WASHINGTON DC - The U.S. Justice Department has appointed its first chief artificial intelligence officer amid rising concerns about the ethics of AI. Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday announced the appointment of Jonathan Mayer as chief science and technology adviser and chief AI officer, a designation that will help the Justice Department "keep pace with rapidly
WASHINGTON DC - After more than a year of regulatory battles, T-Mobile's $26.5 billion takeover of Sprint is happening. Justice Department antitrust head Makan Delrahim announced Friday that the DOJ will approve the deal because T-Mobile parent Deutsche Telekom signed an agreement to sell off several Sprint assets to Dish Network, creating a new nationwide wireless carrier.
WASHINGTON DC - The Justice Department has charged two Chinese hackers accused of stealing millions of records from one of the largest health insurance companies in the US. The US government announced charges against Fujie Wang and another hacker with three different aliases (Deniel Jack, Kim Young and Zhou Zhihong), accusing the two Chinese nationals
WASHINGTON DC - The US Justice Department has charged two Chinese nationals with cybercrimes, citing the threat they pose to national security These Chinese nationals, who the Department of Justice believes are working in association with the country's government as part of a hackinggroup called APT10, are accused of stealing information from at least 45 US tech companies
WASHINGTON DC - The investigation into Russian meddling has gotten closer to finding the culprits behind a critical hack during the 2016 presidential election. Justice Department officials have compiled evidence against at least six Russian government officials believed to be responsible for hacking the Democratic National Committee's computers, the Wall Street Journal reported. Nearly a year
WASHINGTON DC - Starting Dec. 1, federal investigators can seek permission from a magistrate to plant hacking software on a computer that’s disguising its location. The change affects Rule 41 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, which are proposed by the US Department of Justice and approved by the US Supreme Court. This form
