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PG&E may have caused recent fatal Northern California wildfire, document shows

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DOJ releases Cryptocurrency Enforcement Framework

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Software AG hard-hit by ransomware attack, cybercriminals demand over $20 million

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Robinhood users report fraudulent account activity, left in ‘limbo’ they say

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Chicago businessman Glenn Stepul charged for illegally exporting arms to Ukraine

BitMEX mobile — BitMEX former CTO Samuel Reed released from U.S. custody on $5 million bond
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Investigates October 9, 2020

Apple bug bounty program: hackers rewarded $288,500 for reporting 55 vulnerabilities

Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) rewarded $28,500 to a team of hackers who submitted a detailed report about the 55 vulnerabilities…

By Jackie Allen

Investigates October 8, 2020

Six men arrested, charged with conspiracy to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

Authorities arrested and filed criminal charges against six men who are planning to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, according to…

By Marivic Cabural Summers

Investigates October 8, 2020

Surf Financial CEO David Nava pleaded guilty to multi-million dollar securities and tax fraud

David Nava, the CEO of Surf Financial Group LLC admitted to operating multi-million dollar securities and tax fraud scheme and…

By Marivic Cabural Summers

Investigates October 8, 2020

Comcast fixes voice remote vulnerability that could be exploited by drive-by-hackers

Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA) acknowledged that the Xfinity voice-activated remote had a major security flaw that could allow drive-by-hackers to record…

By Jackie Allen

Business October 8, 2020

Citibank ordered to pay $400M penalty over its “unsafe or unsound banking practices”

Citibank (NYSE: C) agreed to pay a civil penalty of $400 million to resolve charges by the Federal Reserve and Office of the Comptroller of…

By – Marivic Cabural Summers

Financial Investigations October 7, 2020

DOJ charges Florida recording artist, Pennsylvania man in $24M COVID-Relief Fraud Scheme

The U.S. Department of Justice (DO) filed charges against a recording artist in Florida and another man in Pennsylvania for filing fraudulent loan applications to…

By – Colby McCoy

Investigates October 7, 2020

KuCoin resumes deposits, withdrawals for Bitcoin, Ether after recovering most of the $281M stolen by hackers

KuCoin, a cryptocurrency exchange based in Seychelles is resuming the deposits and withdrawals for Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), and the Tether (USDT) stablecoin after temporarily…

By – Marivic Cabural Summers

Business October 7, 2020

House Panel Says Tech Giants Hold Monopoly Power, Seeks to Break Them Up

A House panel led by Democrats concluded that tech giants Google, Facebook (NASDAQ: FB), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) hold a “monopoly power”…

By – Marivic Cabural Summers

Business October 6, 2020

Centripetal wins patent infringement case against Cisco, awarded as much as $3.2B in total damages

Centripetal Networks, a cybersecurity solutions provider based in Virginia, will receive around $2.65 billion to $3.25 billion in total damages after winning a patent infringement…

By – Marivic Cabural Summers

Investigates October 6, 2020

Protect yourself from five common CashApp scams

CashApp has become an increasingly popular way to pay. In 2020 there are more than 30 million active users that use the service. And as it’s…

By – Jackie Allen

Investigates January 10, 2024

Kutztown Prof Wins Do-Over On Policy’s Disparate Impact

In a stunning turn of events, a psychology professor at Kutztown University in Pennsylvania, Stephen Oross, has emerged victorious in a legal battle challenging the university’s policy against remote work.…