UK citizen pleads guilty to 2020 Twitter hack and other cybercrimesJoseph James O'Connor also allegedly stole $794,000 worth of cryptocurrency.By M. Moon, 05.10.2023
New York State AG proposes broad regulations for the cryptocurrency industryThe CRPTO Act is meant to prevent fraud and protect traders.By J. Fingas, 05.05.2023
Pornhub blocks access in Utah to challenge age verification lawMindGeek believes requiring users to verify their ages with IDs isn't effective or secure.By M. Moon, 05.02.2023
Supreme Court will decide if government officials can block social media criticsTwo cases will test whether social media bans violate the First Amendment.By J. Fingas, 04.24.2023
FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried faces four new criminal chargesFraud and campaign finance violations could add to any prison sentence.By J. Fingas, 02.23.2023
Massachusetts bills would set a minimum wage for rideshare driversThe potential laws would also allow cross-company unions and other benefits.By J. Fingas, 01.25.2023
New York State sues former Celsius CEO over alleged cryptocurrency fraudAlex Mashinsky is accused of cheating people out of 'billions of dollars.'By J. Fingas, 01.05.2023
Louisiana residents will now need a government ID to access porn onlinePornhub is already asking visitors to verify their ages using their drivers licenses.By M. Moon, 01.04.2023
Biden signs bill that lets domestic violence survivors remove abusers from phone plansCarriers will have to grant requests for separate phone lines without charging a fee.By M. Moon, 12.08.2022
Crypto scammer faces 18 months in prison over $22 million SIM attackNicholas Truglia allegedly helped a plot to swipe cryptocurrency.By J. Fingas, 12.02.2022
New York's crypto mining restrictions are the first in the nationA newly signed law is meant to limit crypto's harm to the environment.By J. Fingas, 11.23.2022
New French law will require parking lots to install solar panelsIt's an attempt to catch up in renewables compared to other EU nations. By S. Dent, 11.09.2022
Uber's ex-security chief was found guilty of covering up a major data breach in 2016Joseph Sullivan didn't notify the FTC of a 2016 security breach that affected 57 million Uber drivers and passengers.By M. Moon, 10.05.2022
Florida asks Supreme Court to decide fight over social media regulationThe attorney general wants to know if states can force platforms to host speech.By J. Fingas, 09.21.2022
Australia's top court rules Google isn't a publisherThe company could have been held liable for linking to defamatory websites.By J. Fingas, 08.17.2022
Former Qualcomm VP charged over $150 million acquisition fraudHe and others allegedly tricked Qualcomm into buying tech it already had.By J. Fingas, 08.12.2022
House passes CHIPS Act, preparing semiconductor bill to become lawPresident Biden is ready to sign the measure.By J. Fingas, 07.28.2022
A Filipino politician wants to make ghosting a criminal offenseDude, just go to therapy.By K. Holt, 07.27.2022
Study finds judges are increasingly citing Wikipedia in legal decisionsEven judges can't resist the urge to find quick answers online.By J. Fingas, 07.27.2022
Lawsuit accuses Chicago authorities of misusing gunshot detection system in a murder caseThe plaintiffs are now seeking a court order that would ban ShotSpotter from being used in the city.By M. Moon, 07.22.2022