United States Department of Justice

Call of Duty studio co-founder pleads guilty to crashing drone into firefighting aircraft

Peter Tripp Akemann avoids jail, will pay 'Super Scooper' repair costs and is ordered to help with LA's wildfire recovery

Personal Tech03 Feb 2025 | 66

Gilmore Girls fans nabbed as Eurocops dismantle two major cybercrime forums

Nulled and Cracked had a Lorelai-cal rise - until Operation Talent stepped in

Security02 Feb 2025 | 2

North Korean dev who renamed himself 'Bane' accused of IT worker fraud caper

5 indicted as FBI warns North Korea dials up aggression, plus Russian devs allegedly get in on the act

Cyber-crime24 Jan 2025 | 2

Telco engineer who spied on US employer for Beijing gets four years in the clink

Provides insight to how China gets inside US systems, perhaps at Verizon and Infosys

Cyber-crime27 Nov 2024 | 15

Man accused of hilariously bad opsec as alleged cybercrime spree detailed

Complaint claims he trespassed, gave himself discounts, and sorted CCTV access…

Cyber-crime26 Nov 2024 | 24

Why Google's Chrome monopoly won't crack anytime soon

Opinion Haven't we heard this story before?

Columnists23 Nov 2024 | 77

Pirate programmer walks the plank for role in massive TV streaming operation

US considers the cases concerning Jetflicks to be the largest of their kind

Personal Tech18 Nov 2024 | 32

Bitfinex burglar bags 5 years behind bars for Bitcoin heist

A nervous wait for rapper wife who also faces a stint in the clink

Cyber-crime15 Nov 2024 | 3

Cybercriminal devoid of boundaries gets 10-year prison sentence

Serial extortionist of medical facilities stooped to cavernous lows in search of small payouts

Cyber-crime14 Nov 2024 | 6

Dark web crypto laundering kingpin sentenced to 12.5 years in prison

Prosecutors hand Russo-Swede a half-billion bill

Cyber-crime11 Nov 2024 | 23

$50M semiconductor fraudster pleads guilty to Russian chip-exporting scheme

And separately, alleged ex-military traitor also arrested in Frankfurt

Systems08 Nov 2024 | 9

Penn State pays DoJ $1.25M to settle cybersecurity compliance case

Fight On, State? Not this time

Security23 Oct 2024 | 3

US contractor pays $300K to settle accusation it didn't properly look after Medicare users' data

Resolves allegations it improperly stored screenshots containing PII that were later snaffled

Cybersecurity Month16 Oct 2024 | 7

US DoJ wades into Realtek lawsuit that accuses MediaTek of patent abuse

Fabless chip shop alleged to be hiring 'litigation hit men' to kneecap rival

Legal09 Oct 2024 | 4

Two British-Nigerian men sentenced over multimillion-dollar business email scam

Fraudsters targeted local government, colleges, and construction firms in Texas and North Carolina

Cybersecurity Month03 Oct 2024 | 13

Short sellers rejoice on report of Supermicro DoJ probe

Comment Alleged inquiry comes amid claims server maker cooked its books

Systems26 Sep 2024 |

Uncle Sam accuses Aussie AI startup boss of financial fakery that duped investors

Crikey! $40M of investments in 'digital employees' allegedly went down faster than a frosty Fosters

Legal26 Sep 2024 | 14

If your AI does the crime, you'll do the time, warns DoJ

Add compliance requirements to your AI to-do list

AI + ML25 Sep 2024 | 31

US indicts two over socially engineered $230M+ crypto heist

Just one victim milked of nearly a quarter of a billion bucks

Cyber-crime20 Sep 2024 | 25

Prison just got rougher as band of heinously violent cybercrims sentenced to lengthy stints

Orchestrators of abductions, torture, crypto thefts, and more get their comeuppance

Cyber-crime16 Sep 2024 | 18

Feds pull plug on domains linked to import of Chinese gun conversion devices

Illegal goods allegedly shipped to the US labeled as toys or jewels

Cyber-crime13 Sep 2024 | 30

DoJ reportedly advances Nvidia antitrust probe

Updated Uncle Sam apparently worried GPU giant may be punishing customers who shop around

AI + ML04 Sep 2024 | 5

Watchdog warns FBI is sloppy on secure data storage and destruction

update National security data up for grabs, Office of the Inspector General finds

Security26 Aug 2024 | 6

US sues Georgia Tech over alleged cybersecurity failings as a Pentagon contractor

Rap sheet spells out major no-nos after disgruntled staff blow whistle

Security23 Aug 2024 | 23

Russian man who sold logins to nearly 3,000 accounts gets 40 months in jail

He’ll also have to pay back $1.2 million from fraudulent transactions he facilitated

Cyber-crime15 Aug 2024 | 5

US 'laptop farm' man accused of outsourcing his IT jobs to North Korea to fund weapons programs

American and Brit firms thought they were employing a Westerner, but not so, it's alleged

CSO08 Aug 2024 | 19

Uncle Sam sues TikTok for 'extensive' data harvesting from millions of kids

Remember that promise to be nice? You broke it, say prosecutors

Personal Tech02 Aug 2024 | 30

Bring the hammer down on Nvidia, US progressive and antitrust orgs urge the Feds

Lobbyists would love for rumors of a monopoly probe into GPU goliath to become reality

