U.S. indicts Iranian hackers responsible for deploying ‘SamSam’ ransomware
The United States on Wednesday indicted two Iranians for launching a major cyber attack using ransomware known as “SamSam” and sanctioned two others for helping exchange the ransom payments from Bitcoin digital currency into rials.
Startled by false missile alert, man sues Hawaii for heart attack
A Hawaii man who had a heart attack after a false alert about an incoming ballistic missile flashed up on thousands of cellphones in January has sued the state, accusing it of negligence in the incident that panicked thousands of people.
Biofuel credits rise on Reuters report Trump assessing waiver program: traders
U.S. renewable fuel credits (d6) for 2018 rose roughly 4 cents on Wednesday on a Reuters report that Trump administration has delayed reviewing small refinery applications for waivers from biofuel laws as it reassess its scoring system, two traders say…
Indiana man’s bid to recover his Land Rover reaches top U.S. court
U.S. Supreme Court justices on Wednesday appeared inclined to rule in favor of an Indiana man who argues that police violated his constitutional rights by seizing his $42,000 Land Rover vehicle following a heroin-related conviction.
Former Insys executive pleads guilty to opioid bribe scheme
A former executive at Insys Therapeutics Inc pleaded guilty on Wednesday to participating in a scheme to bribe doctors to prescribe the company’s powerful opioid medication and entered into a deal to cooperate with prosecutors.
U.S. pressures Iran with sanctions, indictments for ransomware scheme
The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on two Iranians for exchanging Bitcoin digital currency into rials and indicted two others for hacking as part of a ransomware scheme known as SamSam that it said extorted millions of dollars.
Penny for your corn? Stingy trade-war aid irks U.S. farmers
Iowa corn farmer Bob Hemesath jokes that the government check he expects as compensation for his trade-war losses will soon allow him to splurge on upscale coffee in town instead of his usual burnt gas-station brew.
Exclusive: EPA refinery biofuel waiver program on hold pending review – sources
The Trump Administration has temporarily frozen a program meant to exempt small oil refineries in financial distress from the U.S. biofuels law, as it reviews the scoring system to evaluate applications, according to two sources familiar with the matte…
Former executive at opioid maker Insys to plead guilty
A former executive at Insys Therapeutics Inc is expected to plead guilty on Wednesday to charges that he participated in a scheme to bribe doctors to prescribe the company’s opioid drug.
Illegal immigrants in U.S. at lowest level since 2004: study
The population of unauthorized immigrants in the United States fell to 10.7 million in 2016, its lowest level since 2004, due largely to a decline in the number of people coming from Mexico, a study released on Tuesday said.
