Peteris Sahurovs, a Latvian hacker known as "Sagade," was extradited to the US and appeared in…
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Tech Support Scammers Lose Their "Hard Earned" Money in FTC Settlements
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has settled with a collective of tech support scammers, who…
EFF Sues FBI for Records About Paid Geek Squad Informants
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the…
Lexmark Loses Supreme Court Case. Users Can Sell Refurbished Ink Cartridges
The US Supreme Court has ruled that a company's patent claims end after the first sale…
Microsoft Sues Chinese Company for Hacking Xbox Accounts
Microsoft has filed a lawsuit against a Chinese company that operates an online service that sells…
Proposed US Bill Would Legalize Aggressive "Hack Back" Attacks
A US congressman is currently tinkering away at a proposed bill that will legalize some "hack…
Judge: It’s OK If Best Buy’s Geek Squad Nerds Search Your PC for Illegal Content
A judge presiding over a child pornography case that was set in motion in 2012 has…
Security Guard Hacks and Trashes Company Servers After Quitting His Job
A California judge has found Yovan Garcia, a former security guard, guilty for hacking his former…