U.S. Charges 3 North Koreans in $1.3B Hacking of Banks, Sony, Others February 18, 2021 By Mark Hosenball, Raphael Satter and Sarah N. Lynch The United States has charged three North Korean computer programmers with a massive hacking spree aimed at stealing more than...
Walmart Denies U.S. Charges It Fueled Opioid Crisis by Filling ‘Illegitimate Prescriptions’ December 23, 2020 By David Shepardson and Mark Hosenball The U.S. Justice Department sued Walmart Inc. on Tuesday, accusing the world’s biggest retailer of fueling the opioid crisis in...
Justice Department Sets Meeting on Internet Liability January 31, 2020 By Nandita Bose and Mark Hosenball The U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday it will hold a public meeting on Feb. 19 to discuss the future...
Internet Firms’ Liability Shield on Justice Department Meeting Agenda January 27, 2020 By Mark Hosenball The U.S. Justice Department is planning to hold a conference to discuss the future of a federal law which largely...
U.S. Eyes China, Russia Sanctions Over Cyber Attacks September 1, 2015 By Arshad Mohammed, Mark Hosenball and Matt Spetalnick The United States is considering sanctions against both Russian and Chinese individuals and companies for cyber attacks against U.S. commercial...
Obama Seeks ‘Nimble, Aggressive, Well-Resourced’ Cyber Defense June 9, 2015 By Jeff Mason and Mark Hosenball President Barack Obama vowed on Monday that the United States would aggressively bolster its cyber defenses, as U.S. officials said...
Sony Pictures Grapples with Huge Cyber Attack December 2, 2014 By Ronald Grover, Mark Hosenball and Jim Finkle Eight days after a massive cyber attack on Sony Pictures Entertainment, the Hollywood studio was still struggling to restore some...
Foreign Insurers’ Role in U.S. Tax Evasion Under Scrutiny May 12, 2014 By Julia Edwards and Mark Hosenball A Swiss asset management firm, Swisspartners Group, agreed to pay $4.4 million to the United States to settle a probe...
Overseas Hackers Suspected in Target Breach; Stolen Data Reported Selling Online December 24, 2013 By Dhanya Skariachan and Mark Hosenball Investigators believe that overseas hackers were responsible for the cyber attack on U.S. retailer Target Corp. that compromised up to...
Murdoch May Sue Lance Armstrong to Recover Past Libel Settlement October 15, 2012 By Mark Hosenball London’s Sunday Times said it may take legal action against cyclist Lance Armstrong, including pursuing him for alleged fraud over...