A photographic illustration shows a mobile phone near the NSO Group company logo on February 9, 2022 in the Israeli city of Netanya. (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images) Supreme Court clears way for WhatsApp case against NSO Group, opening spyware firm to more lawsuits The Biden administration previously weighed in on the case between Meta and the spyware maker to recommend the court dismiss the appeal. Jan 9, 2023 By Tonya Riley
FBI Director Christopher Wray speaks during a press conference at the U.S. Justice Department on April 6, 2022, announcing the Sandworm operation. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) DOJ’s Sandworm operation raises questions about how far feds can go to disarm botnets The Department of Justice and FBI announced they used remote access technology to shut down a Sandworm botnet. Apr 8, 2022 By Suzanne Smalley
Outside the federal courthouse for the Western District of Washington state. (Photo by JASON REDMOND/AFP via Getty Images) FIN7 hacker sentenced to five years Denys Iarmak, a Ukrainian national, was involved with the Russia-linked hacking group between November 2016 and November 2018. Apr 7, 2022 By Tonya Riley
This illustration photo shows Heather Morgan, also known as “Razzlekhan,” on a phone in front of the Bitcoin logo displayed on a screen, in Washington, DC, February 9, 2022. – A couple accused of seeking to launder the bitcoin were arrested in New York, the department said. Ilya Lichtenstein, 34, and his wife Heather Morgan, 31, were set to appear in federal court over the charges later in the day. (Photo by Olivier DOULIERY / AFP) (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images) ‘Razzlekhan’ released on bond, husband detained ahead of cryptocurrency laundering trial Prosecutors found access keys to the wallet containing the stolen cryptocurrency in Ilya Dutch Lichtenstein's cloud storage. The judge called the evidence a "smoking gun." Feb 15, 2022 By Tonya Riley
Supporters of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange hold a placard during a protest against his extradition to the US outside the High Court in London on January 24, 2022 (Photo by DANIEL LEAL/AFP via Getty Images) Assange permitted to file U.K. Supreme Court appeal in extradition case The ruling essentially buys the WikiLeaks publisher more time as his lawyers try to keep him out of the U.S. justice system. Jan 24, 2022 By Joe Warminsky
Interior courtroom, Robert J. Nealon Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Scranton, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Carol M. Highsmith/Buyenlarge/Getty Images) Courts order handover of breach forensic reports in trend welcomed by consumers, feared by defendants Over the past year, three different judges have compelled data breach suit defendants to give the reports to plaintiffs. Aug 4, 2021 By Tim Starks
(FBI) FBI employee indicted for stealing classified info on FBI cybersecurity work The documents also revealed information on al Qaeda and counterintelligence work. May 21, 2021 By Shannon Vavra
(Tim Evanson / Flickr / Wikimedia Commons) Hacker who sent information on US personnel to Islamic State is freed by judge Ardit Ferizi, a citizen of Kosovo, was arrested in 2015 at age 19. Dec 4, 2020 By Joe Warminsky
A Nintendo Switch controller. (Garrett Coakley / Flickr) US arrests suspected hackers accused of video game piracy Two suspected members of the Team Xecuter organization are in custody, prosecutors say. Oct 5, 2020 By Joe Warminsky
(Matthew Hurst / Flickr) Anthem to pay $39.5 million to states in latest settlement over 2015 hack The company previously agreed to pay $115 million in connection with the incident. Sep 30, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas