Law

“Zoom-bombing” Could Result in Fines or Imprisonment

The world is adjusting to the “new normal” of working from home and attending online meetings. While this is happening, a nefarious group of people have decided to enter Zoom teleconferences so they can be abusive to the people who…

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U.S. Department of Justice Arrested Man for Laundering Bitcoin

The Department of Justice has arrested a man who allegedly was running a bitcoin mixing service on the dark web that helped criminals launder bitcoin transactions. ZDNet reported that this was the first case the Department of Justice brought against…

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U.S. Department of Justice and FBI Brought Charges Against Huawei

The U.S. Department of Justice announced that a superseding indictment was returned yesterday in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, charging Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. (Huawei) the world’s largest telecommunications manufacturer, and two U.S. subsidiaries with conspiracy to violate the…

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Department of Justice Charged Evil Corp Hackers with Bank Fraud

The U.S. Department of Justice (and the United Kingdom’s National Crime Agency) announced the unsealing of criminal charges against a 32-year-old hacker who goes by the name “aqua”, of Moscow, Russia. He has been charged with international computer hacking and…

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Germany Shuts Down Illegal Data Center in Former NATO Bunker

The Associated Press reported that German investigators arrested seven people in connection with an illegal data processing center that was installed in a former NATO bunker. It was located in Traben-Trarbach, a town that is located near the Mosel River…

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