In an effort to gain some clarity, IGT sues Justice Department over their refusal to commit on the Federal Wire Act. And yes, this feels like a never ending story. Really, this is a good thing for our industry. Since the Department of Justice was shot down by a Federal Judge over their Wire Act […]
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The CIA’s venture capital firm has been busy lately
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The DOJ wants you to admit your cybersecurity problem
The government is pushing to know more about the extent of hacks. Read More
Ransomware will now get priority treatment at the Justice Department
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) The Justice Department has created a task force to centrally track and coordinate all federal cases involving ransomware or related types of cybercrime, such as botnets, money laundering, and bulletproof hosting. “To ensure we can make necessary connections across national and global cases and investigations … we must enhance and centralize […]
Justice Department Loses Wire Act Appeal
In a case that has enormous implications for online gambling in America, the US Department of Justice lost their Wire Act appeal against the New Hampshire Lottery Commission. The First Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of New Hampshire, upholding the decision of a lower court and driving a nail in the Justice Department […]
DoJ says SolarWinds hackers breached its Office 365 system and read email
Enlarge (credit: Gregory Varnum) The US Justice Department has become the latest federal agency to say its network was breached in a long and wide-ranging hack campaign that’s believed to have been backed by the Russian government. In a terse statement issued Wednesday, Justice Department spokesman Marc Raimondi said that the breach wasn’t discovered until […]
FTC Split on how Best to sue Facebook for antitrust Offenses, and reports Discover
Expand / / All Facebook, whichever way you appear. (charge: Michael Short | Bloomberg | Getty Images) After a year spent exploring Facebook, state and national regulators are {} to begin {} a record of instances contrary to Facebook, fresh reports state –which is, whenever the agencies may agree on the way they really wish […]
Justice Dept. files long-awaited antitrust Lawsuit against Google
Expand / Can the sun {} to the Google empire? (charge: 400tmax | Getty Images) The Department of Justice today filed a landmark antitrust lawsuit against Google, alleging the firm behaved anticompetitively and pushed out competitions in its own search companies. A business doesn’t need to be a monopoly, without the accessible contest of any […]
Six Russians accused of This Planet’s most Damaging hacks Whined
Expand (charge: US Justice Department) Seven men accused of taking out a few of the planet’s most damaging hacks–such as the NotPetya disc wiper and electricity grid strikes that knocked out power to get thousands and thousands of Ukrainians–were indicted in US federal court. The indictment stated that six guys are officers at a brazen […]
John McAfee Detained, indicted on tax evasion charges, sued for fraud
Expand / John McAfee gesticulating in his yacht out Havana, Cuba, during an interview with AFP at June 2019. (charge: Adalberto Roque | AFP | Getty Images) Noted cybersecurity bizarre John McAfee is under arrest in Spain awaiting extradition to the United States after being indicted on federal tax evasion charges. The Department of Justice […]