Mastermind Behind Twitter 2020 Hack Pleads Guilty and Faces up to 70 Years in Prison

May 10, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Crime / Social Media A U.K. national has pleaded guilty in connection with the July 2020 Twitter attack affecting numerous high-profile accounts and defrauding other users of the platform. Joseph James O’Connor, who also went by the online alias PlugwalkJoe, admitted to “his role in cyberstalking and multiple schemes that involve…

CMA approves Inmarsat-Viasat merger

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has cleared the merger between satellite communications companies Viasat and Inmarsat after an extensive Phase 2 review. The deal had been referred for further investigation following a Phase 1 inquiry that identified concerns over its potential impact on competition. The CMA panel examined a range of evidence, including…

CMA approves Inmarsat-Viasat merger

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has cleared the merger between satellite communications companies Viasat and Inmarsat after an extensive Phase 2 review. The deal had been referred for further investigation following a Phase 1 inquiry that identified concerns over its potential impact on competition. The CMA panel examined a range of evidence, including…

CMA approves Inmarsat-Viasat merger

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has cleared the merger between satellite communications companies Viasat and Inmarsat after an extensive Phase 2 review. The deal had been referred for further investigation following a Phase 1 inquiry that identified concerns over its potential impact on competition. The CMA panel examined a range of evidence, including…

The must-have accessory for Apple’s AR headset will be an Apple One subscription

As Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference approaches, so too does the rumored announcement of the company’s much-ballyhooed mixed reality headset. Expectations for the device are high–as is the reported price tag–and much of the tech community is waiting with bated breath to see if Apple can deliver a game-changing device where other competitors have foundered. If…