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Beware Of New Data Stealing Scheme, Feds Warn
A dangerous ransomware program has taken data from hundreds of victims hostage—and more could be at risk, according to a warning from multiple federal agencies.
Medusa, a ransomware-as-a-service variant, has been used in attacks on critical infrastructure sectors, impacting more than 300 known victims, according to a joint cybersecurity advisory from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the FBI, and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC).
The ransomware, which first emerged in 2021, uses common attack methods such as phishing emails and exp…
17 Dead In Tornado Outbreak Through Several States From Massive System Moving East
A deadly tornado outbreak has left at least 17 people dead and numerous others injured as a powerful storm system carves a destructive path across multiple states, now heading toward the East Coast.
The National Weather Service (NWS) issued tornado watches early Saturday, March 15, for parts of Illinois, Indiana, Texas. Alabama, Mississippi, Kentucky, and Tennessee.
Entire neighborhoods have been torn apart, trees uprooted, and residents trapped under collapsed structures, according to emergency responders.
Some of the hardest-hit areas include Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, and Mississip…
Disney Drops 'Freakier Friday' Trailer: Lindsay Lohan, Jamie Lee Curtis Swap Bodies (Again!)
Lightning is striking twice, and things are about to get freakier.
Disney has officially dropped the trailer for "Freakier Friday," a sequel to the 2003 smash hit "Freaky Friday," bringing back Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis for another round of body-swapping mayhem. The highly anticipated film is set to hit theaters on Aug. 8, 2025.
Production on the sequel kicked off in June 2024 in Los Angeles, and Disney is bringing back some familiar faces. Alongside Lohan and Curtis, original cast members Mark Harmon, Chad Michael Murray, Christina Vidal Mitchell, Haley Hudson, Lucille Soong…
$80K Wage Theft: North Babylon Company, Leaders Admit Cheating Workers Out Of Rightful Pay
A Long Island company, along with its top executives, confessed to shortchanging workers on public school projects and falsifying payroll records.
BJA Renovations Corp., a North Babylon-based asbestos removal and demolition company, and its manager, Joseph Demasco, 67, pleaded guilty to failing to pay more than $80,000 in required wages in Nassau County Court on Friday, March 14.
The wages were owed for work performed at schools in the Merrick and Oceanside Union Free School Districts between 2019 and 2021, according to the Nassau County DA’s office.
The company and its president, Nicholas…
Child's Brain Injury Sparks Recall Of 10K+ Toddler Stools Sold On Amazon
More than 10,000 toddler stools sold on Amazon have been recalled after several children were injured in collapsing incidents — including one case where a child suffered a brain injury.
The recall affects about 10,300 Onasti Toddler Tower Stools, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Thursday, Mar. 13. The stools can tip over or collapse during use, creating serious fall hazards.
The plastic, foldable stools come in multiple colors, including beige, blue, gray, green, and pink. They're about 25 inches long, 24 inches wide, and 32 inches tall.
The stools have an adju…
LI Man Ran $40K Home Depot Theft Ring, DA Says
A Baldwin man is accused of orchestrating a retail theft operation that targeted Home Depot stores across Long Island and New York City.
Manooj Heeralall, 55, was indicted on grand larceny and related charges in Nassau County Court on Thursday, March 13, after investigators recovered nearly $40,000 in stolen merchandise from his home and garage, according to the DA’s office.
An investigation found that Heeralall recruited several individuals to steal items like circuit breakers, light switches, and power tools between October 2021 and December 2023, prosecutors alleged.
The stolen goods ca…
Funeral Home Stabbing: Man Attacked Owner Of Amityville Mortuary During Robbery, Jury Finds
More than a year after a Long Island funeral home owner was brutally stabbed during a robbery outside his business, the man responsible has been convicted.
Jason Funderburke, 38, of Hempstead, was found guilty of robbery and related offenses in Suffolk County Court Wednesday, March 12, in connection with the August 2023 attack.
Funderburke and an unnamed accomplice approached Joseph Slinger outside his Slinger-Hasgill Funeral Home, located in Amityville on Sunrise Highway, at around 11:30 a.m. on Aug. 29, 2023, according to prosecutors.
The pair displayed a photo of Slinger’s family and de…
Notorious Drifter Who Broadcast Street Takeovers Busted Racing 90 MPH In Farmingville: Police
A 20-year-old Long Island man who regularly broadcasts his illegal street takeovers was busted racing 90 miles per hour on city streets, police said.
Nicholas Mulligan, 20, of Farmingville, was arrested following a traffic stop on the I-495 Service Road in Farmingville late Wednesday night, March 12, according to the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office.
Mulligan, who frequently posts videos of illegal street takeovers, drifting, and racing on his Instagram account, hit speeds of nearly 90 miles per hour while racing another car just before midnight Wednesday, deputies said.
He was driving on a…
Protesters Storm Trump Tower, Demand Release Of Detained Columbia Grad
Protesters stormed the lobby of Trump Tower in midtown Manhattan, calling for the release of Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian graduate of Columbia University, currently detained by US immigration authorities.
The protest began around midday on Thursday, March 13 with an estimated crowd of 100 to 200 individuals.
Participants chanted slogans such as “free Mahmoud, free them all” and “fight Nazis, not students,” expressing solidarity with Khalil, who earned his master’s degree from Columbia University in December.
By early afternoon, tensions escalated as the NYPD made arrests.
Khalil, who ho…
LI Tax Preparer Stole $2M Through False Returns, Covid-19 Relief Fraud, DOJ Says
A Long Island tax preparer is facing federal charges for allegedly orchestrating a massive $12 million fraud scheme.
Damaris Beltre, 57, of Freeport, was indicted on wire fraud and related charges in Central Islip federal court on Wednesday, March 12, after filing hundreds of false tax returns and stealing COVID-19 relief funds, prosecutors alleged.
Beltre ran multiple tax preparation businesses where she falsely inflated tax refunds for clients, claiming fake dependents, fraudulent sick leave, and fuel tax credits, according to prosecutors. She allegedly charged a percentage of …
'Cruel' Dealer Bred 7 Pit Bulls For Dogfighting At LI Home, Police Say
Authorities uncovered a dogfighting operation at a Hempstead drug dealer’s home, police said.
Kevin Brown, 39, pleaded not guilty to 34 counts, including drug and animal fighting charges, in Nassau County Court on Wednesday, March 12, after police executed a search warrant at his Willow Avenue residence.
In December 2024, following three months of surveillance, Nassau County Police uncovered over 1,000 fentanyl-laced pills, a loaded 9mm handgun, and various other drugs, including ketamine and hydrocodone, according to prosecutors.
The fentanyl alone was enough to kill more than 65,000 peop…
