Tag: Legal
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The Verdict Is In: Google Found Guilty, but Not Broken Up
A U.S. federal court has taken a significant step in the antitrust case against Google. Judge Amit P. Mehta of the District Court for the District of Columbia ruled that the company will not be forced to divest its search business, but it must overhaul a range of practices deemed anticompetitive. Specifically, Google is now…
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Why This Accused Zeppelin Ransomware Hacker Is Still Free on Bail
A California resident has found himself at the center of a high-profile criminal case involving ransomware extortion attacks. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the defendant allegedly participated in the distribution of the Zeppelin ransomware between May 2018 and August 2022, targeting businesses and individuals worldwide, including victims in the United States. He now…
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TSMC Trade Secret Theft: A Former Employee Faces 14 Years in Prison
Taiwanese prosecutors have filed charges against three individuals in a case involving the theft of TSMC trade secrets. Among the accused is a former TSMC employee, identified as Chen, who, after joining Japan’s Tokyo Electron, allegedly sought to obtain confidential information from his former colleagues. According to investigators, the suspects intended to use the stolen…
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Ex-US Army Soldier “kiberphant0m” Pleads Guilty to $1M Telecom Hacking & Extortion
A former U.S. Army servicemember has pleaded guilty to orchestrating an extensive scheme involving the hacking of telecommunications companies, extortion, and the sale of stolen data. Cameron John Wagenius, 21, who last served in Texas, was part of a cybercriminal group that, between April 2023 and December 2024, systematically breached corporate databases, gained unauthorized access…
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Crypto Thief Gets 12 Years: Court Cracks Down on $20M SIM Swap Fraud
A federal court in New York has issued a harsh ruling in a high-profile cryptocurrency theft case. Nicholas Truglia, previously convicted for his role in the cyberattack targeting entrepreneur Michael Terpin’s digital assets, has now received an additional sentence—12 years of imprisonment. This decision followed Judge Alvin Hellerstein’s determination that Truglia willfully failed to fulfill…