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The crest of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) is seen at their headquarters in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 10, 2021.Andrew Kelly | ReutersSignificant changes are coming to the ways federal prosecutors will handle white collar criminal cases, putting a greater emphasis on individual executives who commit fraud, a senior official at the Department of Justice said Thursday.DOJ is changing the incentive structure for companies negotiating with the government over cases of corporate wrongdoing, according to the…

Photo: BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP (Getty Images)Iranian hackers with ties to the nation’s military are responsible for carrying out “hundreds” of ransomware attacks on victims in the U.S. and other countries over multiple years, U.S. federal authorities said Wednesday. The attacks are said to have targeted nearly every kind of organization you could think of—from local governments to non-profits to small businesses, churches, and schools.02:49Guess How Much Crypto's Been Stolen Lately? Part 2Today 10:45AMOn Wednesday, the…

Google reportedly paid billions of dollars to telecom giants like Apple, Samsung, and more to "illegally" remain the default search engine on their products, according to US Department of Justice (DOJ) attorney Kenneth Dintzer, who made these arguments to Judge Amit Mehta during a hearing in Washington on Thursday. Google has been accused of "buying default exclusivity" on most browsers and all US mobile phones. This exclusivity is believed to deny rivals user data, which is the key to the success of a search…

The United States Department of Justice has made a significant step in its investigation of Apple's antitrust policies. The United States Department of Justice has made a significant step in its investigation of Apple's antitrust policies. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Techno Blender is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong to their rightful owners, all materials…

Apple may be facing a potential US Department of Justice antitrust lawsuit — but this time focused on AirTags and its other hardware. Sources told Politico that DOJ lawyers are in the nascent stages of drafting an antitrust complaint against the tech giant. While these sources indicated the DOJ has taken an interest in Apple's hardware, there's no guarantee the agency will follow through with a lawsuit at this time.  The DOJ began investigating the iPhone maker in 2019, as part of a larger government antitrust probe into…

Philanthropist Philip Esformes attends the 15th annual Harold & Carole Pump Foundation gala at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza on August 7, 2015 in Century City, California.Tiffany Rose | Getty ImagesA highly unusual move by the Justice Department to retry Florida nursing home owner Philip Esformes on health-care fraud criminal charges after then-President Donald Trump commuted his 20-year prison sentence is headed to an appeals court hearing as defense lawyers suggest prosecutors are motivated by anger at Trump."The…

Photo: JUNG YEON-JE/AFP (Getty Images)The Department of Justice says that it has seized approximately $500,000 in ransom payments made by a Kansas medical facility to a North Korean ransomware gang called “Maui” last year. The money included the payments themselves along with cryptocurrency that the criminals were using to launder the hospital’s cash.The operation was revealed in a speech given by Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco at the International Conference on Cyber Security at Fordham University on Tuesday. The…

The US Department of Justice is expected to file an antitrust lawsuit against Alphabet's Google in weeks over its dominance in the online advertising market, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.The Justice Department is likely to reject concessions offered by Alphabet, the report said.DoJ did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment and Google declined to comment.Last week, the Wall Street Journal reported that Google has offered concessions to avoid a potential US…

PGA Tour logo during the third round of the Travelers Championship on June 24, 2017, at TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, Connecticut.Fred Kfoury | Icon Sportswire | Getty ImagesThe Department of Justice is investigating whether the PGA Tour's actions regarding rival LIV Golf were anti-competitive, the tour confirmed Monday.The investigation, first reported by The Wall Street Journal, comes after the tour last month indefinitely suspended 17 players, including major championship winners Phil Mickelson and Dustin Johnson,…

In their latest efforts to fend off a lawsuit from the US Department of Justice, Google is offering to split the part of the business that auctions and places ads on websites and apps into a separate company under the Alphabet umbrella.  No word from the DOJ. While the Justice Department spokesperson isn’t commenting at this time, it’s not entirely clear if they would accept any offer short of an asset sale. Antitrust officials have hinted at deeper structural changes to the…