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Article | 1/09/2011 US DOJ to block AT&T acquisition of T-Mobile USA
The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit to block AT&T from acquiring mobile competitor T-Mobile USA, with the agency saying the US$39 b...
Article | 1/09/2011 AT&T to return jobs to US if T-Mobile deal is approved
AT&T will return 5,000 outsourced call-center jobs to the U.S. if regulators approve its proposed US$39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile USA, the c...
Article | 31/08/2011 Akamai employee tried to sell secrets to Israel
A 43-year-old former Akamai employee has pleaded guilty to espionage charges after offering to hand over confidential information about the Web accele...
Article | 17/08/2011 Fired techie created virtual chaos at pharma company
Logging in from a Smyrna, Georgia, McDonald's restaurant, a former employee of a U.S. pharmaceutical company was able to wipe out most of the company'...
Article | 11/08/2011 Mayors voice support for AT&T deal with T-Mobile
More than 100 U.S. mayors have expressed support for AT&T's proposed acquisition of mobile rival T-Mobile USA, AT&T said Wednesday.
Article | 4/08/2011 ACLU wants details on mobile tracking by police
Affiliates of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) in 31 states have filed 379 information requests, demanding that state and local law enforceme...
Article | 4/08/2011 US agencies charge 72 in child porn ring
Seventy-two people from the U.S. and other nations face child pornography charges for their alleged involvement in an Internet bulletin board focused ...
Article | 29/07/2011 US phisher who hit 38,500 gets long prison sentence
A California man was sentenced to 12 years and seven months in prison Thursday for his role as the brains behind a widespread phishing scam that took ...
Article | 21/07/2011 Senator opposes AT&T's acquisition of T-Mobile
A senior U.S. senator has urged two federal agencies to reject AT&T's proposed US$39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile USA.
Article | 20/07/2011 Internet activist charged with hacking into MIT network
The cofounder of online news site Reddit has been charged with computer intrusion, fraud and data theft for allegedly stealing 4.8 million documents f...
Article | 16/07/2011 US, Romanian authorities target Internet fraud scheme
Romanian law enforcement officials on Thursday executed 117 searches targeting more than 100 people in an ongoing effort with the U.S. Department of J...
Article | 12/07/2011 Study: Fair use drives large part of US economy
Industries that rely on fair use exceptions to U.S. copyright law have weathered the recent slow economy better than other businesses, according to a ...
Article | 29/06/2011 Expert: Gov't should approve T-Mobile sale with conditions
Instead of rejecting AT&T's proposed acquisition of T-Mobile USA, U.S. regulators should approve the deal with conditions that require AT&T to...
Article | 28/06/2011 Man sentenced to 13 years in Operation 'Phish Phry'
A 27-year-old man has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for managing a phishing operation in conjunction with Egyptian hackers that looted consumer...
Article | 22/06/2011 Tech firm's co-owner sentenced for E-Rate fraud
The former co-owner of Illinois networking vendor Global Networking Technologies was sentenced Tuesday to serve one year and one day in prison for his...