In a policy shift, the US Department of Justice plans to stop prosecuting good-faith security research that would have violated the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
to choose not to prosecute security research as a violation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. “The policy for the first time directs that good-faith security research should not be charged.” https:...
Apple plans to notify targets of state-sponsored spyware attacks like NSO's ForcedEntry and commits $10M to cybersurveillance researchers and advocates
this is a good day to celebrate the formidable impact of @RonDeibert @jsrailton & the @citizenlab research team, systematically exposing human rights abuses and holding the industry accountable https:...
Verkada security camera hacker has been charged in the US for hacking into 100+ of the world's biggest companies since 2019 and leaking proprietary data online
U.S. Files Charges Over Data Theft Kelly Sheridan / Dark Reading : Verkada Attacker Charged With Wire Fraud, Conspiracy in US Sarah Coble / infosecurity-magazine.com : US Indicts Software Engineer Mic...
SolarWinds hackers who breached US federal court system likely gained access to sealed documents containing trade secrets, espionage targets, and more
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Trial lawyer Robert Fisher is handling one of America's most prominent counterintelligence cases, defending an MIT scientist charged with secretly helping China. Tweets: @kimzetter...
Leaked FTI Consulting report: investigators found a suspicious encrypted file on Jeff Bezos' iPhone, causing data transfers to jump by ~29,000%, but no malware
In February of 2019, intelligence information warning … Amy Thomson / Bloomberg : Facebook Says Bezos Hack Highlights Smartphone Vulnerabilities Stephen E. Arnold / Beyond Search : Irony, Outrage, Spe...
Report: court documents, government and industry sources detail decades of Huawei's alleged IP theft, from the science behind 5G to phone accessory designs
But That's Not The Worst Of It James Vincent / The Verge : China supplies around 80% of world's rare earths, crucial elements for electronics, but this monopoly is not an effective tool to retaliate o...
Password manager maker Keeper sues Ars Technica and reporter Dan Goodin for story on a vulnerability in Keeper software, first highlighted by Google researcher
the company behind the product— is suing Dan and Ars. In the extraordinary complaint, Keeper says Dan ‘intended’ to cause harm http://www.documentcloud.org/ ... via @zackwhittaker http://twitter.com/....
Techdirt's existence is threatened by costs of fighting $15M libel suit brought by Shiva Ayyadurai, represented by Charles Harder, who won against Gawker
http://www.techdirt.com/... http://twitter.com/... Christopher Mims / @mims : Peter Thiel started this and someone should tell him it's his responsibility to end it http://twitter.com/... Mike Masnick...
Internet Archive and EFF fend off FBI national security letter that demanded records of an Internet Archive user and came with an everlasting gag order
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Apple's brief points out legal flaws and technical errors in DOJ arguments in FBI's San Bernardino iPhone case
Kim Zetter / Wired :