[ad_1] Just days after AGs representing ten states filed suit to stop the combining of Sprint and T-Mobile, the New York Times reports the Justice Department is “moving closer” to approval. Doing so apparently hinges on an arrangement, previously reported, that would have the two sell off assets to create a new national wireless competitor. […]
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US charges China-based hacking group for massive 2015 Anthem breach
[ad_1] Wang and Doe reportedly used “extremely sophisticated techniques,” including specially-tailored spear-phishing emails with embedded hyperlinks. When employees of the targeted businesses clicked the hyperlinks, a file downloaded and deployed malware, which created a backdoor to the computer systems. In some cases, the defendants waited months before taking further action. Then, they allegedly encrypted the […]
T-Mobile and Sprint merger is ‘unlikely’ without major changes
[ad_1] State antitrust officials also have qualms with the merger, according to one of the WSJ‘s tipsters. The FCC is on record as having questions about both the claimed cost savings and their plans for wireless home broadband. T-Mobile and Sprint didn’t have an immediate comment on the apparent leaks. If the report proves true, […]
Oscars limits for streaming movies may violate antitrust law
[ad_1] An Academy spokesperson confirmed to Variety that it had received the DOJ notice and had “responded accordingly,” although it didn’t specify what its answer was. Its Board of Governors will hold their yearly rule meeting on April 23rd. Studios have sometimes accused online services of ‘cheating’ the Oscars system with short theatrical release windows, […]
DEA never checked if its bulk surveillance data was legal
[ad_1] There was good reason to put those efforts under tight scrutiny, the Inspector General’s office said. Under one program, nicknamed Program A, the DEA relied on “non-target specific” subpoenas to make telecoms supply metadata for calls made between the US and countries it deemed a “nexus to drugs,” even when there was no apparent […]