Civil Law

Anyone surprised that cybersecurity professionals are charged with ransomware business?

ComputerWorld.com reported that “Two cybersecurity professionals charged with running a ransomware operation have pleaded guilty to conspiring to obstruct, delay, or affect commerce through extortion.”  The January 2, 2026 report entitled “US cybersecurity experts plead guilty to attacking US companies with ransomware” (https://www.computerworld.com/article/4112402/us-cybersecurity-experts-plead-guilty-to-attacking-us-companies-with-ransomware.html) included these comments:

They will be sentenced on March 12, 2026, the US Department of Justice announced this week.

Ryan Goldberg and Kevin Martin were charged with using the BlackCat ransomware against multiple victims in the US … Read the rest

Civil Law

Former McDonald’s CEO Charged with Lying to Investors

When Stephen Easterbrook was first fired from his position as CEO of McDonald’s, the firing was listed as “without cause,” which allowed Easterbrook to keep his severance pay, including shares in the company. But that was before McDonald’s found out about the extent of Easterbrook’s alleged misconduct.

At the time he was fired, Easterbrook allegedly denied having any inappropriate relationships with any of his employees, except for one relationship, which he claimed had not been physical. Afterwards, an internal investigation … Read the rest