Archive for December 2025
Two Americans Plead Guilty to Targeting Multiple U.S. Victims Using ALPHV BlackCat Ransomware
Yesterday a federal district court in the Southern District of Florida accepted the guilty pleas of two men to conspiring to obstruct, delay or affect commerce through extortion in connection with ransomware attacks occurring in 2023. “These defendants used their sophisticated cybersecurity training and experience to commit ransomware attacks — the very type of crime…
Read MoreWashington Man Pleads Guilty to Hate Crime Charge After Stabbing a Metro Bus Passenger
A Washington man pleaded guilty today to a federal hate crime charge for violently assaulting and stabbing a black female bus passenger because of her race. According to records filed in the case, on March 7, 2024, Adan C. Hernandez-Mayoral made derogatory comments about black people while he was riding a King County Metro bus.…
Read MoreCIA behind strike at Venezuelan dock that Trump claims was used by drug smugglers, AP sources say
The CIA was behind a drone strike last week at a docking area believed to have been used by Venezuelan drug cartels, according to two people familiar with details of the operation who requested anonymity to discuss the classified matter. The first known direct operation on Venezuelan soil since the U.S. began strikes in September…
Read MoreKCK church damaged by explosive device, congregation seeking answers
Members of a Kansas City, Kansas, church are picking up the pieces — quite literally — after someone intentionally shattered one of their windows with an explosive device early Sunday morning. The incident happened at Iglesia Cristiana Bethel Church of God in the Turner neighborhood at South 49th Street and Oak Grove Road around 12:30…
Read MoreSuspect accused of planting homemade explosive devices along trail in Denver area
The Cherry Hills Village Police Department operating on the southern side of the Denver metro area is asking the public for help in solving a case that has involved a male suspect allegedly placing homemade explosive devices along High Line Canal Trail. An initial post about the matter came on December 19, detailing that six…
Read MoreMan in custody after suspected arson at federal government office building: Toronto police
Toronto police said a man is in custody in connection with a suspected arson at a federal government office building in North York Monday. Police said officers responded to a call about a fire in the third floor cafeteria of a building at Yonge Street and Elmhurst Avenue. Toronto Fire told CBC Toronto they responded…
Read MoreNorth Korea says it tested long-range cruise missiles
North Korea said Monday that it fired long-range strategic cruise missiles into the sea to test the country’s nuclear deterrence, days after it showed apparent progress in the construction of its first nuclear-powered submarine. The launches on Sunday were the latest weapons display by North Korea ahead of its planned ruling Workers’ Party congress early…
Read MoreRussian official threatens Zelenskyy as Moscow claims Kyiv attacked Putin residence
A top Russian official on Monday issued personal threats against Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after Russia claimed that Ukraine launched a drone attack on one of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s official residences. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov alleged that Ukraine launched a drone attack on Putin’s state residence in Novgorod region on the night of…
Read MoreTurkish police detain 357 suspects in raids against the Islamic State group
Turkish police carried out further large-scale operations against the Islamic State group across Turkey on Tuesday, detaining 357 suspects, the interior minister said. The raids came a day after a deadly clash in the northwestern province of Yalova, where three police officers and six IS militants were killed. Eight other officers and a night guard…
Read MoreAlleged Jan. 6 pipe bomber said he wasn’t targeting Congress’ certification of Biden’s victory: DOJ
The Virginia man arrested and charged with placing pipe bombs outside of the Republican and Democratic National Committees the night before the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol told investigators in a lengthy confession that he wasn’t targeting the joint session of Congress that was convening to certify former President Joe Biden’s election…
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