In its letter, the committee made a list of eight demands to the school board to be carried out within 30 days and six additional demands to be addressed within 60 days. The letter requested an update on the school district’s progress on its demands at its Oct. 28 meeting. The aldermanic committee said in its...Read More
Swiney, who was initially denied the $50,000 secure bond in August, was granted it after the Virginia Court of Appeals ruled Judge Cheryl Higgins had to explain her reasoning or release him. CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – Michael Swiney, the former Hollymead Elementary School staffer facing felony charges of sex crimes against students, will...Read More
The FBI has arrested another suspected member of the ShinyHunters extortion group believed to be involved in the recent breach of FBI systems, Director Kash Patel announced Friday. “Our agents in the field have arrested another suspected co-conspirator of the ShinyHunters group – the group believed to be responsible for the recent http://FBIjobs.gov incident, which...Read More
By Corey Rothauser ( October 9, 2026, 2:31 PM EDT) — A Ukrainian-Russian dual citizen pleaded guilty in North Carolina federal court to helping run an international money laundering organization that recruited more than 15,000 U.S. residents to transfer money stolen by hackers, federal prosecutors said…. Law360 is on it, so you are, too. A...Read More
Rutherford, NJ—As technology continues to evolve, so do the challenges of protecting information, systems, and people from cyber threats. At Felician University’s School of Business and Information Sciences, Professor Jose Martinez brings decades of experience in programming, technology management, and cybersecurity to the classroom. In this Q&A, he discusses his career journey, Felician’s dedicated cybersecurity...Read More
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Nominate your favorite local productions and performers before the deadline on October 31, 2026. Nominations close in 22Days 09Hrs 31Min 03Sec AlbuquerqueAnchorageAppleton, WIArkansasAtlantaAustinAustralia – AdelaideAustralia – BrisbaneAustralia – MelbourneAustralia – PerthAustralia – SydneyAustriaBaltimoreBerkshiresBirminghamBoiseBostonBuffaloCabaretCalgaryCentral New YorkCentral PennsylvaniaCentral VirginiaCharlotteChicagoCincinnatiClevelandColumbusConnecticutDallasDaytonDelawareDenverDes MoinesFargoFort WayneFt. Myers/NaplesGermanyHawaiiHoustonIndianapolisIrelandItalyJacksonvilleKansas CityKentuckyLas VegasLong IslandLos AngelesMadisonMaineMemphisMiami MetroMichiganMilwaukee, WIMinneapolis / St. PaulMontanaMontrealNashvilleNetherlandsNew HampshireNew JerseyNew OrleansNorwayOff-BroadwayOklahomaOmahaOrlandoOttawaPalm SpringsPhiladelphiaPhilippinesPhoenixPittsburghPortlandRaleighRhode IslandRockland /...Read More
MonsterCloud owner Zohar Pinhasi was indicted on multiple fraud charges for allegedly misleading ransomware victims about the company’s ability to recover encrypted files without paying cybercriminals. Prosecutors allege Pinhasi secretly paid ransomware operators for decryption keys while charging affected businesses substantially higher fees, including $150,000 in one case involving an $8,200 ransom payment. Pinhasi was...Read More
Swati KhandelwalOct 09, 2026Cybercrime / Data Breach The FBI has arrested another suspected co-conspirator of ShinyHunters, FBI Director Kash Patel said on October 9 in a post on X. ShinyHunters is the extortion group that said in September it had breached the FBI’s jobs portal and stolen sensitive data on almost all FBI agents and job applicants. The...Read More
Zohar Pinhasi spent years telling ransomware victims his Florida company could get their files back without paying the attackers. But federal prosecutors now say Pinhasi’s firm simply paid the ransoms on behalf of victims at marked-up prices. Pinhasi, 50, a U.S. and Israeli national from Hollywood, Florida, was arraigned Wednesday in federal court in Brooklyn...Read More
