Tag: Department of Justice
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The Register: 6 IT contractors arrested for defrauding Uncle Sam out of millions
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/03/6_it_contractors_arrested_for/ Source: The Register Title: 6 IT contractors arrested for defrauding Uncle Sam out of millions Feedly Summary: Also, ecommerce fraud ring disrupted, another Operation Power Off victory, Sino SOHO botnet spotted, and more in brief The US Department of Justice has charged six people with two separate schemes to defraud Uncle Sam…
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The Register: US moves ahead with crackdown on data brokers selling to six ‘countries of concern’
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/21/us_crackdown_data_brokers/ Source: The Register Title: US moves ahead with crackdown on data brokers selling to six ‘countries of concern’ Feedly Summary: Biden’s Executive Order finally getting its day in the sun, soonish The US federal government is poised to implement an Executive Order that would ban data brokers selling significant amounts of information…
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Slashdot: US Charges Duo Behind ‘Anonymous Sudan’ For Over 35,000 DDoS Attacks
Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/24/10/17/0020245/us-charges-duo-behind-anonymous-sudan-for-over-35000-ddos-attacks?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: US Charges Duo Behind ‘Anonymous Sudan’ For Over 35,000 DDoS Attacks Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the indictment of two Sudanese nationals associated with the hacktivist group Anonymous Sudan, known for executing large-scale DDoS attacks against critical infrastructure and high-profile organizations globally. This…
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The Register: Anonymous Sudan isn’t any more: two alleged operators named, charged
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/17/anonymous_sudan_arrests_charges/ Source: The Register Title: Anonymous Sudan isn’t any more: two alleged operators named, charged Feedly Summary: Gang said to have developed its evilware on GitHub – then DDoSed GitHub Hacktivist gang Anonymous Sudan appears to have lost its anonymity after the US Attorney’s Office on Wednesday unsealed an indictment identifying two of…
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The Register: Datacenter CEO alleged to have faked Tier 4 cert to snag $10.7M SEC deal, DoJ claims
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/17/datacenter_ceo_fake_cert_sec/ Source: The Register Title: Datacenter CEO alleged to have faked Tier 4 cert to snag $10.7M SEC deal, DoJ claims Feedly Summary: The Uptime Institute rates datacenters. The ‘Uptime Council’ … apparently doesn’t exist It’s one thing to stretch the truth in your marketing material, but allegedly lying about your datacenter’s qualities…
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Wired: Hacker Charged With Seeking to Kill Using Cyberattacks on Hospitals
Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/anonymous-sudan-ddos-indictment-takedown/ Source: Wired Title: Hacker Charged With Seeking to Kill Using Cyberattacks on Hospitals Feedly Summary: The US has accused two brothers of being part of the hacker group Anonymous Sudan, which allegedly went on a wild cyberattack spree that hit thousands of targets—and, for one of the two men, even put lives…
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The Register: DOJ, Microsoft seize 107 domains used in Russia’s Star Blizzard phishing attacks
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/03/russian_phishing_domains_seized/ Source: The Register Title: DOJ, Microsoft seize 107 domains used in Russia’s Star Blizzard phishing attacks Feedly Summary: Winter is coming The US Department of Justice and Microsoft have seized 107 websites used by Russian cyberspies in a phishing campaign to steal sensitive information from US government agencies, think tanks, and other…
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The Register: If your AI does the crime, you’ll do the time, warns DoJ
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/09/25/doj_ai_compliance_guidance_update/ Source: The Register Title: If your AI does the crime, you’ll do the time, warns DoJ Feedly Summary: Add compliance requirements to your AI to-do list If juggling the extreme cost and hazy ROI of AI weren’t enough of a headache, the United States Department of Justice (DoJ) now expects enterprise compliance…