Websites object to digital piracy label
Owners of three websites said to be involved in digital piracy in a new paper have objected to the label, saying they provide legitimate and legal services.
Grant Gross | 13 Jan | Read more
Stories by Grant Gross
Piracy sites draw huge traffic: Paper
Forty-three websites identified by brand-protection firm MarkMonitor as digital piracy sites generate 53 billion visits per year, according to a new paper sponsored by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
Grant Gross | 12 Jan | Read more
Experts: Stuxnet changed the cybersecurity landscape
The appearance of the Stuxnet worm in June should serve as a wake-up call to governments and businesses, especially those relying on Internet-based industrial control systems, a group of cybersecurity experts told U.S. lawmakers Wednesday.
Grant Gross | 18 Nov | Read more
FTC closes investigation into Google's Wi-Fi snooping
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has closed an investigation into Google Street View cars snooping into open Wi-Fi networks, with the agency declining to take action.
Grant Gross | 28 Oct | Read more
Cloud services raise security, privacy concerns, experts say
A move toward more and more services in the cloud is inevitable, but vendors still need to focus on security, and the U.S. government needs to rewrite privacy laws to protect cloud customers, a group of experts said Tuesday.
Grant Gross | 27 Oct | Read more
Mobile malware exploits on the way, experts say
Smartphone exploits are coming, as cybercriminals start to figure out how to make money by hacking mobile devices, two mobile security experts said Tuesday.
Grant Gross | 06 Oct | Read more
Criminals will continue to use Zeus Trojan, expert says
Despite dozens of recent arrests targeting large online fraud organizations, other criminals are continuing to use the Zeus Trojan and other Web tools to steal identities and money from Internet users, one cybersecurity expert said Tuesday.
Grant Gross | 06 Oct | Read more
FTC settles privacy complaint against online data broker
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has reached a settlement with online data broker US Search on complaints that the company failed to deliver on promises that it would not share the records of customers who paid a fee.
Grant Gross | 23 Sep | Read more
Senators push for update to electronic privacy law
A 24-year-old law setting the rules on how law enforcement agencies can obtain electronic records needs to be updated because it's out of step with modern technology and privacy expectations, U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy said Wednesday.
Grant Gross | 23 Sep | Read more
Two sentenced in kickback scheme at DC CIO's office
Two former employees of the District of Columbia's Office of Chief Technology Officer have been sentenced to prison terms for their roles in a kickback scheme they participated in there, the U.S. Department of Justice said.
Grant Gross | 17 Aug | Read more
Russian charged with selling credit card numbers online
A Russian man accused of selling stolen credit card numbers online for nearly a decade has been arrested in Nice, France, and faces charges in an indictment unsealed Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Justice said.
Grant Gross | 12 Aug | Read more
Supreme Court strikes down one part of Sarbanes-Oxley
The U.S. Supreme Court has struck down one part of the controversial Sarbanes-Oxley Act, ruling Monday that Congress overstepped its authority when establishing the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), an investigatory panel focused on enforcing the eight-year-old law.
Grant Gross | 29 Jun | Read more
Twitter settles FTC privacy complaint
Social-networking giant Twitter has agreed to settle a complaint from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission alleging that the company deceived users and put their privacy at risk by failing to take appropriate security safeguards.
Grant Gross | 25 Jun | Read more
Companies launch online fraud alert service
Microsoft, eBay and Citizens Bank have launched a new Internet fraud alert service designed to allow them to better share information about compromised accounts with each other in an effort to better fight online fraud.
Grant Gross | 18 Jun | Read more
Judge permanently shuts down ISP catering to spam, porn
A U.S. district court judge has ordered the permanent closure of an Internet service provider long accused of hosting and distributing spam, spyware, child pornography and other illegal content, at the request of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.
Grant Gross | 20 May | Read more