA opens investigation into Waymo after robotaxi hits child near school
Waymo says the vehicle braked hard but could not avoid contact
EU probes Google for "illegally" scraping the web to catch up to its AI rivals
Google used its search and video platforms to starve competition, while helping itself to a copyrighted buffet
FBI is investigating the shadowy owner of web snapshot service Archive.today
Investigators are asking Tucows to turn over all data related to the website
OceanGate Titan sub's camera found mostly intact with SanDisk SD card still holding images and videos
12 images and 9 videos were recovered from the card
Authorities seize $15 billion in Bitcoin after investigation into worldwide investment fraud
Trafficked workers ran crypto scams from compounds disguised as legitimate businesses
Judge blocks FTC probe into Media Matters, calls it government "retaliation"
FTC probe blocked in escalating X dispute
Elon Musk's X refuses to assist French prosecutors, says probe serves a political agenda
Officials classify platform as part of "organized gang"
Ransomware negotiator allegedly struck deals with hackers to profit from extortion payments
Justice Department investigates possible kickbacks in ransom cases
Are OnePlus phones sending sensitive user data to China? US lawmakers call for investigation
The allegations have not been backed by hard evidence
TP-Link router pricing and China ties under US government investigation
12 of the 20 top-selling routers on Amazon are TP-Link models
European Central Bank system crash delayed salaries and welfare funds across Europe
The ECB is investigating why its backup systems didn't kick in
Seagate HDD fraud also includes IronWolf Pro lineup, more details uncovered
Considering the disks are likely from crypto farms, there could be many more affected brands
Used Seagate drives sold as new traced back to crypto mining farms
A hot potato: A widespread scandal involving used Seagate hard drives fraudulently sold as new has continued to escalate, with new evidence suggesting that the drives originated from Chinese cryptocurrency mining farms. The drives, many of which had logged 15,000 to 50,000 hours of prior use, were reportedly altered to appear unused before re-entering the retail supply chain.
FTC set to probe Microsoft over alleged anticompetitive cloud business practices
The final bequest of Biden Administration to the federal antitrust agency
Tesla's "full self-driving" faces another NHTSA probe after fatal crashes in low-visibility conditions
The agency won't let Tesla catch a breather
Lawmakers ask FTC to determine if AI generated article summaries are anti-competitive
Data collection has never been as powerful or lucrative as it is right now
A hot potato: Currently, the AI industry is the Wild West. There are very few laws on the books that govern the market. This lack of formal regulation has led to AI firms operating on the honor system, promising to effectively self-regulate, but democrats in the US Senate believe the self-regulation experiment has failed. They're now asking trade regulators to see if they can find any antitrust violations, especially in AI-generated content summaries.
A husband's quest for justice unmasks a global smishing operation
Thousands owe their financial security to his efforts
FTC targets Mastercard in major investigation into AI-based surveillance pricing
You could be paying more than your neighbor for the same product from the same vendor
US opens investigation into Ford's BlueCruise driver assist feature after two fatal accidents
Governments approved the system's use on predetermined sections of US and UK highways
DMA compliance scrutiny continues as EC opens five investigations into Apple, Google, and Meta
Microsoft and Amazon are also on notice, but Bytedance is in the clear
Bahamas AG defends his investigation into SBF and FTX while pointing fingers at the rest of the world
But was anybody even listening? Less than 1,400 combined Facebook and YouTube views say "no"
TikTok and others scrape your data, whether you use their apps or not
TikTok doesn't have as many trackers out there as Google and Facebook, but its ad platform is young