In September 2008, Lehman Brothers was the fourth-largest investment bank in the U.S. The company had over 25,000 employees around the world. At the time, the company had $639 billion in assets and $613 billion in liabilities. Way back in 1844, Lehman Brothers started as a general store in Montgomery, Alabama. At first, farmers paid …
After World War II ended, the U.S. quickly turned its attention to another threat… European nations feared that a Soviet invasion was inevitable. In the 1950s, the CIA organized a secret army in case of a Soviet invasion of Western Europe. The clandestine paramilitary network code-named “Operation Gladio,” included units in many NATO countries such …
The Phoenix program was a Vietnam-era CIA operation intended to locate Vietcong in rural villages. The CIA focused on high-value targets that had in-depth information on Vietcong operations. Once captured, the Vietcong were interrogated so the U.S. could gather as much information as possible. From 1950 to 1970, the CIA had assets on the ground …
Hurricane Ian was the fifth strongest storm to make landfall in the U.S. Over 2.5 million people in twelve different counties were told to evacuate parts of Florida before the storm hit. Over 100 people died because of hurricane Ian and thousands more were rescued from their homes. Some people were trapped in their houses …
With the holidays coming up, scammers will be increasing their efforts to take advantage of those who want to give. Around 24% of people fall victim to some type of holiday scam. This includes a range of scams from credit card theft to fake online products. For example, Robert A. lives in Arizona. He’s an …
David C. is a 19-year-old cyber security researcher who was able to hack into 25 Tesla’s. The teenager wrote a blog about how he was able to remotely hack into the vehicles via TeslaMate (a tool that tracks data about Tesla’s). But the security researcher did not reveal the method he used until it had …
Jennifer S. lives in Houston, TX., and one day, she made a scary discovery… Someone hacked the camera in her kid’s bedroom. Even worse, the hacker had been streaming the video footage online. Jennifer had no idea the camera was streaming online until someone over 2,000 miles away told her. She received a text from …
The Russian invasion of Ukraine obviously isn’t going to plan. Russian leaders believed they would easily take control of many parts of Ukraine and wrap up the war quickly. But the offensive has bogged down, and as the war drags on, Russia has resorted to accusing Ukraine of planning to use a dirty bomb. Of …
Michael W. was shopping at a Georgia Walmart when his lack of a holster changed lives. Around noon, Michael was carrying his concealed gun and shopping. But he didn’t have the gun in a holster. According to police, “The gun was in his waistband, not holstered and loaded.” Then, while walking the aisle shopping, the …
Adam R. works and lives in Fort Myers, Florida. He moved to the city about a year ago to be closer to work and to have a view of the water. He lives in a 50-unit apartment complex but has lived in Florida most of his life and has survived plenty of hurricanes. When Adam …