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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…

Photo credit: www.historic-albany.org For decades, one of Albany’s oldest homes was hiding in plain sight. The Van Ostrande-Radliff House, built in 1728, had been absorbed into later commercial buildings and concealed behind storefronts as the neighbourhood changed around it. Its historic importance became clearer only after neighbouring structures were demolished and the house’s distinctive Dutch…

In 2003, brothers bought Queens home for $850K; after convictions, it heads to auction at $900K (Image Credit: CWS Government Auctions) A Forest Hills home in Queens that was once owned by two brothers convicted in a major counterfeiting case is now headed for a federal auction, more than two decades after they bought it…

According to reporting from the Fort Worth Business Journal, CoStar News and DTN, the historic Turkey Track Ranch in the Texas Panhandle has returned to the market for $180 million after being pulled from sale following the devastating 2024 Smokehouse Creek Fire. The 77,721-acre property has since undergone extensive restoration, including the rebuilding of roughly…

Val Kilmer’s sprawling Pecos River ranch in New Mexico went from a private Hollywood escape to a high-end hospitality retreat before eventually changing hands in 2011. Contemporary reports from CBS News and the Associated Press, along with real-estate publications including The Land Report, documented the property’s years-long journey from a $33 million listing to its…

The Farnsworth House was built for Dr. Edith Farnsworth as a weekend retreat (Image Credit: William E. Dunlap via National Trust for Historic Preservation) A modernist house in Illinois came surprisingly close to being taken apart and moved away from the landscape it was designed for. In 2003, the Farnsworth House, designed by Ludwig Mies…

Navi Pillay served on the ICT from 1995 to 2003, including four years as its president. US President Donald Trump on Friday reshared a post attacking 2026 Nobel Peace Prize winner Navi Pillay, calling the South African jurist an “unabashed hater of America and Israel” after she was awarded the honour.The post, written by David…

Federal Reserve Board of Governors member Lisa Cook leaves the Supreme Court in Washington. (AP Photo) US President Donald Trump has set up a committee to investigate Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook over allegations that she made false statements in mortgage applications, renewing his efforts to remove her from the central bank.The committee will examine…

Voters can check their registration online to make sure their information is correct and they are still registered before the U.S. midterm elections.Photo: X As political attention turns to the November 3 midterm elections, potential contenders for the 2028 US presidential race are using the campaign season to strengthen their national profiles, raise funds and…

US President Donald Trump. US President Donald Trump is facing rising pressure to bring down fuel prices as increasing costs squeeze American households and businesses ahead of the November midterm elections.Despite measures to boost diesel supplies and reduce fuel taxes, prices remain elevated, raising questions about how much the administration can do to ease the…