Florida officials on Friday said the state’s Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles was the victim of a cyberattack.  Florida’s DMV said it is investigating a data breach by an “international cybercriminal organization” that it learned about on Sept. 4. Officials said a hacker breached a single Plant City Police Department user’s credentials that […]

Sen. Jon Husted (R-OH) on Friday confirmed he fired his campaign’s political director after the staffer was linked to Nazi content.  Stephen Woytek once used a photo of the Nazi military, SS soldiers, as his Facebook profile photo and recently added to a public playlist of songs celebrating Rhodesia, a country venerated by white supremacists […]

Saudi Arabia on Friday moved to halt a key oil pipeline used to bypass the Strait of Hormuz after Iranian-backed Houthi militants launched a series of attacks the day prior, dealing another blow to the kingdom’s ability to move oil. The Saudi energy minister said Friday that the East-West Pipeline was closed as a precaution after multiple attacks […]

A federal grand jury has returned an indictment for the man suspected of starting one of the recent wildfires in Spokane, Washington, the Department of Justice announced on Friday. Aaron Farinacci, 37, faces an arson charge related to the Old Trails fire, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Washington. More […]