Security News

Ex-Twitter Employees Spied on Saudi Dissidents: DoJ
2019-11-07 19:41

The DoJ charges former Twitter employees for allegedly accessing thousands of accounts on behalf of Saudi Arabia.

Allscripts Faces $145 Million Settlement With DOJ
2019-08-09 19:48

At Issue: HIPAA, HITECH Act, Anti-Kickback Statute Compliance of Company It AcquiredHealth IT vendor Allscripts says it has reached a preliminary $145 million settlement with the Department of...

DOJ: Bribed AT&T Workers Planted Malware on Carrier's Network
2019-08-07 14:33

Scheme Involved Unlocking 2 Million Smartphones to Enable FraudThe Justice Department has indicted two men on charges of paying more than $1 million in bribes to AT&T employees who helped plant...

The DoJ's Secret Legal Arguments to Break Cryptography
2018-12-03 12:37

Earlier this year, the US Department of Justice made a series of legal arguments as to why Facebook should be forced to help the government wiretap Facebook Messenger. Those arguments are still...

Busted! DOJ exposes huge ad-fraud operation, eight charged
2018-11-30 12:47

The US Department of Justice has charged eight men with running a vast ad-fraud scheme.

DOJ Nabs Three FIN7 Cybercrime Suspects in Europe
2018-08-01 20:52

Three people believed to be member of the FIN7 (or Carbanak) hacking group have been arrested in Europe, according to the US DOJ.

DOJ to publicly disclose election tampering schemes
2018-07-23 11:31

Under a new policy, US organizations and individuals will be told if they're the target of foreign operations trying to influence elections.

Encryption gripes, election security, and mandatory cybersec school: DOJ releases first task force report
2018-07-20 19:12

Sessions debuts report on government's threat landscape The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has released its first report from its Cyber Digital Task Force, which was set up in February to advise...

DOJ Cybersecurity Task Force Outlines Plans for Protecting Elections
2018-07-20 13:55

The U.S. Justice Department’s Cyber-Digital Task Force made public its first report on Thursday, covering the threat to elections, cybercrime schemes, and various other topics. read more

DOJ shocked, SHOCKED to find darknet markets trading drugs
2018-06-27 18:46

Feds bust up group of shady people doing shady things In news that will surprise no one who has had internet access in the last 25 years, police have found criminals using anonymous online markets...