Tag: DOJ
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The Register: 6 IT contractors arrested for defrauding Uncle Sam out of millions
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/03/6_it_contractors_arrested_for/ Source: The Register Title: 6 IT contractors arrested for defrauding Uncle Sam out of millions Feedly Summary: Also, ecommerce fraud ring disrupted, another Operation Power Off victory, Sino SOHO botnet spotted, and more in brief The US Department of Justice has charged six people with two separate schemes to defraud Uncle Sam…
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The Register: Penn State pays DoJ $1.25M to settle cybersecurity compliance case
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/23/penn_state_university_doj_settlement/ Source: The Register Title: Penn State pays DoJ $1.25M to settle cybersecurity compliance case Feedly Summary: Fight On, State? Not this time Pennsylvania State University has agreed to pay the Justice Department $1.25 million to settle claims of misrepresenting its cybersecurity compliance to the federal government and leaving sensitive data improperly secured. ……
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The Register: US moves ahead with crackdown on data brokers selling to six ‘countries of concern’
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/21/us_crackdown_data_brokers/ Source: The Register Title: US moves ahead with crackdown on data brokers selling to six ‘countries of concern’ Feedly Summary: Biden’s Executive Order finally getting its day in the sun, soonish The US federal government is poised to implement an Executive Order that would ban data brokers selling significant amounts of information…
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Slashdot: US Charges Duo Behind ‘Anonymous Sudan’ For Over 35,000 DDoS Attacks
Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/24/10/17/0020245/us-charges-duo-behind-anonymous-sudan-for-over-35000-ddos-attacks?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: US Charges Duo Behind ‘Anonymous Sudan’ For Over 35,000 DDoS Attacks Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the indictment of two Sudanese nationals associated with the hacktivist group Anonymous Sudan, known for executing large-scale DDoS attacks against critical infrastructure and high-profile organizations globally. This…
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The Register: Datacenter CEO alleged to have faked Tier 4 cert to snag $10.7M SEC deal, DoJ claims
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/17/datacenter_ceo_fake_cert_sec/ Source: The Register Title: Datacenter CEO alleged to have faked Tier 4 cert to snag $10.7M SEC deal, DoJ claims Feedly Summary: The Uptime Institute rates datacenters. The ‘Uptime Council’ … apparently doesn’t exist It’s one thing to stretch the truth in your marketing material, but allegedly lying about your datacenter’s qualities…
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The Register: US lawmakers seek answers on alleged Salt Typhoon breach of telecom giants
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/11/us_lawmakers_salt_typhoon/ Source: The Register Title: US lawmakers seek answers on alleged Salt Typhoon breach of telecom giants Feedly Summary: Cyberspies abusing a backdoor? Groundbreaking Lawmakers are demanding answers about earlier news reports that China’s Salt Typhoon cyberspies breached US telecommunications companies Verizon, AT&T, and Lumen Technologies, and hacked their wiretapping systems. They also…
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Hacker News: DOJ subpoenas Nvidia in deepening AI antitrust probe, report says
Source URL: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/09/doj-subpoenas-nvidia-in-deepening-ai-antitrust-probe-report-says/ Source: Hacker News Title: DOJ subpoenas Nvidia in deepening AI antitrust probe, report says Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Short Summary with Insight:** The text discusses an ongoing investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) into Nvidia, focusing on potential anticompetitive behaviors related to its dominance in the…