BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A former Vermont ski resort president pleaded guilty Friday to providing false documents during a failed plan to build a biotechnology plant in Newport using tens of millions of dollars in foreign investors’ money. In exchange … [Continue reading] about Former ski resort exec pleads guilty to 1 charge, 9 dropped
Canada lawyer: Huawei CFO committed “commercial dishonesty”
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — A senior executive for Chinese communications giant Huawei Technologies committed fraud because of what she said during a meeting with a bank official, and what she did not say, a Canadian government lawyer told an … [Continue reading] about Canada lawyer: Huawei CFO committed “commercial dishonesty”
Crime data feared lost from Dallas police computer network
DALLAS (AP) — A massive amount of information on criminal cases dating to July 2020 has been lost from the Dallas Police Department computer database, authorities revealed on Wednesday. In a statement, the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office … [Continue reading] about Crime data feared lost from Dallas police computer network
Accenture claims ‘no impact’ in apparent ransomware attack
BOSTON (AP) — Cybercriminals have breached Accenture in an apparent ransomware attack but the global consulting giant says the incident was immediately contained with no impact on it or its systems. The LockBit ransomware gang announced the attack … [Continue reading] about Accenture claims ‘no impact’ in apparent ransomware attack
Higher but still slim odds of asteroid Bennu slamming Earth
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The good news is that scientists have a better handle on asteroid Bennu’s whereabouts for the next 200 years. The bad news is that the space rock has a slightly greater chance of clobbering Earth than previously … [Continue reading] about Higher but still slim odds of asteroid Bennu slamming Earth