Legal Archives - Page 17 of 20

Google, Apple fined by Italian authority for aggressive data collection

Italy’s competition authority (Autorita Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato) has announced a fine of 10 million Euros ($11.3 million) against Google and Apple. […]

26 Nov

Interpol arrests over 1,000 suspects linked to cyber crime

Interpol has coordinated the arrest of 1,003 individuals linked to various cyber-crimes such as romance scams, investment frauds, online money laundering, and illegal online gambling. […]

24 Nov

Germany to force ISPs to give discounts for slow Internet speeds

A new regulation coming in the form of an amendment in the Telecommunications Act of Germany could radically change the relationship between consumers and internet service providers. […]

17 Nov

Victims of $2 billion BitConnect fraud to get back $57 million

U.S. law enforcement authorities will start liquidating roughly $57 million worth of cryptocurrency seized from the now-defunct BitConnect crypto exchange to provide some restitution to defrauded investors. […]

11 Nov

Russian ‘King of Fraud’ sentenced to 10 years for Methbot botnet

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) sentenced a Russian man for operating a large-scale digital advertising fraud scheme called ‘Methbot’ (‘3ve’) that stole at least $7 million from American companies. […]

08 Nov

Criminal group dismantled after forcing victims to be money mules

The Spanish police have arrested 45 people who are believed to be members of an online fraud group that operated twenty websites to defraud at least 200 people of 1,500,000 Euros ($1.73 million). […]

06 Nov

Samsung sued for flawed Chromebook hinges cracking displays

Samsung is being sued for selling the Samsung Chromebook Plus 2-in-1 even though they allegedly knew for years of a defect that caused displays to break. […]

29 Oct

DOJ: Pirated sports streamer hacked accounts, extorted MLB

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York has charged a man for illegally streaming MLB, NBA, NFL, and NHL games via the web and hacking into sports leagues’ customer accounts. […]

29 Oct

Police arrest hackers behind over 1,800 ransomware attacks

The Europol has announced the arrest of 12 individuals who are believed to be linked to ransomware attacks against 1,800 victims in 71 countries. […]

26 Oct

Australia drafts Online Privacy Bill to bolster data security

Australia’s Attorney-General has submitted the first draft of a new Online Privacy Bill that contains striking reforms over existing privacy laws. […]

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