The Mar-a-Lago Search Warrant Case
- December 15, 2022
- Clayton Rice, K.C.
On August 5, 2022, a search warrant was issued by federal magistrate judge Bruce Reinhart of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida that authorized the search of Mar-a-Lago, the residence of former president Donald Trump, in…
El Faro Journalists Sue Developer of Pegasus Spyware
- November 30, 2022
- Clayton Rice, K.C.
Pegasus spyware, developed by Israeli technology company, NSO Group, can access stored data on a target’s mobile phone by a zero click exploit and activate the device’s microphone and camera converting it into a listening and surveillance tool. American journalist,…
Russian-Canadian National Charged in LockBit Conspiracy
- November 15, 2022
- Clayton Rice, K.C.
The United States Department of Justice has unsealed a criminal complaint charging a Russian-Canadian national as a co-conspirator in the LockBit ransomware campaign. The alleged LockBit conspiracy has globally emerged as one of the most active ransomware variants. The complaint…
Splinternets: Human Rights and Internet Fragmentation
- October 31, 2022
- Clayton Rice, K.C.
Cyberspace has been described as an unregulated mess where ransomware hawkers and data brokers peddle their wares alongside nation states, spy agencies, corporations, journalists and activists. Who governs who is up for grabs in the digital universe while some states…
Personal Autonomy and the War on Cash
- October 16, 2022
- Clayton Rice, K.C.
In a cashless society financial transactions are conducted with digital information by the use of credit and debit cards, mobile payments and digital currencies. The trend toward digital transactions has increased in the early twenty-first century with the development of…