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TikTok sues America to undo divest-or-die law
2024-05-07 19:02

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Google Sues App Developers Over Fake Crypto Investment App Scam
2024-04-08 05:25

Google has filed a lawsuit against two app developers for engaging in an "international online consumer investment fraud scheme" that tricked users into downloading bogus Android apps from the...

U.S. Justice Department Sues Apple Over Monopoly and Messaging Security
2024-03-22 06:14

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ), along with 16 other state and district attorneys general, on Thursday accused Apple of illegally maintaining a monopoly over smartphones, thereby undermining,...

Meta sues ex infra VP for allegedly stealing top-secret datacenter blueprints
2024-03-12 22:39

After telling Meta bosses he planned to leave, Khurana allegedly used his remaining time at the corporation to steal "a trove of proprietary, highly sensitive, confidential, and non-public documents about Meta's business and employees," Meta claimed in a complaint filed in a northern California state court. The Meta information that Khurana took also included documents and files concerning Meta's organizational redesign of its supply-chain group, capacity planning documents, and documents regarding Meta's business operations, metrics and sourcing-related expenses.

Palo Alto investor sues over 28% share tumble
2024-02-28 17:00

Palo Alto Networks is facing a proposed class action lawsuit that alleges investors were deceived about the traction of its platform tactics and hurt by an unexpectedly low billings forecast that crashed the share price. The lawsuit claims PAN made "False and/ or misleading statements" and didn't reveal that "Platformization initiatives" were not driving market share rises to a "Significant degree"; or that the corp would need to offer free products to "Entice" customers to "Adopt more of their platforms."

Nevada sues to deny kids access to Meta's Messenger encryption
2024-02-26 22:00

A law firm acting on behalf of the Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford has asked a state court to issue a temporary restraining order denying minors access to encrypted communication in Meta's Messenger application. The legal claim cites a statement from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that argues Meta's provision of end-to-end encryption in Messenger "Without exceptions for child sexual abuse material placed millions of children in grave danger."

FTC sues H&R Block over deceptive 'free' online filing ads
2024-02-23 22:13

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission sued tax preparation giant H&R Block over the company's deceptive "Free" online filing advertising and for pressuring people into overpaying for its services. H&R Block employs 70,000 tax pros working in over 12,000 offices worldwide and has reported a revenue of $3.5 billion in 2023.

Amazon sues REKK fraud gang that stole millions in illicit refunds
2023-12-08 16:47

Operating as an Organized Retail Crime gang across online forums and social media, this fraud service provider provides illicit refunds for individuals in exchange for a fee. REKK then requested a refund, manipulating Amazon's support representatives through social engineering tactics, unauthorized access to Amazon systems, and bribing insiders to secure a refund without returning the purchased product.

Google sues scammers peddling fake malware-riddled Bard chatbot download
2023-11-14 00:59

Plus: Chocolate Factory launches second lawsuit against false DMCA takedowns Google has sued three scammers for offering a fake download of its Bard AI chatbot that contained malware capable of...

SEC sues SolarWinds for misleading investors before 2020 hack
2023-10-30 21:54

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission today charged SolarWinds with defrauding investors by allegedly concealing cybersecurity defense issues before a December 2020 linked to APT29, the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service hacking division. The SEC claims SolarWinds failed to notify investors about cybersecurity risks and poor practices that its Chief Information Security Officer, Timothy G. Brown, knew about.