Um, Who the Heck's Running the DOJ's Twitter Account Right Now?
Like at most federal agencies, the Justice Department’s social media accounts went dark two weeks ago when the partial…
ACLU Wants Release of Secret Court Order Demanding Facebook Build Surveillance Backdoor
The American Civil Liberties Union wants to know how and why, exactly, a joint federal-state task force tracking the…
DOJ Unseals Indictments of Eight People Allegedly Behind 3ve, Methbot Ad Scams
The Department of Justice has unsealed indictments against eight persons allegedly behind two separate massive digital…
Former Tesla Employee Charged With Embezzling $9.3 Million From Musk's Company
A former Tesla employee was charged by a federal grand jury today of embezzling roughly $9.3 million from Elon Musk’s…
DOJ Charges Chinese Companies With Stealing Trade Secrets from Micron
We’re finally getting some concrete movement in the confusing cold war between the Chinese and American tech worlds. On…
DOJ Is Reportedly Investigating Tesla’s Claims About Its Model 3 Production
Just as the dust looked to be settling for Elon Musk’s Tesla, it appears the company has another investigation on its…
DOJ Charges North Korean Spy Over Sony Hack and WannaCry Ransomware [Updated]
Today the U.S. Justice Department is expected to announce charges against Pak Jin Hyok, an alleged North Korean spy, in…
DOJ Indicts 12 Russian Military Officers Accused of 2016 Election Meddling
The U.S. Justice Department on Friday announced new charges against 12 Russian military officers accused of interfering…
'Bitcoin Maven' Jailed for Multi-Million Dollar Bitcoin-for-Cash Money Laundering Operation
Bitcoin has lost most of its (likely inflated) value in the last few months, but it still has plenty of value for law…
The DOJ, FBI, SEC, and FTC Are All Now Investigating Facebook's Role in Cambridge Analytica Scandal
The federal investigation into Facebook’s Cambridge Analytica data-sharing scandal—in which prior versions of…
Working for Amazon, a Net Neutrality Mess, and 'Unlimited' Plans: Best Gizmodo Stories of the Week
Amazon is one of the biggest companies in the world, is owned by the richest human on earth, and is creating tons of…
DOJ Blows Its Chance to Stop Disastrous Merger of AT&T and Time Warner
On Tuesday, a federal judge ruled that AT&T has the all clear to merge with Time Warner, paving the way for a…
Senators Have a New Plan to Wreck ZTE, Despite Trump's Deal
The saga of ZTE is a never-ending roller coaster. After violating sanctions in Iran, ZTE was banned from buying parts…
Get Ready for More Mergers if the AT&T-Time Warner Deal Goes Through on Tuesday
Telecom giant AT&T has been fighting like hell in court to pull off its $85 billion acquisition of content company Time…
Sure Seems Like Trump's DOJ Has No Interest In Blocking the T-Mobile-Sprint Merger
T-Mobile and Sprint agreed to a merger earlier this year that would create a single, massive telecom company and would…
DOJ Charges Alleged Romanian Hackers With Scamming Bank Data From Thousands of Americans
Two Romanians, described as “international computer hackers” by the United States Justice Department, have been…
AT&T CEO Says New $15 Streaming Service Is Great Reason for Court to Approve Its Unstoppable Empire
The Justice Department’s antitrust case opposing the merger of media giants Time Warner and AT&T is in its final…
DOJ's Amber Alert Website Is Redirecting Visitors to Hardcore Porn [Update: It's Worse Than We Thought]
A website run by the US Justice Department and used to gather information about missing and abducted children is…
You'll be Paying for AT&T's Purchase of Time Warner Through Your Cable Bill
The Department of Justice unleashed its harshest condemnation yet of the proposed purchase of Time Warner by AT&T when…