WASHINGTON — The FBI said Wednesday it was investigating a criminal hacking group’s claims that it had stolen “very sensitive data” belonging to thousands of agents and applicants and that it had compromised the bureau’s jobs website. FBI investigates hackers’ claim to have stolen sensitive employee data, compromised jobs website “The FBI is aware of … Read more
File photo: An FBI agent walks inside the front entrance of ex-Trump national security adviser John Bolton’s Washington office (AP Photo) The FBI is investigating an apparent cyberattack on its job application website after the hacking group ShinyHunters claimed it stole more than 2 terabytes of data containing sensitive personal information about thousands of FBI … Read more
A New York couple built a 2,500-square-foot home for just $40,000 using online tutorials and materials collected from local dumps. They later sold it for $290,000 and used the money to make a sudden move to Florida without jobs or permanent housing arranged. Jessica Patrzyk, 34, and her husband left their life in rural Worth, … Read more
US Department of Labor Inspector General Anthony D’Esposito has warned employers against manipulating the visa system through fake jobs, sham employers and wage kickbacks, saying businesses that rely on such practices should expect investigations. Trump administration targets fake jobs and sham employers. (AFP) “A visa is not a license to cheat American workers. Fake jobs. … Read more
Dartmouth Health, New Hampshire’s largest private employer, is eliminating 124 jobs and canceling 303 open positions as rising labor, supply and drug costs push the healthcare provider to restructure its operations. US healthcare giant Dartmouth Health cuts 124 jobs, cancels 303 vacancies amid rising labor and drug costs. (Representational photo) (Unsplash) The changes, announced on … Read more
Jaguar Land Rover may cut up to 4,000 jobs as it targets £1.7bn in savings amid mounting financial pressures. Tata Motors-owned Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is opening a voluntary redundancy programme that could see around 4,000 jobs cut over the next two years, according to a UK media report. The development comes nearly a year … Read more
US Citizenship and Immigration Services said it has denied and revoked multiple H-1B petitions after identifying cases in which a major IT consulting company classified skilled technology positions at wage levels below what the jobs’ duties and requirements supported, raising fresh concerns over wage compliance and the use of the visa program by consulting firms. … Read more
Gold prices recovered slightly on Wednesday after falling for three straight sessions. Spot gold rose 0.1% to $4,386.94 an ounce in Singapore, while silver gained 0.1% to $65.38 an ounce. Platinum and palladium were little changed. Gold was trading near $4,385 an ounce after gaining about 1% in the previous session. The earlier rise ended … Read more
Indian-origin CEO Nitish Kannan says he has zero sympathy for those who cry about H-1B for not getting jobs. Indian-origin Nitish Kannan, the CEO and founder of Circle Plus Pay, slammed the rampant H-1B shaming and said H-1B visa holders only get 65,000 jobs a year, as against 150 million jobs in the US. He … Read more
Laurene Powell Jobs took an unconventional route from Wall Street to becoming one of the most influential philanthropists and investors in the United States. After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania in 1985, she spent a year at Merrill Lynch and two years at Goldman Sachs before leaving finance and moving to Florence, Italy, where … Read more