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DOJ and FTC Sue TikTok for Violating Children's Privacy Laws
2024-08-03 09:10

The U.S. Department of Justice, along with the Federal Trade Commission, filed a lawsuit against popular video-sharing platform TikTok for "Flagrantly violating" children's privacy laws in the country. The agencies claimed the company knowingly permitted children to create TikTok accounts and to view and share short-form videos and messages with adults and others on the service.

U.S. DoJ Indicts North Korean Hacker for Ransomware Attacks on Hospitals
2024-07-26 08:55

The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday unsealed an indictment against a North Korean military intelligence operative for allegedly carrying out ransomware attacks against healthcare facilities in the country and funneling the payments to orchestrate additional intrusions into defense, technology, and government entities across the world. "Rim Jong Hyok and his co-conspirators deployed ransomware to extort U.S. hospitals and health care companies, then laundered the proceeds to help fund North Korea's illicit activities," said Paul Abbate, deputy director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

DoJ, ByteDance ask court: Hurry up and rule on TikTok ban already
2024-05-20 13:30

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DOJ Arrests Founders of Crypto Mixer Samourai for $2 Billion in Illegal Transactions
2024-04-25 10:21

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Wednesday announced the arrest of two co-founders of a cryptocurrency mixer called Samourai and seized the service for allegedly facilitating over $2...

U.S. DoJ Dismantles Warzone RAT Infrastructure, Arrests Key Operators
2024-02-11 10:54

The U.S. Justice Department (DoJ) on Friday announced the seizure of online infrastructure that was used to sell a remote access trojan (RAT) called Warzone RAT. The domains – www.warzone[.]ws and...

DoJ Charges 19 Worldwide in $68 Million xDedic Dark Web Marketplace Fraud
2024-01-08 06:15

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) said it charged 19 individuals worldwide in connection with the now-defunct xDedic Marketplace, which is estimated to have facilitated more than $68 million in...

DOJ Slams XCast with $10 Million Fine Over Massive Illegal Robocall Operation
2024-01-03 07:21

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Tuesday said it reached a settlement with VoIP service provider XCast over allegations that it facilitated illegal telemarketing campaigns since at least...

U.S. DoJ Cracks Down on North Korean IT Scammers Defrauding Global Businesses
2023-10-20 05:12

The U.S. government has announced the seizure of 17 website domains used by North Korean information technology (IT) workers as part of an illicit scheme to defraud businesses across the world,...

DoJ: Ex-soldier tried to pass secrets to China after seeking a 'subreddit about spy stuff'
2023-10-09 15:15

A former US Army Sergeant with Top Secret US military clearance created a Word document entitled "Important Information to Share with Chinese Government," according to an FBI agent's sworn declaration. The DoJ said Schmidt retired from active duty in January 2020, traveling to China, then back to the US, then to Istanbul in February 2020, before returning to the US again, and then going back to China in March 2020.

History revisited: US DOJ unseals Mt. Gox cybercrime charges
2023-06-12 19:58

Operated out of Japan by French expatriate Mark Karpelès, Mt. Gox rapidly became the biggest online Bitcoin exchange, but imploded in 2014 when the company was forced to admit that it had lost Bitcoins worth more than $0.5 billion at the time. In 2014, the Big Daddy of Bitcoin exchanges, Japan-based Mt. Gox, made a "So sorry, they seem to have vanished" announcement about a whopping 650,000 Bitcoins, worth approximately $800 each at the time.