Justice Department Stepping Up Efforts to Combat Cybercrime November 5, 2021 By Eric Tucker WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is stepping up actions to combat ransomware and cybercrime through arrests and other actions,...
US Poised to Sue Contractors Who Don’t Report Cyber Breaches October 8, 2021 By Eric Tucker WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is poised to sue government contractors and other companies who receive U.S. government grants...
Ransomware Gangs Get Paid Off as Officials Struggle for Fix June 22, 2021 By Frank Bajak BOSTON (AP) — If your business falls victim to ransomware and you want simple advice on whether to pay the...
Justice Dept. Sues to Stop Aon’s Purchase of Willis Towers Watson June 16, 2021 WASHINGTON — The U.S. Justice Department filed a lawsuit on Wednesday aimed at stopping insurance broker Aon’s $30 billion acquisition...
Pipeline CEO: Ransom Payment Among My ‘Toughest Decisions’ June 9, 2021 By Eric Tucker and Ben Fox WASHINGTON (AP) — The chief executive of the massive fuel pipeline hit by ransomware last month told senators on Tuesday...
US Charges Swiss ‘Hacktivist’ for Data Theft and Leaks March 23, 2021 By Matt O'Brien The Justice Department has charged a Swiss hacker with computer intrusion and identity theft, just over a week after the...
U.S. Selects Compensation Feinberg Firm to Oversee Boeing 737 MAX Victim Fund March 11, 2021 By David Shepardson and Tracy Rucinski WASHINGTON — Prominent attorneys Kenneth Feinberg and Camille Biros have been named to oversee a $500 million victim compensation fund...
Justice Dept. Drops Yale Admissions Discrimination Lawsuit February 4, 2021 By Colleen Long and Michael Balsamo WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department on Wednesday dropped its discrimination lawsuit against Yale University that had alleged the university...
Toyota Settles U.S. Probe Into Delayed Emissions Defect Reports For $180 Million January 15, 2021 By David Shepardson WASHINGTON — Toyota Motor Corp settled a lengthy Justice Department civil probe into its delayed filing of emissions-related defect reports...
Boeing Seen Getting Off Easy in Fraud Settlement on 737 Max January 11, 2021 By Julie Johnsson and Alan Levin Boeing Co. escaped heavy punishment in a U.S. criminal investigation into two deadly crashes of the 737 Max, according to...