Tag: Department of Justice
T-Mobile US Offers $350mn Settlement for Data Breach
The mobile operator will also spend another $150mn on upgrading security following a 2021 privacy breach that compromised data relating to 76.6 million people.
Scammer Made $100mn Importing Fraudulent Cisco Equipment from China to US
Onur Aksoy is charged with selling knock-off Cisco equipment that had been disguised in China to look like the latest tech.
Will Bribery Sink Ericsson’s $6bn Vonage Acquisition?
Ericsson and Vonage have given themselves another 3 months to close their deal whilst US authorities are clearly taking a close look at further revelations about Ericsson wrongdoing.
US Says No Need for Telcos to Pay $3.3mn Illegal Robocall Penalty If They Cannot Afford It
What is the point of calculating a hefty nominal punishment if it can be neutralized by showing an empty bank statement?
Ericsson Faces More Corruption Investigations
Swedish prosecutors have announced they are investigating Ericsson's activities in Iraq, including suspected payments to Islamic State.
Is the Ericsson Bribery Scandal Worse than We Feared?
Suspicion surrounds Ericsson because promises to be 'transparent' about corrupt business practices have so obviously been broken.
A New Chapter in the Ericsson Bribery Scandal
Ericsson's billon-dollar settlement of corruption charges with the US DoJ and SEC may be invalidated by revelations of more wrongdoing that was not previously disclosed.
Indian Scam Call Centers Targeted by US Prosecutors
Six call centers are accused of generating 'tens of millions of scam calls'.
US Government to Give Prosecutors 3 Years of Cyber Crime Training
Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco wants a stream of new prosecutors with experience of fighting cyber crime across borders.
12-Year Prison Sentence for $200mn Handset Fraudster
Muhammad Fahd bribed AT&T insiders like Marc Sapatin to unlock handsets and infect the operator's systems with malware.
Money Launderer Admits to Operating $311mn Bitcoin Mixer for Darknet Businesses
Larry Harmon's 'Helix' mixer obscured the origins of cryptocurrency earned by drug dealers and other illegal enterprises.
Anti-Virus Mogul John McAfee Charged with Using Twitter for Cryptocurrency Securities Fraud
McAfee claimed his phone and Twitter account had been taken over soon after he began promoting cryptocurrencies.
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