Justice

FTX Co-Founder Testifies Against Sam Bankman-Fried

SEC star witness and FTX co-founder Gary Wang testifies that he and Sam Bankman-Fried committed crimes and lied to public

1 year ago

SEC Seeks To Force Elon Musk Testimony Over Twitter Purchase

US regulator sues Elon Musk, alleging he didn’t comply with federal subpoena to testify on 15 September in Twitter purchase…

1 year ago

Ofcom Refers Cloud Investigation Of Amazon, Microsoft To CMA

AWS tells Silicon UK it disagrees with Ofcom findings, as AWS and Microsoft is referred to CMA watchdog for further…

1 year ago

Sam Bankman-Fried Trial Begins With Jury Selection

Trial of former crypto multi-billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried begins in New York, with jury selection underway

1 year ago

Microsoft Boss Nadella Testifies Against “Google Web”

“Everyone talks about the open web, but there is really the Google Web,” testifies Satya Nadella in landmark trial against…

1 year ago

John McAfee Prison Death Appeal Rejected By Spanish Court

Appeal to reopen investigation into prison death of anti virus pioneer John McAfee is rejected by court in Spain

1 year ago

FCC Proposes To Restore Net Neutrality Laws In US

Back from the dead? Democrat controlled FCC proposes new net neutrality laws after Republican roll back in 2017

1 year ago

Amazon Sued By FTC, US States Over ‘Monopoly Power’

FTC and US states allege Amazon engaging in ongoing pattern of illegal conduct to continue e-commerce monopoly

1 year ago

Intel Re-Issued Hefty Antitrust Fine by European Commission

No escape. After successfully overturning last year its 2009 antitrust fine of €1.06 billion, European Commission re-imposes fine of €376.4m

1 year ago

Amazon Executives Named By FTC In Prime Subscription Lawsuit

Three senior Amazon executives have been publicly named by US regulator in lawsuit over 'duping' users into Prime subscriptions

1 year ago

ICC War Crime Tribunal Admits ‘Cybersecurity Incident’

International tribunal responsible for prosecuting those accused of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes has been hacked

1 year ago

FBI Leads Takedown Of Qakbot Malware Infecting 700,000 Computers

International takedown. US, UK and European law enforcement takes down infrastructure of the Qakbot malware

1 year ago

Mastercard Ends Binance Card Partnership

Latest blow to crypto giant as Mastercard ends Binance-branded cards in certain regions, following similar move by Visa

1 year ago

Donald Trump Returns To Twitter To Post Mugshot

Former US President Donald Trump makes unexpected return to X (formerly Twitter) after his ban from platform

1 year ago

Jury Finds Two Teenagers Were Behind Lapsus$ Crime Spree

Court finds two UK teenagers were part of international cyber-crime gang Lapsus$ that hacked multiple big name tech firms

1 year ago

Binance Seeks Protection From US Financial Regulator

Crypto exchange Binance files for court protective order against US SEC, alleging regulator requests were “unduly burdensome”

1 year ago

FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried Sent To Jail Over Witness Tampering

FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried sent to jail in the US after judge revokes his $250 million bail over witness tampering

1 year ago

Campaign Finance Charge Against FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried Dropped

Federal prosecutors drop another charge against FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried, due to extradition agreement with Bahamas

1 year ago

FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried Sued For More Than $1Bn

FTX files lawsuit against former CEO, seeking to recoup more than $1 billion, and alleging funds were used to cover…

1 year ago

Twitter Seeks End Of Privacy Agreement With FTC

Elon Musk's Twitter asks US court to nullify consent order with FTC over data breaches, and takes aim at prominent…

1 year ago

Celsius Founder Alex Mashinsky Arrested, Charged

Alexander Mashinsky, founder and CEO of bankrupt Celsius Network has been arrested and charged by US authorities

1 year ago

Trial Begins Of Samsung Executive Accused Of Stealing Chip Secrets

Trial begins in South Korea of former executive who allegedly attempted to use Samsung secrets in China chip plant deal

1 year ago

EncroChat Shutdown Results In Thousands Of Arrests

Europol says 2020 takedown of EncroChat has so far resulted in 6,558 arrests worldwide, including nearly 200 high value targets

2 years ago

South Korea Claims Former Samsung Employee Stole Chip Secrets

Indictment by South Korean prosecutors claims former Samsung employee tried to use stolen Samsung secrets in China chip plant deal

2 years ago

FTC Sues Amazon For ‘Duping’ Customers With Prime Subscriptions

American regulator sues Amazon, alleging ‘deceptive’ Prime sign-up and cancellation process for millions of customers

2 years ago

DoJ Creates Cyber Unit, Amid Growing National Security Focus

Sign of the times? US Department of Justice creates a specialist cyber unit within its National Security Division

2 years ago

Terra Co-Founder Do Kwon Prison Sentence

Court in Montenegro jails Terraform Labs founder Do Kwon and CFO for four months, for forging official documents

2 years ago

Megaupload Staff Jailed For Role In Kim Dotcom Business

Two executives of banned file storage site Megaupload have been sentenced to prison, after agreeing to testify against Kim Dotcom

2 years ago

Judge Grants FTC Injunction To Temporarily Block Microsoft-Activision Deal

Temporary restraining order by US regulator to prevent Microsoft's acquisition of Activision, is granted by US judge

2 years ago