Security News

DOJ: Pair Used SIM Swapping Scam to Steal Cryptocurrency
2019-11-15 10:33

Two Men Targeted 10 Executives Who Had Cryptocurrency ConnectionsA pair of Massachusetts men allegedly ran a years-long scheme that used SIM swapping and other hacking techniques to target...

DOJ: Pair Used SIM Swapping Scam to Steal Cryptocurency
2019-11-14 22:48

Two Men Targeted 10 Executives Who Had Cyptocurrency ConnectionsA pair of Massachusetts men allegedly ran a years-long scheme that used SIM swapping and other hacking techniques to target...

DOJ: Company Sold Gear With Security Flaws to US Military
2019-11-08 16:33

Prosecutors Allege Firm Sold Chinese Surveillance Tech That Contained VulnerabilitiesFederal prosecutors have charged a Long Island company, along with seven of its employees, with selling...

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.