Posts Tagged ‘insider threat’
OpenAI model autonomously hacked a rival firm, fuelling fears of rogue agents
ChatGPT maker OpenAI said late Tuesday that its artificial intelligence system hacked into another AI company on its own in what the company called an “unprecedented cyber incident.” “We had a significant security incident during evaluation of our models,” OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said in a statement posted on social media. AI startup Hugging Face…
Read MoreFormer Fort Stewart sergeant sentenced to six consecutive life sentences in 2025 shooting
Former Army Sgt. Quornelius S. Radford has been sentenced to six consecutive life sentences with the possibility of parole in connection with the 2025 shooting at Fort Stewart. A military judge handed down the sentence Tuesday at the Fort Stewart courtroom. Five people, including four Soldiers and Radford’s fiancé, were wounded in the mass shooting…
Read MoreNJ nurse arrested for 2 arsons, threatening coworkers on Thursday, officials say
A New Jersey nurse was arrested after setting fire to his apartment and to his car outside of where he worked on Thursday, according to the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office. Officers with the Gloucester Township Police Department were called to the Cherrywood Apartment on the 1200 block of Little Gloucester Road around 11:52 a.m. on…
Read MoreVolunteer firefighter charged with arson after allegedly setting fires in Montgomery County [PA]
A volunteer firefighter in Montgomery County is accused of setting fires and then responding with his fire company to put them out. Justin Sholly, 29, was arrested and faces several felony arson charges on Tuesday. He was a member of the Perseverance Volunteer Fire Company, according to officials. Investigators say he allegedly set three fires…
Read MoreEx-CIA official charged with stealing millions of dollars in gold bars from the federal government
A former senior CIA official with top secret-level clearance is accused of stealing hundreds of gold bars worth more than $40 million from the federal government and stashing them in his home. David Rush was arrested and charged with criminal theft of public money last week, according to federal court filings in Virginia, where he…
Read MoreCalifornia mayor charged with acting as illegal agent for China
Eileen Wang, the mayor of Arcadia, California, has been charged with acting as an illegal foreign agent for China, the Justice Department announced on Monday. Wang agreed to plead guilty, the Justice Department said. Starting in late 2020 Wang and Yaoning “Mike” Sun worked together to operate a website called U.S. News Center that “purported…
Read MoreU.S. soldier threatened to ‘walk into a synagogue with my AK’ and ‘kill every single Jew,’ DOJ says
A soldier stationed at Fort Polk Army base in Louisiana was arrested after he threatened to walk into a synagogue and “kill every single Jew,” the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Louisiana announced Monday. Jakob Marcoulier, 22, was arrested last week and charged with transmitting a threat in interstate commerce after he…
Read MoreSubstitute teacher, 19, accused of making online threats toward Loudoun County high school
A substitute teacher in northern Virginia is facing charges after authorities said they made threats online involving a high school in Loudoun County. Hayden Dollery, 19, of Chantilly, was taken into custody on April 20, according to the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office. Dollery faces a charge of threats of bodily injury. The sheriff’s office said…
Read MoreEx-Duke Health employee charged with threats of mass violence against university
A former Duke Health employee was arrested this weekend for allegedly making threats of mass violence against Duke University. Duke University police issued a warrant for 31-year-old Nathaniel Jerrell’s arrest more than five months ago after he threatened his former coworkers and workplace in online posts in October with “bringing a gun or planting a…
Read MoreFlorida Man Working as a Ransomware Negotiator Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Deploy Ransomware and Extort U.S. Victims
A Florida man, formerly employed as a ransomware negotiator, pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit ransomware attacks against U.S. companies in 2023. According to court documents, Angelo Martino, 41, of Land O’Lakes, Florida, collaborated with the operators of the Blackcat/ALPHV (“BlackCat”) ransomware variant used by cybercriminals to attack and extort institutions and companies. Beginning in…
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