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Hackers Targeted NY Subway System, MTA Says, As Fears Of More Cyberattacks Grow Hackers Targeted NY Subway System, MTA Says, As Fears Of More Cyberattacks Grow
Hackers Targeted NY Subway System, MTA Says, As Fears Of More Cyberattacks Grow The New York subway system was targeted by hackers, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) confirmed, according to a new report. In the wake of hackers hitting the Colonial Pipeline Company, a large North American meat producer, and the Steamship Authority of Massachusetts, the New York Times is reporting that on Tuesday, April 20, the FBI, CISA, and National Security Agency announced they had been targeted by Chinese hackers. Earlier story - Ransomware Attack Hits Mass Steamship Authority, Delaying Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket Ferries Fixes and patches to the problem were reporte…
Nassau County Man Charged In Multi-Million Dollar Extortion Scheme Nassau County Man Charged In Multi-Million Dollar Extortion Scheme
Nassau County Man Charged In Multi-Million Dollar Extortion Scheme A Long Island man was charged for his alleged role in a multi-million dollar extortion scheme to scam a startup cryptocurrency company. Steven Nerayoff, 48, of Great Neck, and Rhode Island resident Michael Hlady, 47, were charged in Brooklyn federal court this week for their roles in the scheme to defraud a Seattle-based startup mobile-based business. It is alleged that Nerayoff, an attorney, and Hlady threatened to destroy a startup cryptocurrency company if they were not paid millions of dollars in the cryptocurrency Ether. U.S. Attorney Richard Donoghue said that the victim specializes …