FCC votes to cap prison phone call rates
The FCC has approved a measure that caps most phone calls placed by inmates in prison and jails to no more than $1 per call.
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Ofcom hits TikTok with £1.9 million fine over errant safety data
Ofcom says TikTok failed to provide accurate information about its compliance with an online safety law aimed at preventing harmful material from being seen by children.
TV stations go offline during global outage caused by CrowdStrike
Dozens of major television broadcasters had their operations disrupted by a global computer outage triggered by security vendor CrowdStrike on Friday.
Man arrested for T-Mobile hack is suspected in newly-revealed AT&T data breach
An American citizen detained in Turkey is suspected of participating in an attack against AT&T’s systems that allowed them to collect sensitive customer records.
British man gets prison for selling illegal set-top boxes
A British man once living in Cyprus was arrested, charged and sentenced for operating an illegal pirate TV shop.
Evan Gershkovich, jailed Wall Street Journal reporter, to stand trial in Russia
Prosecutors accuse the Wall Street Journal reporter of collecting intelligence about a Russian military manufacturing plant on behalf of the CIA.
Judicial panel consolidates lawsuits against AT&T over data breaches
The class-action lawsuits were filed after AT&T disclosed a data breach impacting more than 70 million current and former customers.
Anna Schecter Zigler to lead crime coverage at CBS local stations
The local TV unit at Paramount Global’s CBS has named a new senior coordinating producer for its recently-organized Crime & Public Safety unit.
Man arrested for fraud, money laundering in Sky pirate operation
A 52-year-old British man was arrested by local police on suspicion of fraud and money laundering in connection with an illegal broadcast operation involving programming from Sky television.
Judge delays sentencing of Fox Leaks co-conspirator
Marco Gaudino admitted to helping journalist Timothy Burke trespass into computer systems used by Fox News and others.