Apple to Pay Siri Users $20 Per Device in Settlement Over Accidental Siri Privacy Violations Apple has agreed to pay $95 million to settle a proposed class action lawsuit that accused the iPhone maker of invading users’ privacy using its voice-activated Siri assistant. The development was first reported by Reuters. Read more…
Ukrainian REvil Hacker Sentenced to 13 Years and Ordered to Pay $16 Million A Ukrainian national has been sentenced to more than 13 years in prison and ordered to pay $16 million in restitution for carrying out thousands of ransomware attacks and extorting victims. Yaroslav Vasinskyi (aka Rabotnik), 24, along Read more…
LockBit Ransomware Hacker Ordered to Pay $860,000 After Guilty Plea in Canada A 34-year-old Russian-Canadian national has been sentenced to nearly four years in jail in Canada for his participation in the LockBit global ransomware operation. Mikhail Vasiliev, an Ontario resident, was originally arrested in November 2022 and charged by the U.S. Read more…