In 2017, the City of Calgary was sued for $92 million and accused of breaching the privacy rights of more than 3,500 employees. A city employee sent an email to another city sharing personal information of over 3,500 employees that included info from as far back as 2012. The personal information included medical records, insurance …
The Dust Bowl was one of the worst droughts in U.S. history. It devastated many central states and areas known as the Great Plains. In the second half of the 19th century, the Great Plains experienced an unusually wet period, which led many people to believe that farming could be sustained in the region. With …
No company is safe from hackers. By 2025, it’s estimated that cybercrimes are going to cost the world over $10 trillion a year. Here’s a quick example to highlight how cyber-attacks are morphing, and what companies are doing to try to defend themselves… Mailchimp is a U.S. email marketing company that provides automated platforms for …
In 2021, Russia was the eleventh largest economy in the world. But, in 2022 that will change. As you know, when Russia invaded Ukraine, the U.S. and other nations hit Russia with economic sanctions. According to Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo, “The economic crisis Russia faces will leave the Kremlin with fewer resources to prop …
A homeowner near Fort Wayne, Indiana recently used a shotgun to defend his life. According to Indiana state police, around 6 a.m. one Sunday, the homeowner woke up because his dog was barking. When he went to see what his dog was barking at, the homeowner found three people in his living room. The intruders …
A super-typhoon is a typhoon that reaches a maximum sustained 1-minute wind of at least 150 mph. This is comparable to a strong category 4 hurricane. In October 2015, Typhoon Lando hit Luzon, Philippines. Luzon is the largest and most populous island in the country. The typhoon had ten-minute sustained winds of 115 mph and …
A Florida man was asleep inside his home around 4 a.m. when he heard a voice at the door yell, “Sheriff’s Office!” As soon as the resident heard the voice, the front door of the home burst open, and a masked gunman stormed in and fired off one round. The resident grabbed his AR-15 and …
George P. lives in Finland. Years ago, he went through a divorce and found out he had a terminal illness. George was depressed and down on life. He knew he needed to talk to someone about what he was going through, so he visited a therapist. He contacted a well-known company that operates over 25 …
In the Wild West, some frontier towns imposed strict gun laws. For example, one of the causes of the notorious gunfight at the O.K. Corral was that the lawmen were trying to regulate guns. Before the gunfight, Tombstone, Arizona had passed Ordinance #9 to prohibit the carrying of any deadly weapon within city limits, without …
In 2020, the U.S. experienced a record-breaking year for power outages. On average, folks in the U.S. went over eight hours without electricity in 2020. That’s more than twice as long as the average American went without power in 2013. To make matters worse, last year, Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said that enemies …
Charles G. was an electrical engineer for the National Security Agency during the Cold War. In the late 1970s, American spies in the Soviet Union were being arrested at an alarming rate, which was a huge concern for U.S. intelligence. But the U.S. couldn’t figure out how the spies were being identified. One day, U.S. …
Steve Wynn is a casino billionaire. His father was a bingo parlor operator on the east coast. At age 15, Steve sold ice cream bars from his bicycle. When his father died, Steve took the bingo operation to Las Vegas. Steve built some of Las Vegas’s most famous casinos including Treasure Island, The Mirage, and …
Marco L. enjoys the outdoors and one July he set off on a three-month-long canoe trip in Northwestern Quebec, Canada. He planned to canoe the Nottaway River. About a month into his adventure a bear came to his campsite. The bear destroyed his canoe and ate all his food. Thankfully, Marco’s beloved German Shepherd chased …
Linda W. owned a house in the Old Fourth Ward area of Atlanta. The property was in a historical area. Linda bought it in 1990, paid it off, and planned to own it forever. But she says someone stole the deed to her property. The problem was, she had no idea the title had been …
Ray G. lives in Osteen, Florida. One evening, he decided to go for a late-night walk, so he took his pistol with him. He put his .32 caliber pistol in his back pocket – not in a holster. His pants were loose fitting, and he had to adjust them. As he did, the pistol in …
Early one morning, police in Florida responded to a report of a hit-and-run accident near a hospital. Responding officers noticed a damaged red Pontiac Grand Am with airbags deployed. Officers spoke with the driver who said he lost control and struck a telephone pole. But one of the passengers in the Pontiac gave a different …
One evening, two Utah men tried to hike Kings Peak. The men camped one night at Dollar Lake and planned to summit Kings Peak the next night. Along the way to the peak, the men became too tired to continue. So, they opted to take a shortcut down the mountain. On the way down, one …
In 1953, scientists from the CIA gathered at a cabin in Maryland for a conference. On the second day of the conference, the men enjoyed a bottle of Cointreau liquor. But it wasn’t just liquor in the bottle… Sidney Gottlieb, a CIA program director, had spiked it with LSD. You see, Sidney was the head …
When the pandemic started, people turned to online shopping. Internet traffic increased by 60% and the amount of money spent online increased by 50%. With the increase in online shopping, the amount of money lost to e-commerce fraud will surpass $200 billion this year. One of the most common forms of e-commerce fraud is carried …
Soon after the invasion of Ukraine, nations around the world sanctioned Russia. For its part, Germany went after the dark web commonly used by Russians. German federal police shut down the Hydra market. This is a dark web that trafficked illegal narcotics and laundered money for criminals all over the world. Police seized server infrastructure …
In the 1980s, Brazil’s inflation was out of control. At one point, inflation hit 80% per month. This meant that stores often had to change their prices daily. At that rate, if butter was $1 one day, it would be up to $2 a month later. If the inflation kept going, a year later the …
Nothing is off-limits when it comes to cyberattacks – even cream cheese. Last year, a cyberattack targeted one of the largest cheese manufacturers in the U.S. This contributed to a cream cheese shortage felt all over the country. The target of the cyberattack was Wisconsin-based Schreiber foods. Schreiber is one of the country’s largest marketers …
One evening, a group of friends was sitting on a porch playing cards in Florida. One of the men, Donteau S. was continually losing money in the game. He was upset and left to get more money. But when Donteau returned he had a gun. He pulled back the slide on the gun and fired …
According to the FTC, consumers reported losing more than $5.8 billion to fraud in 2021. This is an increase of more than 70% over the previous year. Lately, cybercriminals have been using phony law enforcement documents to steal information. The way it works is the criminals will send phony data requests to a company. The …