Hackers are threatening to leak the upcoming movie "Pirates of the Caribbean 5" online, unless Disney pays a ransom. Disney doesn't plan to pay, according to Deadline.

Contrary to suggestions made by FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, Internet service providers have increased investment in their networks since 2015, when the net neutrality rules were passed, according to a new report by advocacy group Free Press. "We found that not a single publicly traded US ISP ever told its investors (or the SEC) that Title II negatively impacted its own investments specifically," the report adds.

Netflix won't allow Androids that have been "rooted" -- meaning modified to allow operating systems other than the original -- to install its app. The move appears driven by a desire to preserve Google's software locks that prevent users from copying video.

A judge declined to order Uber to shut down its self-driving car program, but barred engeineer Anthony Levandowski from working on some of the program's technology. Levandowski previously worked for Google's Waymo. Google alleges in a pending lawsuit that Levandowski stole trade secrets and took them to Uber.

Laptops shipped by Hewlett-Packward were found to contain keyloggers that record all keystrokes made by users -- including their passwords and logins -- a researcher revealed this week. The information is stored in an unencrypted text log on the computer, readable by anyone with access to the device. HP has already issued a Windows patch for at least some affected models.

A federal judge who is presiding over a battle between Google and Uber has recommended that federal prosecutors investigate whether Uber stole trade secrets regarding self-driving cars from Google. U.S. District Court Judge William Alsup, who issued the recommendation, currently presides over claims that former Google engineer Anthony Levandowski stole 14,000 confidential documents -- including trade secrets -- before joining Uber.

A consumer survey conducted by the NCTA -- The Internet & Television Association reveals widespread support for rules that prohibit broadband providers from blocking or throttling material and from charging for prioritized delivery. Sixty-one percent of more than 2,100 consumers surveyed said they support prohibitions on blocking, throttling and paid fast lanes, while just 18% of respondents oppose those prohibitions.

President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order aimed at improving cybersecurity. Homeland Security adviser Tom Bossert indicated Thursday that the order calls on the private sector to help combat denial-of-service attacks.

A bot appears to be spamming the FCC's site with fake comments expressing opposition to net neutrality. The comments include the same language, and are attributed to specific individuals. But when reporters contacted the individuals, some denied leaving the comments. The bot may have gotten its list of names from public voter records or an earlier data breach, ZDNet reports.

Sprint Chairman Masayoshi Son said this week that "door is open" to merge with T-Mobile, given the Republican administration. In 2014, Sprint dropped a prior attempt to acquire T-Mobile