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Companies Tied to Fugitive Chinese Billionaire Behind Right-Wing Social Network Must Pay SEC $539 Million Settlement

Guo Wengui, a friend of Steve Bannon, is tied to a sprawling online disinfo network and pro-Trump social media site…

Tom McKay

9/13/21 2:07PM

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Prison Contractor That Charges Inmates Sky-High Phone Fees Proposes Virtual Reality Visitation

U.S. prisons have been reducing or replacing free in-person visitation in favor of costly remote visitation for…

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Citizen Launches a $20 Service You Can Call to Call the Cops

The company's new feature, Protect, is supposed to serve as an alternative to just dialing 911.

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Federal Judge Forces Accused Capitol Rioter to Unlock Laptop With Face Recognition

U.S. courts are split on whether forced device unlocks violate the Fifth Amendment, and the Supreme Court has yet to…

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FBI Seized 'Fully Constructed' Lego Set of Capitol Building From Arrested Rioter

Robert Morss faces charges including assaulting, resisting or impeding police, obstructing an official proceeding,…

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Cops Are Getting Free High-Tech Lassos to Use on Suspects by Sharing Their Body Camera Footage

BolaWrap manufacturer is using police footage and testimonials to market its devices to other departments.

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PSA to Trump Revanchists and Anti-Vaxxers: Making Fake CDC Vaccination Cards Is a Federal Crime

The various dingbats and wingnuts of the pro-Donald Trump web have been keeping busy by spreading detailed…

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Scam Theater: Inside an Online Trading Crime Ring That Grifted Millions from Mom-and-Pop Investors

It was supposed to be an easy gig. Jason Glick had been acting for more than 30 years, mostly in stage productions,…

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Reputed Mafia Fugitive Busted in Caribbean After Police Find His Italian Cooking Channel on YouTube

Authorities have tracked down and arrested 53-year-old Marc Feren Claude Biart, a former member of the Italian mob,…

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Remember Steve Bannon? Manhattan’s Attorney General Definitely Does

Blood-filled wineskin and former White House political adviser Steve Bannon narrowly escaped possible federal prison…

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Ponzi Scheme Suspect Flees FBI Using Handheld Sea Scooter, Fails Miserably

Federal agents arrested Matthew Piercey near Redding, California, on Monday over an alleged $35 million Ponzi…

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The DOJ Seized Over a Billion Dollars From Silk Road's Bitcoin Coffers

A $1 billion transaction that flowed out of a dormant bitcoin wallet allegedly belonging to Silk Road founder Ross…

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Feds Say 19-Year-Old With a Van Full of Rifles Plotted to Kill Joe Biden, Posted About It on iFunny

Among the reasons a federal judge ruled that 19-year-old Alexander Hillel Treisman should remain in custody while he…

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The Other Creepy Guy on Netflix's Tiger King Indicted on Wildlife Trafficking Charges

Since Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness premiered on Netflix earlier this year, most public attention has been…

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QAnon-Obsessed CBP Officer Arrested After Sending 'Numerous' Threats to Superior

An agent for Customs and Border Protection in New Jersey, Alberto Almeida, was arrested and is facing charges after…

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Teen Hacker Charged with Paralyzing Miami Schools in Embarrassingly Simple Cyberattack

A Florida teenager allegedly used an embarrassingly simple program to launch a series of DDoS attacks that helped…

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A Tesla Employee Foiled an Alleged Ransomware Scheme

CEO Elon Musk called a thwarted cyberattack against Tesla “serious” on Thursday after a Russian national reportedly…

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FBI, USAF Investigating if Military Helicopter Shot at in Virginia Was Targeted or Hit by Random Gunfire

Someone opened fire on a U.S. Air Force UH-1N Huey helicopter while it was flying in Virginia around noon on Monday,…

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Anthony Levandowski, Engineer at Center of Uber v. Waymo, Sentenced to 18 Months for Trade Theft

Anthony Levandowski, the former Google autonomous vehicle engineer whose switch to Uber was the subject of massive…

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Dogecoin Is Powering a Nasty Botnet

Hackers are using Dogecoin, the meme-themed cryptocurrency that recently experienced a bull run thanks to TikTokkers,…

John Biggs

7/29/20 10:41AM

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