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Megaupload users debate suing U.S. government over lost data
In the wake of the U.S. Department of Justice shutting down Megaupload for alleged copyright infringement, there has been talk of legitimate users suing the government over their lost data. As
FBI shutters Megaupload, Anonymous steps in
The FBI closed down the file-sharing site Megaupload Thursday, charging seven individuals with operating an international business based on digital piracy, The Wall Street Journal reported. Four
Enterprise mobility needs T-Mobile's influence
Come on, AT&T ( NYSE: T ), you can do better than offering to move 5,000 call center jobs to U.S. soil. It's a cleverly timed offer, granted, dangling it before the Obama Administration just as the
Justice Dept. says no to AT&T merger with T-Mobile
The U.S. Department of Justice is saying no to AT&T's ( NYSE: T ) proposed purchase of competing cell-phone carrier T-Mobile USA. The agency has filed a lawsuit to stop the $39 billion acquisition,
FBI arrests do little to quiet Anonymous
At least 16 people in the United States were arrested in connection with the Anonymous hacktivist group earlier this week. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, at least one person in the
Defendant cites Fifth Amendment in refusing to give laptop password to prosecutors
A Colorado woman facing charges of making fraudulent real estate transactions has been asked to unlock an encrypted laptop that was recovered from her bedroom in a police raid. The woman, Ramona
Calif. e-trading scammer gets jail and an Internet ban
A California man was sentenced to 15 months in prison last week after pleading guilty to a major scam involving opening tens of thousands of bogus online brokerage accounts. Michael Largent, 22, of
Sun shareholders approve merger with Oracle
Sun Microsystems has announced that its shareholders have voted in favor of a merger with software juggernaut Oracle . Of course, the acquisition will still have to cross the desk of the U.S.
Experts: Most users clueless about cybersecurity
According to two government officials, the Internet is particularly vulnerable because most users have no idea what they are up against or how to prevent a cyberattack. Michael Stawasz, senior
LexisNexis warns of breaches
Information broker LexisNexis is warning more than 13,000 consumers that a Florida man facing charges in a racketeering conspiracy may have accessed sensitive consumer databases that were used to
