No escape. After successfully overturning last year its 2009 antitrust fine of €1.06 billion, European Commission re-imposes fine of €376.4m
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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
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
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
Mastercard Ends Binance Card Partnership
Latest blow to crypto giant as Mastercard ends Binance-branded cards in certain regions, following similar move by Visa
Tech Firms Must Now Comply With EU Digital Services Act
DSA arrival. Sweeping new European law must now be obeyed by world's largest tech companies starting this Friday
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
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
Binance Seeks Protection From US Financial Regulator
Crypto exchange Binance files for court protective order against US SEC, alleging regulator requests were “unduly burdensome”
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
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
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 his legal defence
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 Musk critic
Celsius Founder Alex Mashinsky Arrested, Charged
Alexander Mashinsky, founder and CEO of bankrupt Celsius Network has been arrested and charged by US authorities
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Coinbase, Binance Hit Back After SEC Lawsuits
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong hits out at SEC chair Gary Gensler, while Binance alleges Gensler sought role at crypto exchange
SEC Sues Binance, CEO, And Coinbase
US financial regulator alleges US clients of Binance have $2.2 billion at risk, after lawsuits against Coinbase and Binance
Data Does Not Slow Down For Justice – how smart IT systems can better protect victims of serious crime
Improvements in data processing for Digital Forensic Units is vital to clear the two to three year case backlogs facing the justice system
Microsoft Appeals CMA Veto Of Activision Blizzard Acquisition
Expected appeal is filed by Microsoft against UK watchdog's decision to block its acquisition of Activision Blizzard
Bail Rescinded For Terra Co-Founder Do Kwon
Higher court in Montenegro rescinds 800,000 euro bail for Do Kwon due to flight risk concerns, after US and South Korean charges
DoJ Charges Ex Apple Engineer With Stealing Trade Secrets
Former Apple staffer Weibao Wang accused of stealing autonomous system data from the tech giant, and then fleeing to China
Mike Lynch Extradited To Face Trial In California
UK entrepreneur Mike Lynch extradited to California to face criminal fraud charges over $11bn sale of Autonomy to HP more than a decade ago
British Man Pleads Guilty To Infamous Twitter Hack
Man alleged to have carried out 2020 hack of public figures including Joe Biden, Kim Kardashian, Bill Gates, pleads guilty in US