Personal Tech01 Aug 2024 | 11

US claims TikTok shipped personal data to China – very personal data

Not even Oracle could stop it, claims DoJ

Legal29 Jul 2024 | 29

Uncle Sam accuses telco IT pro of decade-long spying campaign for China

Beijing has a long history of recruiting US residents to carry out various espionage activities

Cyber-crime25 Jul 2024 | 9

FBI, cyber-cops zap ~1K Russian AI disinfo Twitter bots

RT News snarks back after it's accused of building social nyet-work for Kremlin

Cyber-crime09 Jul 2024 | 11

Fraud guilty plea flies from Boeing to swerve courtroom over 737 Max crashes

Attorney for families of victims files objection

Software08 Jul 2024 | 65

US convicts crypto-robbing gang leader who kidnapped victims before draining their accounts

Said to have zip tied elderly crypto investors, held them at gunpoint, and threatened to kill them

Cyber-crime26 Jun 2024 | 13

Shoddy infosec costs PwC spinoff and NMA $11.3M in settlement with Uncle Sam

Updated Pen-testing tools didn't work – and personal info of folks hit by pandemic started appearing in search engines

CSO17 Jun 2024 | 2

Suspected bosses of $430M dark-web Empire Market charged in US

Cybercrime super-souk's Dopenugget and Zero Angel may face life behind bars if convicted

Cyber-crime17 Jun 2024 | 1

Nigerian faces up to 102 years in the slammer for $1.5M phishing scam

Crook and his alleged co-conspirators said to have used Discord to coordinate

Cyber-crime14 Jun 2024 | 9

Four more US states pile on Apple as DoJ turns up antitrust heat

Growing coalition joins federal fray, accusing iGiant of playing monopoly

Personal Tech12 Jun 2024 | 5

Uncle Sam seeks to claw back $5M+ stolen from trade union through spoofed email

Funds are currently seized after being sent to offshore accounts

Cyber-crime06 Jun 2024 | 8

Laundering cash from healthcare, romance scams lands US man in prison for a decade

$4.5M slushed through accounts from state healthcare and lonely people

Security22 May 2024 | 2

Google offers DoJ cash to eliminate jury in web ad monopoly abuse trial

Nyah, nyah: You can't sue for damages if we just meet your demands

Public Sector21 May 2024 | 8

How two brothers allegedly swiped $25M in a 12-second Ethereum heist

Feds scoff at blockchain integrity while software bug said to have been at heart of the matter

Cyber-crime18 May 2024 | 50

Three cuffed for 'helping North Koreans' secure remote IT jobs in America

Your local nail tech could be a secret agent for Kim’s cunning plan

Security17 May 2024 | 22

Boeing might be criminally prosecuted for 737 MAX crashes after all, says DoJ

Aviation firm has violated 2021 deferred prosecution agreement, claims DoJ, so criminal charges could come back

Offbeat15 May 2024 | 39

Florida man gets 6 years behind bars for flogging fake Cisco kit to US military

Operation busted after dodgy devices ended up at Air Force

Networks02 May 2024 | 41

Billions on the line for Google as web search monopoly trial nears end

Chocolate Factory relies on dominance for bulk of its revenues, says US

Applications02 May 2024 | 10

US charges 16 over 'depraved' grandparent scams

Vulnerable elderly people tricked into paying tens of thousands over fake car accidents

Cyber-crime01 May 2024 | 17

US charges Iranians with cyber snooping on government, companies

Their holiday options are now far more restricted

Cyber-crime24 Apr 2024 |

Iowa sysadmin pleads guilty to 33-year identity theft of former coworker

Actions sent homeless victim to jail and a mental hospital for more than a year

On-Prem03 Apr 2024 | 97

Uncle Sam, 15 US states launch antitrust war on Apple

Lawsuit alleges iGiant rips off fans, stifles dev innovation, makes it tough to dump iOS for rivals

OSes21 Mar 2024 | 40

Serial extortionist of medical facilities pleads guilty to cybercrime charges

Robert Purbeck even went as far as threatening a dentist with the sale of his child’s data

Cyber-crime20 Mar 2024 | 6

Rancher faces prison for trying to breed absolute unit of a sheep

Ewe-nique endeavor aimed to create Jurassic Baaa-rk experience for hunters

Bootnotes14 Mar 2024 | 111

Cryptocurrency laundryman gets hung out to dry

Bitcoin Fog washed hundreds of millions for criminals

Cyber-crime13 Mar 2024 | 25

Iranian charged over attacks against US defense contractors, government agencies

$10M bounty for anyone with info leading to Alireza Shafie Nasab's identification or location

Security01 Mar 2024 | 3

Microsoft trying to stop Copilot generating fake Putin comments on Navalny's death

AI in brief Plus: US Department of Justice has hired its first chief AI officer

AI + ML26 Feb 2024 | 51

Zeus, IcedID malware kingpin faces 40 years in slammer

Nearly a decade on the FBI’s Cyber Most Wanted List after getting banks to empty vics' accounts

Cyber-crime16 Feb 2024 | 1

US Navy sailor swaps sea for cell after accepting bribes from Chinese snoops

Petty officer Wenheng Zhao admitted to taking as many as 14 payoffs in return for non-public military information

Security09 Jan 2024 | 32