A Greek court sentences four people, including spyware maker Intellexa's founder, to prison, for using spyware to target journalists, politicians, and others
A Greek court sentences four people, including spyware maker Intellexa's founder, to prison, for using spyware to target journalists, politicians, and others
Greece's “Predatorgate” scandal is one of Europe's biggest political crises over the use of hacking software.
Coinbase says it is working with the US SEC to close an investigation into whether it misstated its numbers by noting 100M+ “verified users” in its 2021 IPO doc
After he took office, the SEC dropped a lawsuit accusing Coinbase of illegally marketing crypto to the public. — But the SEC is still investigating whether Coinbase misstated its user numbers, accor...
The US DOJ announces an indictment for four people, two of whom have been arrested, in an alleged international pig butchering crypto scam costing victims $80M+
That does it. — My next band name is International Pig Butchering Crypto Scam.
One in four people in the US who reported losing money to fraud from January 2021 to June 2023 said the contact started on social media, causing $2.7B in losses
Emma Fletcher / Federal Trade Commission :
One in four people in the US who reported losing money to fraud between January 2021-June 2023 said it started on social media, resulting in losses worth $2.7B
Scammers are hiding in plain sight on social media platforms and reports to the FTC's Consumer Sentinel Network point to huge profits.
Apple's head of global security Thomas Moyer indicted for trying to bribe Santa Clara sheriff's office with 200 iPads in return for concealed firearm permits
Defendants include Sheriff Laurie Smith's second-in-command — Four people, including top brass in the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office …
Sources: state and federal investigators are expected to file antitrust charges against Facebook as soon as November
State and federal investigators are expected to file antitrust charges against Facebook as soon as November, according to four people familiar with the matter …
A NJ police dept. filed cyber harassment charges against five Twitter users for sharing a photo seeking the identity of a masked police officer during protests
one for tweeting a photo of a masked cop, & four for retweeting the original tweet. https://www.theverge.com/... Tony Webster / @webster : Someone posted a pic of a police officer wearing Blue Lives M...
Sources: after complaints about privacy practices around children's videos on YouTube, FTC is in late stages of a probe, causing YouTube to rethink its strategy
Data Sheet Geoff Weiss / Tubefilter : YouTube Reportedly In Late Stages Of Federal Investigation For Violating Children's Privacy Laws Haydn Taylor / GamesIndustry.biz : YouTube reportedly under inves...