Tag: Department of Justice
U.S. DoJ Launches Civil Cyber-Fraud and Cryptocurrency Initiatives
Ever since cybercriminal activities surged globally, the U.S. government initiated multiple cybersecurity measures to enhance security and defend against cyberattacks. Deputy Attorney General Lisa...
Justice Department to Launch Ransomware Taskforce
Ransomware operators continue to innovate hacking techniques to encrypt victims’ sensitive information and demand ransom or threaten targets of leaking their data online. Besides...
FBI Removes Malicious Web Shells from Microsoft Exchange Servers
The FBI executed a court-authorized operation to copy and delete malicious web shells from hundreds of vulnerable systems in the U.S. that were running...
Don’t Apply! U.S. DoJ Warns About Fake Unemployment Benefit Websites
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) is warning users and organizations about targeted attacks from cybercriminals stealing sensitive users’ data. In an official release,...
Operation Egypto: U.S. and Brazil Seize $24 Mn in Cryptocurrency
Law enforcement authorities from the U.S. and Brazil seized $24 million in cryptocurrency that was procured via online fraud. According to the Department of...
Google is the Monopoly Gatekeeper to the Internet, says DoJ
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) filed a civil antitrust lawsuit against Google for unlawfully maintaining monopolies via anticompetitive practices in the search and...
Game Over! Chinese and Malaysian Hackers Charged for Computer Intrusion...
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) charged five Chinese and two Malaysian hackers for their involvement in multiple computer intrusion campaigns from early 2014...
Imposter Scams Continue to be a Growing Concern for Senior Citizens:...
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) issued a fraud alert asking people to be vigilant when providing any sensitive information over the phone. The...
Tesla Avoids a Cyberattack Bump; Acknowledges the Earnest Employee
Remember the famous dialog from the 1987 movie “Wall Street” where Lou gives a life lesson to the junior stockbroker Bud? Well, for the...
Wanted! Two Chinese Hackers Alleged for Targeting COVID-19 Research
In an indictment released on Tuesday, July 21, the U.S. Department of Justice has charged two Chinese nationals, Li Xiaoyu and Dong Jiazhi, for...
