California man pleads guilty to hacking Disney’s Slack accounts
A Southern California man has admitted to computer hacking in a case that involved the theft of proprietary Disney files.
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A Southern California man has admitted to computer hacking in a case that involved the theft of proprietary Disney files.
The U.S. Attorney General on Friday rescinded a memo issued four years ago that limited the ability of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to target reporters during criminal and civil investigations.
The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating whether Fubo and Disney’s plan to merge their pay TV businesess violate antitrust rules.
A federal judge said a 14-count indictment charging Burke with criminal conspiracy, computer hacking and interception was not defective and can be heard by a jury.
Attorneys for the Department of Justice argued the AP has no constitutional right to access events held by President Donald Trump.
The letter, sent by Senator Elizabeth Warren, may or may not be effective — depending on whether the DOJ wants to focus its efforts on Fubo or Disney.
Apple and Google are restoring access to TikTok in their U.S.-based app stores after receiving assurances from the Trump Administration that a law banning the app will not be enforced.
SCOTUSblog publisher Tom Goldstein was criminally charged on Thursday with tax evasion, making false statements and fraud related to a corporate health care policy.
A man accused of attempting to extort AT&T under threat of exposing confidential phone records was arrested by police in Texas earlier this month.
The News Media Alliance has asked federal officials to step in and halt Google’s “anticompetitive” practices that are depriving publishers of money.
The U.S. Department of Justice and more than a dozen state attorneys general have filed briefs backing Fubo in its ongoing lawsuit against Venu Sports.
Two brothers are accused of running a large-scale pirate TV service that cost content providers, licensors, distributors and financial merchants more than $100 million in loss over seven years.
Police in Canada have arrested a person who is suspected of stealing customer information from around 165 companies, including AT&T and Ticketmaster.
Emilio Azcarraga, the executive chairman of Mexico’s telecommunications giant Grupo Televisa, resigned his role this week.
The U.S. State Department has sanctioned organizations and individuals connected to RT over what it claims are covert intelligence and fundraising operations.
Bostick joins MPA’s ACE from the U.S. Department of Justice, where she served as an assistant U.S. attorney in New York.
John Binns, 24, admitted to accessing servers connected to T-Mobile; he was federally indicted in 2022.
The journalist, Timothy Burke, was arranged on a dozen counts related to computer hacking, conspiracy and electronic interception.
News outlets and press freedom groups are torn between supporting former journalist Timothy Burke and the broadcast TV outlets he allegedly victimized.
An attorney representing the Florida journalist said he may need a court-appointed lawyer due to increasing legal fees.
Prosecutors have filed a motion to dismiss a legal challenge brought before a U.S. Court of Appeals by a Florida journalist who was charged with computer crimes last month.
The DOJ review will focus on antitrust issues and is likely to come after the three broadcasters finalize their plans for the sports-inclusive streaming service.
A federal grand jury indicted a 23-year-old American in 2022 for hacking T-Mobile one year earlier, according to a sealed charging document obtained and published by The Desk.
Attorneys for Timothy Burke have asked a magistrate judge to reconsider his order that allows the FBI to maintain custody of his computers.
Prosecutors agreed to return a laptop and hard drive to former Deadspin editor Timothy Burke, but are still keeping custody of his other items.
A federal judge says Florida journalist Timothy Burke is not entitled to the return of cell phones and computers seized by the FBI earlier this year.
Federal prosecutors have questioned the credentials of a journalist who is at the center of a criminal hacking investigation involving Fox News.
FBI agents seized two dozen computers, phones and related devices at Timothy Burke’s home in early May, according to investigative documents.
Federal prosecutors have agreed to unseal a portion of the search warrant against Florida journalist Timothy Burke, according to court records reviewed by The Desk.
The former U.S. president will keep an agreement to sit down with the Fox News Channel later this month, a spokesperson for the network said on Friday.
The interview with Fox News journalist Bret Baier was scheduled to air on Monday, June 19; it is not clear if the interview will proceed in light of Thursday’s indictment.
Cox Media, Paramount Global and Fox Corporation have agreed to pay $48 million and cooperate in litigation against other media companies.
Florida journalist Timothy Burke is under investigation for criminal conspiracy to hack a computer system used by Fox News Channel.
A former Los Angeles news producer has been indicted by a federal grand jury on three criminal charges related to child pornography.
The U.S. Department of Justice may file an antitrust lawsuit to block the proposed acquisition of Mint Mobile by T-Mobile.
The four members of Congress say the merger led to layoffs, cancelled shows and other “anticompetitive” behavior.
The editor, Noah Shachtman, removed information about a child sex abuse investigation against ABC News journalist and friend James Gordon Meek from a Rolling Stone story in September.
The U.S. Attorney General said the Justice Department would strengthen its policies regarding the collection of records belonging to journalists and lawmakers.
The Department of Justice has withdrawn its federal legal challenge to California’s network neutrality framework.
Department of Justice regulators told AT&T executives that a merger between Dish Network and DirecTV wouldn’t be approved until 5G was rolled out more broadly.