Two ex-staffers of cybersecurity incident response companies Sygnia and DigitalMint plead guilty to targeting US companies in 2023's BlackCat ransomware attacks
group demanded up to $10 million from each victim Jonathan Greig / The Record : Ransomware responders plead guilty to using ALPHV in attacks on US organizations Deeba Ahmed / Hackread : 2 US Cybersecu...
The US and global partners dismantle the 911 S5 proxy botnet, “likely the world's largest botnet ever”, linked to 19M+ IPs, and arrest its alleged administrator
US government seizes 911 S5 operation and takes it offline Associated Press : International Authorities Arrest Man Allegedly Behind 'Likely the World's Largest Botnet Ever' Xinghui Kok / Reuters : US ...
Filing: Progress Software says the US SEC opened an investigation into the MOVEit hack that has cost the company $1M and exposed 64M+ people's personal data
Note 15: Cyber Related Matters November 2022 Cyber Incident Following the detection … Cynthia Brumfield / Metacurity : SEC Launches Probe into Progress Software's MOVEit Vulnerability, Issues Subpoena...
A document from Facebook's law firm shows how the company might fight an antitrust lawsuit and any attempts to force a divestiture of WhatsApp or Instagram
Good morning! Greetings from Alexandria, Virginia … David Challis / Android Headlines : Facebook To Argue It Is Too Integrated For Breakup JC Torres / SlashGear : Facebook prepares to challenge plans...
US judge in California issues a preliminary injunction halting Commerce Department's order banning downloads of WeChat from Sunday
one with a deal, the other with a judge's help Edvard Pettersson / Bloomberg : Trump's WeChat Curbs Halted by Judge on Free Speech Concerns David Shepardson / Reuters : Wall Street Journal : WeChat B...
TikTok sues the Trump administration in federal court, arguing Trump's EO deprived it of due process
Today we are filing a complaint in federal court challenging … Hollie McKay / Fox News : Microsoft's ‘tight’ ties to China under scrutiny ahead of potential TikTok purchase Sabri Ben-Achour / Marketpl...
In a new filing, Epic says revocation of its developer tools by Apple will harm the developer ecosystem and adds a declaration of support from Microsoft
the story so far Chris Wallace / MCV/DEVELOP : Microsoft submits statement of support for Epic Games in Apple fight Chris Smith / BGR : Why Epic isn't an innocent victim in the Fortnite battle with Ap...
Sources: Amazon changed its search algorithm last year to boost items that were more profitable for it, overriding internal dissent from lawyers and engineers
Jeff Bezos opened his 2016 letter to Amazon shareholders like this: Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica : WSJ: Amazon changed search results to boost profits despite internal dissent Victoria Song / Gizmodo : ...
SEC is suing Kik for allegedly running an unregistered securities sale when it launched an ICO for its Kin token in 2017
Following the announcement of a lawsuit … Adrian Barkley / Crypto Daily : How Valid Is The SECs Suit Against Kik? Jasmine Solana / CoinGeek : SEC lawsuit accuses Kik of conducting illegal $100M ICO Te...
Apple restores Google's internal iOS apps after certificate misuse punishment
and it made a powerful point Scott Rosenberg / Axios : Tech giants are the new gatekeepers Wall Street Journal : Apple Exerts Power as Privacy Protector Enrique Dans / Forbes : Google Vs. Facebook: Si...