Permanent US injunction and $650,000 civil penalty imposed on Experian Consumer Services for allegedly sending commercial emails ~finance business Article 661 words 15 votes
Justice Department announces takedown of nationwide catalytic converter theft ring ~transport Article 1657 words 12 votes
Nikola founder Trevor Milton charged with securities fraud and wire fraud for making false and misleading claims about the status of the US company's electric trucks and technology ~transport Article 2402 words 12 votes
Federal court authorizes IRS John Doe summons seeking identities of US taxpayers who conducted at least $20,000 in cryptocurrency transactions during the years 2016 to 2020 ~finance cryptocurrency Article 444 words 15 votes
Visa and Plaid abandon merger after US Justice Department Antitrust Division’s suit to block ~finance business Article 419 words 10 votes
Boeing charged and agrees to pay $2.5 billion for 737 MAX fraud conspiracy ~transport Article 1932 words 16 votes
Six former eBay executives and employees charged with aggressive cyberstalking campaign targeting a couple who published an online newsletter critical of the company ~tech Article 962 words 23 votes
Former Chief Security Officer for Uber charged with obstruction of justice for attempted cover-up of 2016 hack that compromised data from millions of users and drivers ~tech privacy security Article 956 words 9 votes
US Department of Justice’s review of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act and proposals for reform ~tech social media internet Article 718 words 5 votes
Department of Justice announces a 16-count superseding indictment against Huawei, four subsidiaries, and CFO Wanzhou Meng that includes charges of racketeering and conspiracy to steal trade secrets ~tech Article 1106 words 9 votes
Social media influencer sentenced to fourteen years in federal prison after plotting to hijack internet domain at gunpoint ~tech Article 1011 words 19 votes
Virgil Griffith, research scientist at the Ethereum Foundation, has been arrested for advising North Korea on how to use cryptocurrency to evade sanctions ~tech Article 814 words 23 votes
South Korean national and 337 others arrested and charged worldwide in the takedown of Welcome To Video, the largest darknet child pornography website ~tech Article 2375 words 19 votes
Joshua Schulte (of Vault 7 leaks) has been indicted for leaking CIA secrets ~tech privacy Article 928 words 8 votes