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…

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…