Court filings show Apple and the Department of Justice have each subpoenaed a wide range of third-party companies as part of pretrial discovery in the DOJ's antitrust case against Apple. Apple's subpoenas target firms like Epic Games, Samsung, Meta, Oura, Garmin, PayPal and Match Group, while the DOJ and plaintiff states have subpoenaed Roblox, Snap, Epic and the Connectivity Standards Alliance. Recent letters to the court reveal disputes, including Epic objecting to Apple's request for documents from its prior litigation with the company.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-11-06
The Department of Justice announced a new unit called the Super Intelligence Task Force (DOJ-SITF), aimed at preventing US AI technology from being compromised by foreign states, criminal organizations, and fraudsters. The task force is led by Stanley Woodward and Stephen Weiss, who report to Attorney General Todd Blanche, and will coordinate with SI Force Chair Jay Clayton. Blanche said the goal is to ensure American-developed 'SI' technology serves the public and isn't manipulated by bad actors.
engadget.com
· 2026-11-06
The Justice Department announced indictments stemming from Operation Ghostbusters, a probe into a scheme using stolen identities and AI tools to fake enrollment in online classes and obtain federal student loans. Officials say the government lost over $200 million, with more than 40 open cases spanning 26 FBI field offices and 20 U.S. Attorney's offices; five defendants have been charged and over $750,000 in cryptocurrency seized.
tomshardware.com
· 2026-10-31
The Justice Department charged five people in a scheme that used stolen identities to enroll fake students in colleges and collect federal student loan funds. Fraudsters allegedly used AI to complete coursework and simulate attendance in virtual classes, while funneling leftover aid money into accounts controlled by money mules. The DOJ also seized over $750,000 in cryptocurrency tied to a network linked to Kenyan nationals.
yro.slashdot.org
· 2026-10-30
The Department of Justice announced charges against five people involved in a scheme that used stolen identities and AI to pose as college students and collect federal student aid. Investigators seized over $750,000 in cryptocurrency linked to a network of Kenyan nationals, describing it as the first international seizure of its kind tied to this type of fraud. The scheme involved buying victims' personal data, filing fraudulent FAFSA applications, and funneling leftover loan money through US-based bank accounts.
arstechnica.com
· 2026-10-30
Alphabet's market capitalization fell by roughly $500 billion, according to a market wrap also noting the Justice Department has expanded a criminal investigation into Alaska's Senate race and that U.S. national debt has reached 100% of GDP. No further detail on the cause of Alphabet's decline was provided.
wsj.com
· 2026-10-29
U.S. law enforcement seized the main domain of Virtualine, a bulletproof hosting provider that also operated under names like Secury, Massgod, and Spamhouse. The DOJ says the service advertised protection from legal and law enforcement scrutiny while enabling phishing, spamming, carding, and port scanning, and that its operator continued hosting a forum tied to child abuse material despite repeated takedown notices. The operator has disputed the allegations in an open letter published on a new site.
bleepingcomputer.com
· 2026-10-28
In oral arguments before the D.C. Circuit, Justice Department lawyers said a president could sell national security secrets to the highest bidder, affirming a position laid out in a DOJ memo that calls the Presidential Records Act unconstitutional. The case stems from a lawsuit by Freedom of the Press Foundation and Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, which won a preliminary injunction in May requiring the White House to keep following the law while the case proceeds.
freedom.press
· 2026-10-26
Apple and the Department of Justice have jointly told the court they cannot agree on the cutoff date for documents Apple must produce in the government's monopoly lawsuit. The two sides had set June 20, 2025 as the cutoff when fact discovery was expected to end by July 31, 2026, but that deadline has since been pushed back twice to late May 2027, prompting the DOJ to argue the document cutoff should move too.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-10-21
The Information reports that Apple and the Justice Department are continuing settlement negotiations in the 2024 antitrust lawsuit, with discussions reportedly centered on iPhone interoperability requirements. PayPal and Epic Games are among the developers who have told DOJ officials they fear any resulting deal could impose only minimal restrictions on Apple's practices.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-10-16
The Los Angeles County clerk's office says it has not connected a USB drive sent by the Department of Justice that purportedly contains data on noncitizens who received ballots. The county says plugging in the unverified device would breach its data privacy and information security protocols.
gizmodo.com
· 2026-10-15
CVS Pharmacy Inc. and several subsidiaries will pay $315 million to resolve a Justice Department lawsuit alleging the company dispensed medically unnecessary opioid prescriptions. The settlement was announced by federal officials on Tuesday.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-10-13
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