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… Read More
Category: Law
Court Rules Apple Must Pay Workers for Time Spent Waiting for Exit Searches
The California Supreme Court has ruled that Apple Inc. violated California law when it failed to pay employees in Apple Stores for the time they spend waiting for mandatory bag and iPhone searches at the end of their shifts. The… Read More
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… Read More
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… Read More
U.S. Charges 4 Chinese Military Members in Equifax Breach
The U.S. Department of Justice said that four members of the People’s Liberation Army, an arm of the Chinese military, have been charged with breaking into the networks of the Equifax credit reporting agency, and stealing personal information of tens… Read More
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… Read More
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… Read More