Law & Society

The U.S. is planning on carrying out its cyber operations as a new effort in the battle against the Islamic State. The NSA will use its 6-year-old Cyber Command to disrupt the digital communication and operation carried out by the terrorist organization.

California lawmakers proposed a bill that could punish jurors for social media or internet use violation by a fine of up to $1,500. Under the existing law, such violations are punishable only by contempt.

Two of the main creators of banking trojan SpyEye have been sentenced to a combined of 24 years in federal prison. From 2010 to 2012, the malware had infected more than 50 million computers and caused almost $1 billion in losses.