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Hackers Demand $6M for Files Stolen From Seattle Airport Operator in Cyberattack

Sep 20 2024 // Hackers are demanding $6 million in bitcoin from the operator of the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport for documents they stole during a cyberattack last month and posted on the dark web this week, an airport official...

California Labor Commissioner Gets $1.7M Settlement in Wingstop Wage Theft Case

Sep 19 2024 // The California Labor Commissioner’s Office reached a $1.7 million wage theft settlement for 550 workers in an alleged scheme in which the owner of multiple Wingstop locations in Bakersfield created separate corporate...

Louisiana Commissioner Warns Against Contractor Fraud Post-Hurricane Francine

Sep 16 2024 // Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple is warning residents to be aware of contractor fraud following Hurricane Francine. Large storms events such as hurricanes provide an opening for dishonest services providers to...

Walgreens Paying $106.8 Million to Settle Prescription Billing Fraud Charges

Sep 16 2024 // Walgreens Boots Alliance agreed to pay $106.8 million to settle charges it fraudulently billed the U.S. government for prescriptions that were never dispensed, the Department of Justice said on Friday. The Justice...

Vocational School Owner Arraigned in $1M Comp Fraud Case

Sep 16 2024 // Los Angeles area vocational school owner, Guillermo Frias, 65, of Paramount, and the school’s accounting manager, Yesid Colon, 54, of Baldwin Park, were arraigned following a California Department of Insurance...

FBI: From Cybercrime to Terrorism, America Faces Many Elevated Threats ‘All at Once’

Sep 16 2024 // The country is facing heightened threats from many corners at a time when law enforcement agencies are struggling, FBI Director Christopher Wray said in an exclusive interview with The Associated Press, adding that he is...

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