A New Zealand judge ruled that Internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom is eligible to be extradited to the United States to face multiple charges that include copyright infringement and money laundering. Lawyers for the German-born entrepreneur, 39, who now lives in Auckland, New Zealand, said an appeal has been filed.
A U.S. trade judge said Nvidia Corp. infringed Samsung Electronics Co. patents, offering another win for the Korean gear-maker in a running legal battle between the electronics companies. The findings against chip-maker Nvidia by a judge at the U.S. International Trade Commission in Washington are subject to review by the full agency, which can block products from entering U.S. markets.
Apple has won a complete victory in a lawsuit that claimed the company wiretaps Android users by intercepting, and then failing to deliver, texts sent from iPhones to Android phones. A federal judge ruled to dismiss the case with a single-sentence order.
Facebook’s plan to provide limited Internet services for free in India has run into a roadblock, with the country’s top Internet regulatory body requesting its local partner to temporarily suspend the program. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) asked Reliance Communications to cease providing Facebook’s Free Basics program to its customers until further notice, the Times of India reported.
Hyatt Hotels announced it has discovered malware on computers used for payment processing at its hotels. The company did not specify when the attack occurred, but said an investigation is ongoing.
A top cyber security researcher has warned German banks that their retail payment systems have security flaws that could allow fraudsters to steal payment card PIN codes, create fake cards or siphon funds from customer or merchant accounts. Karsten Nohl, who is credited with revealing major security threats in mobile phones, automobiles, security cards and thumb-sized USB drives, told Reuters he has found critical weaknesses in software that runs retail point-of-sale terminals in Germany.
With governments threatening crackdowns on encrypted communications after the jihadist-inspired attacks in San Bernardino, Calif., and Paris, Apple pushed back hard, arguing that lawmakers who talk about gaining court-ordered access to iPhone communications do not understand the technology. “The best minds in the world cannot rewrite the laws of mathematics,” the company told the British Parliament, submitting formal comments on a proposed law that would require the company to supply a way to break into the iMessage and FaceTime conversations of iPhone users.
U.S. and European aviation authorities are at odds over one of the industry’s hot-button issues: devising ways to protect an array of aircraft from potential cyberattacks. Regulators and committees of experts on both sides of the Atlantic are considering beefing up standards for onboard electronics to shield airliners, business jets and small private planes from such threats.
The Federal Trade Commission unveiled its rules for how native advertising on the Internet has to look, spelling out what qualifies as deceptive and what doesn’t. The FTC’s “Enforcement Policy Statement on Deceptively Formatted Advertisements” is a wonky 16-page document that fundamentally affirms what the FTC has already said about deceptive advertising more generally.
Oracle Corp has settled allegations by the Federal Trade Commission that it failed to notify customers about unaddressed hacking dangers when it released security updates for the estimated 850 million U.S. computers with Java SE software, the agency said. The FTC alleged that Oracle promised consumers that its updates would make the software "safe and secure."
Sazerac — the spirit maker behind the long-standing Fireball Cinnamon Whisky — has filed a lawsuit against Jack Daniel's in Louisville's District Court, claiming the company's use of the term "Fireball" in Google advertisements for its Tennessee Fire whiskey has infringed upon Sazerac's trademark rights. Sazerac Brands of Louisville and its parent company — Sazarac Company, Inc. — are demanding that Jack Daniel's, a division of Louisville, Kentucky,-based Brown-Forman, be enjoined from using the term in any of its marketing, distribution or sales.
Iranian hackers infiltrated the control system of a small dam less than 20 miles from New York City two years ago, sparking concerns that reached to the White House, according to former and current U.S. officials and experts familiar with the previously undisclosed incident. The breach came amid attacks by hackers linked to Iran’s government against the websites of U.S. banks, and just a few years after American spies had damaged an Iranian nuclear facility with a sophisticated computer worm called Stuxnet.
SoundCloud announced that it has signed a licensing agreement with PRS for Music, the music rightsholder that launched legal action against SoundCloud in August. The release from SoundCloud says it has signed an international deal with PRS for Music that will bring the company's artists to SoundCloud's music streaming service.
The identities and personal details of 3.3 million Hello Kitty customers have leaked online, including names, email addresses, dates of births and passwords, which are encrypted but would be relatively easy for an attacker to crack. The huge database of customer details was uncovered by security researcher Chris Vickery who shared details with security blog Salted Hash over the weekend but to date the company behind the anthropomorphized character, Sanrio, has not confirmed the breach.
Swedish mobile telecom gear maker Ericsson said it had signed a patent license deal with Apple Inc over technology that helps smartphones and tablets connect to mobile networks, sending its shares up much as 8 percent. The deal ends a year-long dispute with Apple, one of the biggest legal battles in mobile technology and Ericson said it would pave the way for cooperation between the companies on future technologies.
Tim Cook is once again defending Apple against accusations of avoiding taxes, relying too heavily on Chinese labor and providing criminals with a means to hide from law enforcement. Cook told Charlie Rose on "60 Minutes" that Apple is working with law enforcement to fight terrorism, but his stance on encryption remains unchanged.
Banks fear a growing number of employees are unwittingly exposing valuable information to hackers or in some cases leaving digital clues that make a breach possible. To boost their defenses, firms are banning workers from using portable devices such as USB drives, warning employees to be careful what they post on social media and even discouraging workers from posting “out-of-office” replies on their emails.
A major breach at computer network company Juniper Networks has U.S. officials worried that hackers working for a foreign government were able to spy on the encrypted communications of the U.S. government and private companies for the past three years. The FBI is investigating the breach, which involved hackers installing a back door on computer equipment, U.S. officials told CNN.
A federal jury in Virginia delivered a $25 million verdict in favor of BMG Rights Management against Cox Communications in a landmark piracy case that tested an internet service provider's responsibilities for the copyright infringing actions of its users. The verdict came after a week-long trial set in motion after U.S. District Judge Liam O'Grady denied summary judgment for Cox, ruling in November that the ISP's failure to reasonably implement a repeat-infringer policy meant it couldn't have safe harbor under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
Federal regulators are looking into new offerings, such as T-Mobile's Binge On, that exempt video and other services from data caps to determine whether they violate new rules for Internet traffic. Tom Wheeler, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, said the agency sent letters to T-Mobile, AT&T and Comcast asking for informal meetings to discuss "some of the innovative things they are doing."
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