US charges CEO of company selling encrypted devices to drug traffickers
The custom handsets included iPhones that were allegedly used to evade police surveillance.
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Federal prosecutors indict four Chinese military officers over Equifax hack
The stolen data included personal details for almost half of all Americans.
DOJ stops investigating Uber for foreign bribery
The agency won’t be “pursuing enforcement action.”We have two newsletters, why not sign up for both?
DOJ asks Facebook to halt end-to-end encryption plans (updated)
AG Barr wants Mark Zuckerberg to give law enforcement backdoor access to messages.
Justice Department has approved T-Mobile / Sprint merger
The carriers have to sell some parts of their business to Dish Network.
Appeals court upholds AT&T's purchase of Time Warner
The mega-merger is safe, at least for now.
DOJ busts gang for allegedly selling fake cars on eBay
Romanian fraudsters posed as members of the military needing to sell their car before deployment.
DOJ report finds foreign meddling had no impact on midterm elections
Unfortunately, the actual details are under wraps.
US will map and disrupt North Korean botnet
It will warn Joanap victims that they've been compromised.
Huawei denies US sanctions and trade secret charges
It claims some allegations were already tossed out in a civil lawsuit.
Government shutdown has left several US agency websites inaccessible
Dozens of TLS certificates have expired with no one around to renew them.
Fiat Chrysler settles with US over diesel emissions cheating
It could pay upward of $800 million, even though it's not admitting guilt.
FBI shuts down 15 DDoS-for-hire sites
Law enforcement also charged three operators.
Justice Department investigates fake net neutrality comments
The FBI is reportedly helping look into activity on the FCC's website.
Huawei CFO faces fraud accusations from US in Canadian bail hearing
Meng Wanzhou could face up to 30 years behind bars.
US charges Iranian hackers over $30 million ransomware spree
They reportedly extorted money from hospitals and local governments.
DOJ and SEC subpoena Snap over allegedly misleading investors
Snapchat allegedly trumped-up user numbers before its IPO.
US charges Chinese, Taiwan firms for stealing secrets from Micron
The DOJ also announced an initiative to combat industrial espionage.
Microsoft executive allegedly attempted to embezzle $1.5 million
He's also accused of stealing and selling dozens of Super Bowl tickets.
FCC and DOJ urge court to reject challenge to net neutrality repeal
They say the FCC was well within its rights to repeal net neutrality.
