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The piece of ransomware known as Reveton returns and this time it locks the computers on unsuspecting victims on behalf of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ).
The cyberciminals that operate this scam use the Citadel platform to spread the malicious element.
It’s uncertain at this point if schemes ... |
1 May 2012
08:30 GMT |
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When it comes to online protests, especially the ones in which distributed denial-of-service (DDOS) attacks are involved, the sites of the Central Intelligence Agency (cia.gov), Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) and the one of the Department of Justice (justice.gov) often seem to be the favorite targets.
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24 April 2012
02:55 GMT |
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After the Department of Justice (DOJ) filed antitrust charges against Apple and major book publishers over e-book pricing, Apple issued a statement claiming these accusations are utterly false. Apple spokesman Tom Neumayr told All Things D in a statement that “The DOJ’s accusation of collusion against Ap... |
13 April 2012
03:46 GMT |
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The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a lawsuit against the world renowned telecoms company AT&T, accusing it of knowingly allowing Nigerian scammers and other fraudsters to place calls by using the IP Relay service and then billing the government for them.
WebProNews informs that the IP Relay serv... |
27 March 2012
07:46 GMT |
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After news got out that the US Department of Justice (DoJ) took down the Megaupload sites, Anonymous hacktivists became furious and almost immediately initiated what some call the largest attack ever, launching distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks against major government and media industry representative web... |
20 January 2012
03:34 GMT |
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Google's bold move to acquire Motorola Mobility is being put on hold for a while longer as anti-trust government regulators have issued a "second request" to Google, asking for more information in reviewing the proposed acquisition.
What this means is that Google will have to wait a while longer before it can... |
29 September 2011
07:11 GMT |
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Google is expected to pay $500 million for showing ads to illegal pharmacies selling prescription drugs online. The company has been under investigation over the issue by the US Department of Justice and it seems that a conclusion has been reached.Google has already set aside $500 million anticipating such a fine. No... |
24 August 2011
12:11 GMT |
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Earlier this week, Google announced plans to acquire Admeld, an online advertising startup which would help it cover areas of the online ad landscape it's currently not available in. While not official, Google was said to be willing to pay $400 million for the company, so the deal was obviously going to get some... |
18 June 2011
07:37 GMT |
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More details have leaked out on the mysterious $500 million charge Google set aside in Q1 for an investigation of the US Department of Justice. According to several reports, the investigation is over ads for illegal, in the US, online pharmacies. Pharmaceutical ads have been the cause of legal troubles for the compan... |
13 May 2011
08:50 GMT |
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Microsoft has a reason to celebrate today, with the United States Department of Justice announcing that its oversight of the company has expired as of May 12, 2011, as it was expected to do.DOJ notes that it considers its antitrust lawsuit against the Redmond company started in 1998, as well as the anti-monopoly dec... |
12 May 2011
09:31 GMT |
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Google has been touting the fact that its Cloud-based suite of offerings designed for government customers was certified under the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA), a small detail which apparently is not true, Microsoft pointed out. And it’s not exactly Microsoft that’s doing the point... |
12 April 2011
08:45 GMT |
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The battle between Google and the MPEG LA group took an interesting turn now that the US Department of Justice has taken an interest in the actions of the group. The DoJ is investigating whether the MPEG LA, which moved to create a patent pool for Google's free WebM video format and the accompanying V8 video cod... |
7 March 2011
10:42 GMT |
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The proposed ITA acquisition has dragged on for ages now, as the DOJ investigates whether Google's plans are anti-competitive. And, with authorities seemingly bent on getting something on the search giant, after a few narrow escapes, it looks like this is the deal that will get Google into trouble. That is, unle... |
25 February 2011
14:15 GMT |
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For Google, every major acquisition is, increasingly, an uphill battle. The company announced its intention to buy ITA Software, a maker of flight search technology used by many travel websites and related services, last summer. But the move has been contested by many competing companies. The US Department of Justice... |
14 January 2011
06:22 GMT |
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Twitter has been ordered to reveal all of the data from several accounts associated with WikiLeaks, but the company has managed to send out notifications to those targeted to give them a chance to fight the subpoena. Twitter was initially served a sealed order in December, asking for data on those users, which preven... |
8 January 2011
06:53 GMT |
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Despite initial signs that Google would be able to complete the ITA acquisition without too much fuss, it now looks like the company is going to have to wait as the US Department of Justice is apparently investigating whether the acquisition raises anti-trust concerns.While Google doesn't currently compete in th... |
7 September 2010
12:51 GMT |
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Microsoft might not breathe a single word on the next iteration of the Windows client and server platforms for the general public, but the company’s silence should not be mistaken for inactivity. While the software giant is keeping down to a minimum leaks on the development of Windows 8 client and Windows 8 Ser... |
11 March 2010
11:20 GMT |
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The Google Books settlement is looking a lot less likely to be approved by the court, now that the US Department of Justice has reached a conclusion on its investigation launched this summer. The DOJ will oppose the settlement in its current form and will ask the court to reject it. Google and the other parties invol... |
19 September 2009
06:43 GMT |
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Make no mistake about it, Windows 7 development milestones are cooking over at Microsoft. One thing should be extremely clear at this point in time. Microsoft's silence on Windows 7 should not be taken for inaction. Windows 7 M1 Build 6519 along with the public demonstrations of the next iteration of the Windows... |
24 June 2008
04:19 GMT |
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Whenever the Freedom of Information Act is mentioned in a lawsuit it's obvious it's going to be a very interesting one. As long as somebody has something to hide, you just know that information is worth knowing. The Electronic Frontier Foundation privacy group has asked a federal court to order the release ... |
28 February 2008
15:41 GMT |
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