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Florida ransomware expert said his company could decrypt attacks without paying hackers; prosecutors allege he charged victims more than $19 million while secretly sending over $8 million in ransom payments

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Florida ransomware expert said his company could decrypt attacks without paying hackers; prosecutors allege he charged victims more than $19 million while secretly sending over $8 million in ransom payments

Prosecutors allege that Pinhasi secretly paid hackers for decryption keys while charging clients much higher fees. A Florida cybersecurity expert who claimed his company could recover data locked by ransomware without paying hackers has been charged with fraud in the United States. Federal prosecutors allege that Zohar Pinhasi, 50, secretly paid cybercriminals to obtain decryption … Read more

Who is paying for Christa Pike’s medical care? What we know as Tennessee inmate remains hospitalized with pneumonia, blood cot, swelling in arms

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Christa Pike is escorted from Knox County Criminal Court in Knoxville, Tennessee, US, on March 30, 1996, after being sentenced to death for the murder of Colleen A. Slemmer. (Joe Howell/Knoxville News-Sentinel/USA TODAY NETWORK via REUTERS) (via REUTERS)

Christa Pike has woken up and begun speaking from her hospital bed almost a week after her failed execution in Tennessee, her lawyers said, per the BBC. Experts and her lawyers have said that the new development is “medically unprecedented.” Christa Pike is escorted from Knox County Criminal Court in Knoxville, Tennessee, US, on March … Read more

An Arkansas gem hunter found a 6.03-carat yellow diamond after paying $15 to search a state park; he says it could be worth $1 million, but another appraisal puts it closer to $250,000

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An Arkansas gem hunter found a 6.03-carat yellow diamond after paying $15 to search a state park; he says it could be worth $1 million, but another appraisal puts it closer to $250,000

Pic credit: Jack Pearadin/ AP Jack Pearadin, a Navy reservist originally from Missouri, has been hunting diamonds at Arkansas’ Crater of Diamonds State Park since 2013. Over the years, he has unearthed more than 300 gems. But this time, when his shovel hit the gravel, he spotted something different. After rinsing the gravel and tipping … Read more

US billionaire sent wife to Pakistan, secretly divorced her under Sharia law, paying only $50. 13 years later, Texas Supreme Court cancels foreign talaq

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US billionaire sent wife to Pakistan, secretly divorced her under Sharia law, paying only $50. 13 years later, Texas Supreme Court cancels foreign talaq

Pakistani-origin Texas business tycoon gave talaq to his wife under Sharia Law. Over a decade later, Texas Supreme Court has now canceled it. (Photo: Daily Mail) Texas Supreme Court has ruled that a divorce granted through Sharia law in Pakistan is not valid in the US state. The ruling came in a specific case of … Read more

Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi tells the AP that Iranians paying the price for war and repression

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Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi tells the AP that Iranians paying the price for war and repression

Iranians are suffering as economic misery and internal repression leave “no room for people to breathe” after 1½ years of warsIran’s most prominent human rights activist has told The Associated Press. Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi tells the AP that Iranians paying the price for war and repression Narges Mohammadi54, who was awarded the Nobel Peace … Read more

‘He’s paying him back’: Trump defends Russian oligarch funding his son’s Bahamas wedding

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'He's paying him back': Trump defends Russian oligarch funding his son's Bahamas wedding

File photo: US President Donald Trump US President Donald Trump on Friday defended a Russian oligarch’s role in funding celebrations around his son Donald Trump Jr’s wedding in the Bahamas, saying the arrangement was “totally allowed” but that his son had told him he was paying the money back.Trump said he had previously asked his … Read more

A Staten Island deli manager started paying kids for better report cards 3 years ago; his fundraiser has now crossed $500,000 and he is giving school supplies to 3,000 students

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A Staten Island deli manager started paying kids for better report cards 3 years ago; his fundraiser has now crossed $500,000 and he is giving school supplies to 3,000 students

Wail Alselwi is encouraging kids to improve their grades. A Staten Island deli manager who started giving neighbourhood children cash and free snacks for getting top marks three years ago has turned his small reward programme into a major community effort, raising more than $500,000 (£380,000) to provide school supplies to 3,000 students. Wail “Wally” … Read more

A London apartment burned down in 2024 and left more than 80 people homeless; two years later, one owner says she is still paying the mortgage on a home that no longer exists

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A London apartment burned down in 2024 and left more than 80 people homeless; two years later, one owner says she is still paying the mortgage on a home that no longer exists

“We’re still just stuck waiting for other people to make decisions about our future,” leaseholder Sarah Williams says [BBC] Former residents of a London apartment block destroyed in a major fire are still paying monthly mortgages on homes that were reduced to rubble two years ago. The fire at the seven-storey Spectrum Building on Freshwater … Read more