Lawsuits
U.S. charges three Iranian nationals in Trump campaign hack
Federal prosecutors on Friday announced criminal charges against three Iranian nationals in connection with a recent hack of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s campaign and other cyberattacks. The three “malicious cyber actors,” who were employed by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, engaged in “a wide-ranging hacking campaign” that also targeted current and former government officials, […]
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Why JPMorgan Chase is prepared to sue the U.S. government over Zelle scams
JPMorgan Chase CEO and Chairman Jamie Dimon gestures as he speaks during the U.S. Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee oversight hearing on Wall Street firms, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 6, 2023. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters Buried in a roughly 200-page quarterly filing from JPMorgan Chase last month were eight […]
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‘They knew and they lied’: California sues ExxonMobil, alleging deception about plastics recycling
California’s attorney general sued ExxonMobil on Monday, alleging that the company had waged a “campaign of deception” for decades to mislead consumers and convince them that recycling was a viable solution for plastic waste. The lawsuit, filed in Superior Court of California in San Francisco, says ExxonMobil promoted recycling as a “cure-all for plastic waste,” even […]
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Dark web researcher warned Columbus, Ohio, residents ransomware attack was bigger than mayor said. The city is suing him
Ransomware has long been plaguing American municipalities. It appeared to be another typical ransomware attack that impacted the city of Columbus, Ohio, this past July. The city’s response to the hack, however, was not, and it has cybersecurity and legal experts across the country questioning its motives. Connor Goodwolf (legal name is David Leroy Ross) is an […]
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Biden administration did not fast-track student loan relief before final rule: official
A senior Biden administration official says the U.S. Department of Education did not plan to begin forgiving up to $147 billion in student debt for as many as 25 million Americans before publishing a final rule on the program — despite claims to the contrary by seven Republican state attorneys general. Those AGs last week […]
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Trump hush money sentencing postponed past Election Day, judge rules
Former U.S. President Donald Trump comments as he leaves the courthouse after a jury found him guilty of all 34 felony counts in his criminal trial at New York State Supreme Court on May 30, 2024. Justin Lane | Via Reuters Former President Donald Trump will not be sentenced in his New York criminal hush […]
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Brazil top court threatens to suspend X operations in latest twist of ongoing feud
Elon Musk attends a symposium on “Antisemitism Online” during the European Jewish Association conference in Krakow, on Jan. 22, 2024. Omar Marques | Getty Images A Brazilian Supreme Court justice on Wednesday threatened to shut down the local operations of X, formerly Twitter, unless its billionaire owner Elon Musk names a legal representative in Brazil within 24 […]
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Malaysia charges ex-PM Muhyiddin with sedition over alleged remarks on royalty
Malaysia’s former prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin arrives at a prayer ceremony in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 9 March, 2023. Mat Zain | Nurphoto | Getty Images Malaysia has charged opposition leader and former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin with sedition for allegedly insulting the country’s former king, his lawyer said on Tuesday. Muhyiddin, who led Malaysia for 17 months between 2020 and 2021, was charged at […]
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Trump classified documents case: Special counsel urges appeals court to reverse dismissal
Former U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks during an event following his arraignment on classified document charges, at Trump National Golf Club, in Bedminster, New Jersey, U.S., June 13, 2023. Amr Alfiky | Reuters Special counsel Jack Smith on Monday urged a federal appeals court to reverse a lower court’s decision to dismiss the criminal […]
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Telegram messaging app CEO Durov arrested in France
Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov AOP.Press | Corbis | Getty Images Pavel Durov, the Russian-born billionaire founder and owner of the Telegram messaging app, was arrested at Le Bourget airport outside Paris shortly after landing on a private jet late on Saturday and placed in custody, a police source said. The arrest of the […]
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