Kartikay Mehrotra

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  • Visa credit cards are displayedPolitics

    DOJ to accuse Visa of illegally monopolizing US debit card market

    By Leah Nylen, Kartikay Mehrotra, and others
  • WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 31: Mark Zuckerberg (R), CEO of Meta testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on January 31, 2024 in Washington, DC. The committee heard testimony from the heads of the largest tech firms on the dangers of child sexual exploitation on social media. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)Tech

    Meta dinged as appeals court rules against delaying FTC reexamination of Facebook privacy terms after $5 billion penalty

    By Kartikay Mehrotra and Bloomberg
  • Tim CookTech

    Apple to be hit with new Justice Department lawsuit over allegations it unfairly blocked rivals from iPhone features

    By Anna Edgerton, Kartikay Mehrotra, and others
  • Binary digital security padlock and network data on a huge cyberspace.Tech

    U.S. Treasury sanctions crypto exchange Suex over ransomware transactions

    By Kartikay Mehrotra, Jennifer Jacobs, and others
  • This studio photographic illustration shows a smartphone with the website of Israel’s NSO Group which features ‘Pegasus’ spyware, on display in Paris on July 21, 2021. – Private Israeli firm NSO Group has denied media reports its Pegasus software is linked to the mass surveillance of journalists and rights defenders, and insisted that all sales of its technology are approved by Israel’s defence ministry (Photo by JOEL SAGET / AFP)Tech

    Latest Apple patch blocks spyware that infects iPhones and Macs

    By Kartikay Mehrotra, William Turton, and others
  • UKRAINE – 2021/08/11: In this photo illustration a Poly Network logo of a crypto platform is seen on a smartphone. (Photo Illustration by Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)Tech

    Hackers in one of the largest crypto thefts ever returned half of what they stole—then asked for donations

    By Olga Kharif, Kartikay Mehrotra, and others
  • POLAND – 2021/07/12: In this photo illustration a Microsoft logo seen displayed on a smartphone with stock market percentages in the background. (Photo Illustration by Omar Marques/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)Tech

    Microsoft Exchange was used to hack diplomats long before 2021 cyber attack

    By Kartikay Mehrotra and Bloomberg
  • PARIS, FRANCE – JUNE 16: The logo of the U.S. multinational computer and microcomputer, founded in 1975 by Bill Gates and Paul Allen, Microsoft Corporation on display during the 5th edition of the Viva Technology show at Parc des Expositions Porte de Versailles on June 16, 2021 in Paris, France. Viva Technology, the biggest tech show in Europe, returns this year from June 16 to 19, 2021 face-to-face in Paris, but also in a unique digital format, for 4 days of reconnection and relaunch thanks to innovation. The event brings together startups, CEOs, investors, tech leaders and all of the digital transformation players who are shaping the future of the Internet. (Photo by Chesnot/Getty Images)Tech

    U.S. and global allies blame China for Microsoft Exchange hack attack

    By John Follain, Jenny Leonard, and others
  • WOODBINE, MD – MAY 13: In an aerial view, fuel holding tanks are seen at Colonial Pipeline’s Dorsey Junction Station on May 13, 2021 in Washington, DC. The Colonial Pipeline has returned to operations following a cyberattack that disrupted gas supply for the eastern U.S. for days.Tech

    Dark website of group that hacked Colonial Pipeline is no longer accessible

    By Kartikay Mehrotra and Bloomberg
  • A political display is posted on the outside of the Fox News headquarters on 6th Avenue in New York July 21, 2020. – A female former producer at Fox News and another woman who appeared frequently as an on-air commentator on the network filed a civil lawsuit on July 20, 2020 accusing former longtime anchor Ed Henry of rape, sexual misconduct and harassment. Prominent Fox News commentators Sean Hannity, Tucker Carlson and Howard Kurtz are also named as defendants in the suit and are accused of sexual misconduct. (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP) (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images)Politics

    Smartmatic files defamation suit against Fox News over voting machine fraud claims

    By Kartikay Mehrotra and Bloomberg
  • Illustrative image of human hand with mobile device showing logo for the social media platform Parler with American flag visible in background, Lafayette, California, January 21, 2021. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images)Tech

    Parler’s new partner has ties to the Russian government

    By Kartikay Mehrotra and Bloomberg
  • ST PAUL, MN – NOVEMBER 02: Volunteers and election officials process absentee ballots at Ramsey County’s absentee ballot count center on November 2, 2020 in St Paul, Minnesota. Last week the Eighth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that all mail-in ballots received in Minnesota after 8 p.m. on Election Day are to be set aside.Tech

    U.S. says it’s prepared for cyber election threats. But weaknesses remain

    By Kartikay Mehrotra and Bloomberg
  • Clark resident Jen Valencia shops for a customer as she supplements her income working for Instacart at Acme Market on April 27, 2020 in Clark, New Jersey. Shoppers for Instacart say bots are scooping up the most lucrative ordersRetail

    Instacart shoppers are battling order-grabbing bots

    By Lizette Chapman, Kartikay Mehrotra, and others
  • ElectionPolitics

    What Is Election Hacking— And Can It Change Who Wins?

    By Kartikay Mehrotra, Andrew Martin, and others
  • The Golden Gate Bridge in San FranciscoTech

    San Francisco Bans Facial-Recognition Tools for Its Police and Other City Departments

    By Kartikay Mehrotra and Bloomberg