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The Department of Justice (DoJ) stated on Thursday that a former Google engineer has been found guilty in the United States of stealing thousands of the company's private papers in order to launch a startup in China. Linwei Ding (aka Leon Ding), 38, was convicted by a federal jury on seven counts of economic espionage and seven counts of theft of trade secrets for taking over 2,000 documents containing the tech giant's trade secrets related to artificial intelligence (AI) technology for the benefit of the People's Republic of China (PRC). According to U.S. Attorney Craig H. Missakian, "Silicon Valley is at the forefront of artificial intelligence innovation, pioneering transformative work that drives economic growth and strengthens our national security.We will actively defend Ameri...

This week, the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) stated that 54 people have been charged in relation to an ATM jackpotting fraud worth millions of dollars. In order to force automated teller machines (ATMs) around the United States to distribute cash, a large-scale conspiracy used malware called Ploutus. The members of Tren de Aragua (TdA, Spanish for "the train of Aragua"), a Venezuelan gang that the U.S. State Department has classified as a foreign terrorist organization, are allegedly involved in the indictment. The group's leader, Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores (also known as Niño Guerrero), and five other important members were sanctioned by the U.S. government in July 2025 for their involvement in illegal drug trafficking, human smuggling and trafficking, extortion, sexual ...

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Ex-Google Engineer Convicted for Stealing 2,000 AI Trade Secrets for China Startup

U.S. DOJ Charges 54 in ATM Jackpotting Scheme Using Ploutus Malware