Business Operations

LulzSec leader sentenced to time served

A judge praises the computer hacker for his cooperation in preventing other attacks

Money talks, innovation walks: Patent trolls win big in Congress

Software bug disrupts e-vote count in Belgian election

A bug led to incoherent election results, the Belgian government said

Apple asks US court to order Samsung to remove infringing features

Apple also wants the court to review a jury order and hike damages

US seeks leniency for ‘Sabu,’ Lulzsec leader-turned-snitch

Prosecutors contend the seven months time he has served is enough for Hector Xavier Monsegur

Facebook sues alleged scammer over sex and Jennifer Lopez ads

A Brooklyn man is accused of scamming the social network out of $340,000 in advertising, and Facebook wants him banned for life

Assange names country targeted by NSA’s MYSTIC mass phone tapping program

Not revealing the name of the country is censorship, Wikileaks' Julian Assange said

Court approval sought for $324M settlement of tech workers anti-poaching suit

The class representatives will each get $80,000 extra for their roles

Microsoft claims win over FBI, but agency still got its way

The FBI declined to fight Microsoft after it found another way to keep its investigation secret

Global operation disrupts thousands of illegal online pharmacies

Authorities seized fake medicines worth US$36 million, but also shut down websites and removed rogue online advertisements