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EU Court Strikes Down US-EU Safe Harbor Framework for Trans-Atlantic Data Transmission

In its ruling today on the Max Schrems-Facebook case, the European Court of Justice has rejected the “Safe Harbor” agreement that allowed US tech companies​ to use a single standard for consumer privacy and data storage in both the US and Europe. Continue reading

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GoDaddy Defeats Academy in Oscars Cybersquatting Legal Battle

GoDaddy did not infringe on trademarks when it allowed domains including the words “Oscars” and “Academy Awards” to be registered, the Central District Court of California has ruled. Continue reading

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Kim Dotcom Extradition Hearing to Proceed as Court Denies Appeal

The extradition hearing for Kim Dotcom will go ahead on September 21 after Dotcom and his co-defendants had their appeal denied by the Court of Appeal of New Zealand on Monday. Continue reading

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Arrests Made in Dridex, Citadel Malware Investigations

Long-term investigations into bank hacks and sophisticated cyber crimes may be yielding results, as criminals behind the “Dridex” bank hack Trojan and Citadel malware may now be in police custody. Continue reading

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AWS, GoDaddy Named in Ashley Madison Lawsuit

A lawsuit has been filed against Amazon Web Services (AWS) and GoDaddy by three anonymous plaintiffs for hosting websites that reproduced the user data stolen from Ashley Madison. The suit seeks $3 million in damages, and also names 20 other defendants, three of whom operated sites which sold the leaked user data. Continue reading

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