Things are finally starting to break through. This is the tip of the iceberg. Stay tuned.
Originally posted Thursday March 17th on Reuters
Federal agents are investigating whether cyber-security firm Tiversa gave the government falsified information about data breaches at companies that declined to purchase its data protection services, according to three people with direct knowledge of the inquiry.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation raided Tiversa’s Pittsburgh headquarters in early March and seized documents, the people said.
The Justice Department’s criminal investigation of Tiversa began after Richard Wallace, a former Tiversa employee, alleged in a 2015 Federal Trade Commission hearing that the cybersecurity firm gave the agency doctored evidence purporting to prove corporate data breaches, the people said.
Wallace testified that Tiversa falsified information to make it appear that sensitive data was being accessed by users across the country.
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