US DOJ did not entrap Megaupload, the agency says
The U.S. Department of Justice did not mislead a court and attempt to entrap file storage site Megaupload on copyright infringement charges, the agency said in a new filing in the case.
View ArticleAT&T to buy Alltel for $780 million
The parent company of Alltel, a mobile telephone network serving rural customers in six states, has agreed to sell the business to AT&T for about US$780 million, Atlantic Tele-Network announced...
View ArticleLawmakers look to reduce waste in US government IT contracts
U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday urged government officials to clamp down on bad IT contracts and limit duplication across projects, with an estimated one quarter of federal spending on IT wasted every year.
View ArticleThree charged with distributing Gozi virus
Three people allegedly involved for years in cybercriminal activities in Eastern Europe have been charged in a U.S. court for creating and distributing the Gozi virus that infected more than 1 million...
View ArticleDOJ asks FCC to delay action on Sprint-Softbank deal
The U.S. Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security have asked for more time to consider Softbank's proposed takeover of Sprint Nextel, a move that may signal a rough road ahead for...
View ArticleFour charged with selling bleach online as miracle cure
Four people who allegedly used a website to market industrial bleach as a cure for arthritis, cancer and other illnesses are facing numerous criminal charges in a U.S. court.
View ArticleMacmillan will end e-book discounting ban in price-fixing settlement
The company that publishes books under the Macmillan imprint has agreed to allow discounting of its electronic books as part of a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice over price-fixing in the...
View ArticleT-Mobile's merger with MetroPCS passes key hurdle
T-Mobile USA is drawing closer to finishing its merger with MetroPCS Wireless as a deadline for action by the U.S. Department of Justice passed on Tuesday.
View ArticleUS lawmakers introduce electronic surveillance reform bill
Three U.S. lawmakers have introduced a bill to provide more protection from government surveillance for people who store data in the cloud.
View ArticleSmall rural carriers welcome a bigger T-Mobile
Some of the smallest mobile operators in the U.S. have lined up behind a deal that would dramatically expand the country's fourth-largest carrier, a twist that has everything to do with the national...
View ArticleFree credit report site appears to be source for celebrity data
A website that provides US consumers with a free annual credit report appears to have been the source used by hackers to download those of celebrities including Beyoncé and government officials...
View ArticleTwo charged with gift-card hacking scheme
Two California men face charges in Massachusetts of hacking into point-of-sale computers at Subway restaurants and adding more than US$40,000 in value to gift cards, the U.S. Department of Justice said.
View ArticleUS defense scientist bought pirated software from Russians, Chinese, DOJ says
The former chief scientist at a Kentucky defense contractor has been sentenced to a year in prison for buying pirated software from Russian and Chinese hackers and using it to design components for...
View ArticleLawmakers call for greater protections from e-surveillance
If U.S. law enforcement agencies agree to changes in electronic surveillance law to better protect the privacy of stored email and documents, they want several changes in return, including a...
View ArticleMicrosoft taking bribery allegations 'seriously'
Microsoft is taking seriously allegations that business partners engaged in bribery to gain government contracts in three countries outside the US, the company said.
View ArticleTech groups protest anti-China provision in US budget resolution
A little-publicized provision in a U.S. government budget resolution that largely prohibits four agencies from using Chinese-made IT products could backfire, several tech trade groups said.
View ArticleHouse approves CISPA over privacy objections
The U.S. House of Representatives has voted to approve a controversial cyberthreat information-sharing bill, despite opposition from the White House and several privacy and digital rights groups.
View ArticleAU Optronics executive sentenced for LCD price-fixing
A former executive with AU Optronics was sentenced Monday to serve two years in prison and pay a US$50,000 fine for participating in a worldwide LCD screen price-fixing conspiracy, the U.S. Department...
View ArticleHedge fund manager sentenced in Dell insider trading case
A former portfolio manager at the now defunct Diamondback Capital Management has been sentenced to 54 months in prison for crimes related to a multimillion dollar insider trading scheme involving...
View ArticleAccused SpyEye creator extradited to the US
An Algerian man accused of helping to develop and distribute the SpyEye computer virus has been extradited from Thailand to the U.S. to face criminal charges, the U.S. Department of Justice announced.
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