It looks like victims are saying screw the WannaCry hackers..and refusing to pay the ransoms. The New York Times is reporting that despite a week of disruption, an online tracking system showed that the amount sent in the electronic currency Bitcoin to accounts listed by the attackers had reached about $90,000 as of this afternoon in Europe. Early estimates of what the virus could ultimately earn have ranged into the tens of millions, or even hundreds of millions of dollars.
Net neutrality backlash
The bill to restore net neutrality in California has lost most of its protections and an L.A. lawmaker is being blamed. … Continue Reading
Perris couple face trial
A judge says the Perris couple accused of keeping 12 of their 13 kids in isolation and malnourished will stand trial. James Rojas, 790 KABC Radio… Continue Reading
The big business of housing immigrant children
By Drew Griffin CNN Investigations As Juan Sanchez tells it, he spent years as the underpaid leader of the non-profit that is now providing housing to migrant children who were recently separated from their parents. His salary at Southwest Key Programs Inc. was low, he said, and there was no health insurance or retirement plan.…… Continue Reading
Border crisis blown out of proportion, says Border agent
The people arrested for illegally crossing the southern U.S. border are only about half the story. The other half are getting through, says Chris Cabrera, Border Patrol agent and spokesman for the National Border Patrol Council. “I would put the number at 40 percent apprehension rate. I know the Border Patrol has come out as…… Continue Reading
Rescued obese cat settles into new digs
Chubbs the cat has been rescued from the streets of Altadena. Yvette Viola and her husband rescued the 29-pound kitty and took him into their home. The formerly homeless Himalayan replaces their 23 pound cat, who recently passed away. ”When I saw the news report about him last week a friend of mine sent me…… Continue Reading
