North Carolina Seeks to Ban Participation Trophies for Children
Republican senators are standing up to a major threat to the nation. Continue reading North Carolina Seeks to Ban Participation Trophies for Children
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State Charges 77-Year-Old for ‘Practicing Engineering Without a License’
A retired North Carolina engineer volunteered his professional opinion during a lawsuit, now the state says he’s in trouble for practicing engineering without a license. Continue reading State Charges 77-Year-Old for ‘Practicing Engineering Without a License’
Ukrainian gets US prison term in decade-old cybercrime, money-laundering case
In a case that stretches back to a much simpler era for cybercrime, a Ukrainian man was sentenced Thursday to more than seven years in prison after pleading guilty to helping launder money for Eastern Europeans who hacked into U.S. bank accounts. The U.S. Department of Justice said Aleksandr Musienko, 38, agreed to an 87-month prison term and $98,751.64 in restitution under the plea deal. From 2009 to 2012, Musienko, who sometimes used the alias Robert Davis, “partnered with Eastern European computer hackers to obtain over $3 million from U.S. victims’ bank accounts and launder the stolen funds from U.S. bank accounts overseas,” the department said Thursday in announcing the deal. Musienko ran a network of “money mules” as part of the scheme, prosecutors said. The FBI’s Charlotte, North Carolina, office took the lead in prosecuting Musienko, focusing on a specific fraud case in that state. According to a 2016 […]
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North Carolina water supplier targeted in ‘international cyberattack’
A water supplier in Greenville, North Carolina has suffered a targeted cyber-attack that affected online payments for half a million a people. The outage is expected to last at least two more days as experts investigate the hack. Greenville Water, whic… Continue reading North Carolina water supplier targeted in ‘international cyberattack’
North Carolina county falls for BEC scam, to the tune of $1,728,083
The county could only claw back some of the $2,504,601 it paid to a scammer posing as a contractor working on building a new high school. Continue reading North Carolina county falls for BEC scam, to the tune of $1,728,083
$1.7 million still missing after North Carolina county hit by business email compromise scam
Money intended for the construction of a brand new high school was instead placed in a bank account controlled by scammers by officials of a North Carolina county. Cabarrus County in North Carolina, home to NASCAR races at the Charlotte speedway, was d… Continue reading $1.7 million still missing after North Carolina county hit by business email compromise scam
Laptops used in 2016 NC poll to be examined by Feds – after 2.5 years
The e-voting vendor in North Carolina was spearphished days before the election but still went ahead and used remote access software. Continue reading Laptops used in 2016 NC poll to be examined by Feds – after 2.5 years
North Carolina’s Orange County Hit by Third Ransomware Attack in Six Years
Orange County in North Carolina suffered its third ransomware infection in six years, the local government announced on its website on Monday. The attack, probably stemming from a phishing email, a very common practice in such situations, crippled the … Continue reading North Carolina’s Orange County Hit by Third Ransomware Attack in Six Years
Three Otters Were Stolen From a Sanctuary and Nobody Knows Why
Please SAFELY return Sigmund, Nessy, and Ned. Continue reading Three Otters Were Stolen From a Sanctuary and Nobody Knows Why
These Alligators Have Gone Into Deep-Freeze Mode
As temperatures in North Carolina dropped this week, some residents appeared frozen in ice. Continue reading These Alligators Have Gone Into Deep-Freeze Mode