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A man allegedly stabbed two teenage boys with a fork on a Lufthansa flight from Chicago to Germany, leading to the flight's diversion to Boston and his subsequent arrest; he faces federal charges and potential prison time.
The U.S. Department of Justice and several states are set to sue Live Nation Entertainment, potentially seeking to break up the company due to its dominance in concert ticket sales through Ticketmaster. This follows years of complaints from concert fans and politicians, especially after Ticketmaster's mishandling of Taylor Swift concert ticket sales. The lawsuit, expected to be filed in the Southern District of New York, highlights the Biden administration's aggressive antitrust stance. Live Nation's shares fell over 6% in extended trade following the news.
The US and UK authorities have disrupted the LockBit ransomware group, seizing their assets and obtaining decryption keys to help victims regain access to their systems. The US Department of Justice unsealed an indictment against two Russian nationals believed to be responsible for the attacks, and urged victims to reach out to the FBI for potential decryption assistance. The group is accused of targeting over 2,000 victims and extorting more than $120 million in ransom payments, with attacks ranging from businesses to government entities.
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has seized online infrastructure used to sell the Warzone RAT, a remote access trojan, and arrested two individuals in Malta and Nigeria for their involvement in selling and supporting the malware. The defendants have been charged with unauthorized damage to protected computers, illegal selling and advertising of electronic interception devices, and participating in a conspiracy to commit computer intrusion offenses. The coordinated international effort involved authorities from multiple countries and revealed that the malware was used by cybercriminals to secretly access and steal data from victims' computers.