Tag: Department of Justice
AT&T Implicated in Trillion CDR Surveillance Program
Senator Ron Wyden believes the White House-funded purchase of call data from AT&T may have broken the law.
$116mn Fine for Toll-Free Fraudster Who Embarrassed US Telecoms Industry with His Anti-Scam Antics
An amateurish fraudster has been punished by high-status professionals who also have a shaky relationship with the truth.
3-Year Prison Sentence for SIM Swapper Who Stole Cryptocurrency Worth $20mn
Anthony Faulk also forfeited a million-dollar home, JP Morgan accounts holding millions, luxury cars and fancy jewelry.
Notorious Brit SIM Swapper Gets 5 Years in US Prison
The sentence may appear severe until you appreciate the variety of crimes committed during a spree that lasted less than 18 months.
20 Year Old Founder of Forum for Data Breaches and Hackers Arrested
Conor Brian Fitzpatrick allegedly ran BreachForums, a cybercrime market where 14 billion consumer records could be purchased.
Ericsson’s New $206mn Bribery Fine: Will They Ever Come Clean?
CEO Börje Ekholm offered more platitudes about ethics after US prosecutors levied another big penalty for corruption.
Six Arrested for Swapping SIMs and Forging IDs to Raid a Million Dollars from Bank Accounts
Hijacking the phone services of victims was part of a process that culminated with bank withdrawals made in person using fake ID.
Ericsson Allocates $220mn for More Corruption Penalties
A monitoring regime that was meant to address past failings did not identify or disclose bribes paid to terrorists in Iraq.
Huawei, Iran and Intellectual Property Theft
Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou is free after years of battling extradition to the USA but that does not make her innocent.
Saudi Twitter Spy Given Over 3 Years in Prison
Bader Al-Asaker, confidante of the ruler of Saudi Arabia, recruited US-Lebanese Twitter employee Ahmad Abouammo to feed information about Saudi dissidents.
How Telcos Could Lose Billions from Ultrafast Transactions
James Zhong stole USD3.3bn in cryptocurrency by executing many rapid withdrawals from online accounts.
Why Does the US Media Refuse to Tell the Full Truth about Robocaller Roy Cox Jr?
Authorities praised for finding a man who made 8bn illegal calls should also be criticized for the failure to punish him earlier.
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