Security News

After Cyber Heist, Bangladesh Bank Sues to Recover Funds
2019-02-04 12:33

New York Fed Provides Technical Assistance Aimed at Recovering Lost $81 MillionBangladesh Bank, supported by the New York Fed, has filed a lawsuit in U.S. federal court to try and recover $81...

Bangladesh to Sue Philippine Bank Over $81M Cyber Heist
2019-01-30 16:03

Bangladesh will Wednesday file a lawsuit in New York against a Philippine bank over its involvement in one of the biggest-ever cyber heists, the country's central bank governor said. read more

LA sues The Weather Channel over selling users’ location data
2019-01-08 11:00

The app is accused of being a “location data company powered by weather” and profiting from users' data without being upfront about it.

Stormy times ahead for IBM-owned Weather Channel app: LA sues over location data slurp
2019-01-04 21:02

'Privacy in the digital age is one of the most fundamental issues' says city attorney The Weather Channel app duped users into providing location data that the company then sold for advertising...

Rhode Island Sues Alphabet Over Google+ Security Incidents
2018-12-13 06:58

A government organization in Rhode Island announced on Wednesday that it has filed a lawsuit against Google’s parent company, Alphabet Inc., over the recent security incidents involving the...

Woman sues US border patrol over data copied from seized iPhone
2018-08-28 08:54

The Muslim American wants assurances that the data - including photos of her not wearing a hijab - are deleted.

Bitcoin backer sues AT&T for $240m over stolen cryptocurrency
2018-08-15 19:12

Michael Terpin not happy about funds-draining SIM swap fraud A bitcoin investor is suing AT&T for $240m after it allegedly ported his phone number to a hacker, allowing the criminal to steal $24m...

Mozilla to Researchers: Stay Away From User Data and We Won’t Sue
2018-08-06 16:52

Security researchers looking to find bugs in Firefox should not worry about Mozilla suing them, the Internet organization says. That is, of course, as long as they don’t mess with user data. read more

EFF Sues to Repeal Controversial Online Sex Trafficking FOSTA Law
2018-06-29 17:51

The Electronic Frontier Foundation on Thursday announced a lawsuit against the recently passed controversial FOSTA law.

Silk road adviser caught, Kaspersky sues Dutch paper, and Vietnam's tech clampdown
2018-06-16 11:57

Also, Weight Watchers is light on security Roundup This week included a big Patch Tuesday bundle, a fresh fine for Yahoo!, and yet another Intel bug that potentially exposes sensitive kernel information.…