Fencing will come down, but Capitol still closed to visitors Via AP News: The fencing installed around the Capitol after the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection will start being removed as soon as Friday, but most visitors are still not allowed inside the iconic building. That’s according to the House sergeant-at-arms in a memo Wednesday to all members of Congress and staff. The Associated Press first reported last week that the […]
Federal judge rules Air Force largely responsible for 2017 Texas church attack Via CNBC.com: A federal judge on Wednesday ruled that the U.S. Air Force is largely responsible for a 2017 mass shooting at a Texas church that killed 26 because it failed to report the shooter’s criminal history to the FBI. The decision concludes that the Air Force is 60% responsible for the shooting, noting that the military branch’s […]
Fallout continues from biggest global ransomware attack Via AP News: The single biggest ransomware attack yet continued to bite Monday as more details emerged on how a Russia-linked gang breached the exploited software company. The criminals essentially used a tool that helps protect against malware to spread it globally. Thousands of organizations — largely firms that remotely manage the IT infrastructure of others — were infected in at least 17 […]
200 businesses hit by ransomware after breach at Florida IT firm Via CNBC.com: Cybersecurity company Huntress Labs said on Friday that 200 businesses have been hit by ransomware attacks following an incident at U.S. IT firm Kaseya in Miami. Kaseya, in a statement posted on its own website, said it is investigating a “potential attack” on a widely used tool to reach into corporate networks across the United States. In […]
Homeland Security arrests 82, rescues 31 during human trafficking operation Via Just The News: A recent operation conducted by Homeland Security Investigations resulted in the rescue of 31 victims of human trafficking, including adults and children, and the arrests of 82 individuals. The operation announced Tuesday took place June 17-26, 2021, in Wichita, Kansas; Independence, Missouri; and Kansas City, Missouri. Of the victims rescued, 14 were missing children, the youngest being 4 years […]
Minnesota judge sentences Chauvin to 22.5 years in prison for George Floyd murder Via Just The News: Minnesota Judge Peter Cahill on Friday sentenced former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin to 22-and-a-half years in prison for the May 2020 murder of George Floyd. A jury in April found Chauvin guilty of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter, at the conclusion of a three-week trial that gained national attention. Cahill in announcing the sentence […]
Affidavit: FBI feared Pennsylvania would seize fabled gold Via AP News: An FBI agent applied for a federal warrant in 2018 to seize a fabled cache of U.S. government gold he said was “stolen during the Civil War” and hidden in a Pennsylvania cave, saying the state might take the gold for itself if the feds asked for permission, according to court documents unsealed Thursday. The newly unsealed affidavit confirms […]
Meat supplier JBS paid ransomware hackers $11 million Via CNBC.com: JBS, the largest beef supplier in the world, paid the ransomware hackers who breached its computer networks about $11 million, the company said Wednesday. The company was hacked in May by REvil, one of a number of Russian-speaking hacker gangs, leading to meat plants across the U.S. and Australia shutting down for at least a day. News of the payment was first […]
The FBI likely exploited sloppy password storage to seize Colonial Pipeline bitcoin ransom Via CNBC.com: The FBI’s breach of a bitcoin wallet held by the cyber criminals who attacked Colonial Pipeline is all about sloppy storage, and not a reflection of a security vulnerability in the digital currency, crypto experts told CNBC. On Monday, the Justice Department reported a successful mission to retrieve $2.3 million in bitcoin paid by Colonial […]
