News in the Legal category

Adware Maker Tries to Intimidate Security Firm with Cease and Desist Letters

Cyber-security firm Cybereason says it received multiple cease and desist letters from an Israeli company they suspect of being behind the OSX/Pirrit adware strain.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- December 13, 2017
- 06:38 PM
- 0
AlphaBay "PR Guy" Trappy Charged in the US

Authorities in Atlanta, Georgia, have filed official charges against Ronald L. Wheeler, III, a 24-year-old Illinois man known mainly for his online persona of Trappy, or Trappy_AB (Reddit username), the official spokesperson for the AlphaBay Dark Web market.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- November 23, 2017
- 08:51 AM
- 0
Google Faces Antitrust Investigation in Missouri

Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley said on Monday in a press conference that his office has issued a subpoena to Google seeking information on the company's business practices.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- November 16, 2017
- 04:38 AM
- 0
Banks Sue Computer Parts Site Newegg for Participation in Massive Fraud Scheme

Four major banks from South Korea have filed a lawsuit against Newegg, a US-based computer parts retailer, alleging the company has participated in a massive financial scheme that has defrauded the banks with hundreds of millions of dollars.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- October 24, 2017
- 10:05 AM
- 1
Teen Sentenced for Prank That Almost Brought Down a County's 911 Service

A US judge sentenced a 19-year-old teenager to three years probation for a prank gone wrong that resulted in the accidental DDoS and near crash of the Mariposa County's 911 emergency service.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- October 20, 2017
- 05:25 PM
- 0
IT Admin Trashes Railroad Company's Network Before He Leaves

A federal jury in Minneapolis, Minnesota found a local man guilty of intentionally damaging his former employer's network before leaving the company.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- October 13, 2017
- 01:48 PM
- 4
Russia Says It Will Ban Cryptocurrency Exchanges

Sergei Shvetsov, First Deputy Chairman of the Central Bank of Russia, said he plans to ban websites that offer cryptocurrencies inside the country.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- October 10, 2017
- 09:15 AM
- 2
Cyberstalking Suspect Arrested After VPN Providers Shared Logs With the FBI

VPN providers often advertise their products as a method of surfing the web anonymously, claiming they never store logs of user activity, but a recent criminal case shows that at least some, do store user activity logs.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- October 07, 2017
- 08:55 AM
- 10
US Wins Tug-of-War With Russia Over Extradition of 4 of 5 Highly Valued Suspects

The US has won four legal battles with Russian authorities for the extradition of five highly valued suspects, all Russian nationals, for their involvement with various cyber-crime related activities.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- October 04, 2017
- 05:50 PM
- 2
FBI iPhone Hacking Tool Can Remain a Secret, Court Rules

A District of Columbia court ruled that the FBI can keep secret the name and vendor of a hacking tool it used to break into the iPhone of the San Bernardino shooter, Rizwan Farook.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- October 02, 2017
- 09:03 AM
- 0
Man Found Guilty for Placing "Logic Bomb" on US Army Database

Mittesh Das, a 48-year-old man from Atlanta, Georgia, was found guilty today by a federal jury for sabotaging one of the US Army's payroll databases with a "time bomb."
- Catalin Cimpanu
- September 21, 2017
- 05:55 PM
- 0
IT Contractor Tried to Extort Company by Redirecting Website to Porn Site

An Arizona court sentenced a local man to four years of federal probation after what the judge described as a "one-time lapse in judgment" when the man redirected a company's website to a gay porn portal after a failed extortion attempt.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- September 20, 2017
- 04:22 PM
- 0
Google Accused of Trying to Patent Public Domain Technology

A Polish academic is accusing Google of trying to patent technology he invented and that he purposely released into the public domain so companies like Google couldn't trap it inside restrictive licenses.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- September 11, 2017
- 02:45 PM
- 3
European Union Considering Intrusive Upload Filter as "Link Tax" Alternative

A document leaked at the end of August reveal that Estonia — currently holding the EU Presidency — is pushing fellow member states to adopt more intrusive Internet content filtering rules, similar to the ones implemented in China.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- September 08, 2017
- 12:10 AM
- 1
Companies Must Tell Employees When Monitoring Their PC Activity, EU Court Rules

EU companies must notify employees in advance if they plan to monitor work accounts, the European Court of Human Rights ruled this week.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- September 05, 2017
- 10:56 AM
- 3
YouTube-MP3.Org Will Shut Down Following RIAA Lawsuit

YouTube-MP3.org — the largest YouTube ripping service on the Internet — has agreed to shut down permanently as part of a settlement it reached with the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in a lawsuit the organization filed last year.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- September 04, 2017
- 03:57 PM
- 3
Man Who Refused to Decrypt Hard Drives Still in Prison After Two Years

Francis Rawls, a former Philadelphia cop, will remain in jail for refusing to decrypt a hard drive federal investigators found in his home two years ago during a child abuse investigation.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- September 02, 2017
- 05:00 AM
- 13
Lawsuit Filed Against Logitech for Delaying Warranty Claims, Hiding EOL Decision

A US man has filed a lawsuit against Logitech, a Swiss-based manufacturer of electronic devices, on accusations that Logitech had intentionally delayed and tried to discourage warranty claims for defective products, falsely advertised products, and even hid an End-Of-Life (EOL) announcement from customers.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- August 27, 2017
- 07:00 AM
- 0
DOJ Asks DreamHost to Reveal IP Addresses of All Who Visited Anti-Trump Website

DreamHost — a US-based web hosting provider — revealed today that the Department of Justice (DOJ) had issued a search warrant in an attempt to obtain details about one of its customers, and the people who visited its website.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- August 14, 2017
- 08:13 PM
- 2
VPN Provider Accused of Sharing Customer Traffic With Online Advertisers

On Monday, the Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT) — a US-based privacy group — has filed a complaint with the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) accusing one of today's largest VPN providers of deceptive trade practices.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- August 08, 2017
- 09:15 AM
- 1