Failed plot to steal domain name at gunpoint brings 14-year prison term
Man planned armed home invasion instead of paying $20,000 for domain name.
Policy // Civilization & Discontents
Pensacola confirms ransomware attack but provides few details
As Louisiana recovers from Ryuk, another city gets knocked offline.
Uploaded Ring footage reportedly provides location to the square inch
Neighbors data proves extra-revealing as Amazon police partnerships accelerate.
Amazon: Trump used “improper pressure” to block AWS from DOD cloud contract
Trump said "screw Amazon" and used contract as political weapon against Bezos, suit claims.
Verizon reportedly blocks archivists from Yahoo Groups days before deletion [update]
All content on Yahoo Groups since its 2001 launch is disappearing Saturday.
Bernie Sanders vows to break up huge ISPs and regulate broadband prices
Sanders would regulate broadband as utility and spend $150 billion on networks.
Jury sides with Elon Musk in “pedo guy” defamation case
"I don't want to have anything to do with this," a juror said after the verdict.
Social media platforms leave 95% of reported fake accounts up, study finds
Fake accounts are easy to buy and make, and platforms are bad at yanking them.
Kingpin of Evil Corp lived large. Now there’s a $5 million bounty on his head
Hammer falls on the cybercrime group behind Dridex, the most widespread malware ever.
DOL’s $400M pay-discrimination suit is unconstitutional, Oracle argues
The feds are calling 20+ witnesses in a case Oracle says is against federal law.
Huawei sues FCC to stop ban on Huawei gear in US-funded networks
Huawei lawsuit seeks to overturn ban on Huawei gear in FCC-funded networks.
FCC tries to bury finding that Verizon and T-Mobile exaggerated 4G coverage
FCC buries investigation's finding in 5G press release, won't punish carriers.
New Iranian wiper discovered in attacks on Middle Eastern companies
“ZeroCleare” wiper, descendant of Shamoon, found by IBM responders.
Senators want answers about algorithms that provide black patients less healthcare
Was the potential for bias considered in these literal life-or-death algorithms?
Mobile industry has stifled eSIM—and the DOJ is demanding change
US warns GSMA, says it must change eSIM standard that blocks competition.
