Department of Justice – Computer Security Articles

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Sun, 23 Feb 2025 23:02:14 +0000

One month into his second term, President Trump’s actions to shrink the government through mass layoffs, firings and withholding funds allocated by Congress have thrown federal cybersecurity and consumer protection programs into disarray. At the same time, agencies are battling an ongoing effort by the world’s richest man to wrest control over their networks and data.

Independent Krebs

March 2, 2025 admin

Trump 2.0 Brings Cuts to Cyber, Consumer Protections

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Sun, 23 Feb 2025 23:02:14 +0000

MalwareBytes Security

July 29, 2022 admin

To settle with the DoJ, Uber must confess to a cover-up. And it did.

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2022 16:44:16 +0000

The 2016 Uber data breach affected the personal information of 57 million people. And then the company covered it all up.

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MalwareBytes Security

July 4, 2022 admin

When good-faith hacking gets people arrested, with Harley Geiger: Lock and Code S03E14

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 04 Jul 2022 19:51:26 +0000

This week on Lock and Code, we discuss the various laws that can be violated when good-faith hacking reveals security flaws.

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Independent Krebs

June 3, 2022 admin

What Counts as “Good Faith Security Research?”

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Fri, 03 Jun 2022 19:33:03 +0000

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recently revised its policy on charging violations of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), a 1986 law that remains the primary statute by which federal prosecutors pursue cybercrime cases. The new guidelines state that prosecutors should avoid charging security researchers who operate in “good faith” when finding and reporting vulnerabilities. But legal experts continue to advise researchers to proceed with caution, noting the new guidelines can’t be used as a defense in court, nor are they any kind of shield against civil prosecution.

MalwareBytes Security

May 28, 2022 admin

Twitter fined $150M after using 2FA phone numbers for marketing

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Fri, 27 May 2022 12:27:05 +0000

Twitter is paying the price for using users’ security information for targeted advertising,

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Independent Krebs

May 12, 2022 admin

DEA Investigating Breach of Law Enforcement Data Portal

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Thu, 12 May 2022 11:00:30 +0000

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) says it is investigating reports that hackers gained unauthorized access to an agency portal that taps into 16 different federal law enforcement databases. KrebsOnSecurity has learned the alleged compromise is tied to a cybercrime and online harassment community that routinely impersonates police and government officials to harvest personal information on their targets.

MalwareBytes Security

November 18, 2019 admin

Stalkerware’s legal enforcement problem

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2019 15:47:58 +0000

Those who install stalkerware with the intent to monitor, control, harass, or otherwise abuse their victims typically get away with it, avoiding legal penalty even if there’s plenty of evidence to suggest their guilt.

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Stalkerware

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