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Kevin Mitnick dies at 59; pioneering hacker became security guru

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:00:01 GMT

By Frank Bajak | Associated PressKevin Mitnick, whose pioneering antics tricking employees in the 1980s and 1990s into helping him steal software and services from big phone and tech companies made him the most celebrated U.S. hacker, has died at age 59.Mitnick died Sunday in Las Vegas after a 14-month battle with pancreatic cancer, said Stu Sjouwerman, CEO of the security training firm KnowBe4, where Mitnick was chief hacking officer.His colorful career — from student tinkerer to FBI-hunted fugitive, imprisoned felon and finally respected cybersecurity professional, public speaker and author tapped for advice by U.S. lawmakers and global corporations — mirrors the evolution of society’s grasp of the nuances of computer hacking.Through Mitnick’s professional trajectory, and what many consider the misplaced prosecutorial zeal that put him behind bars for nearly five years until 2000, the public has learned how to better distinguish serious computer crime from the mischiev...

Authorities identify shooting victim who died in Pittsburg police parking lot

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:00:01 GMT

PITTSBURG — A man who pulled into a police department parking lot with gunshot wounds and died there has been identified by authorities.Trevon Richardson, 24, of Antioch, was a passenger in a vehicle that pulled into the parking lot of the Pittsburg Police Department about 5:10 p.m. on July 14. Richardson and the driver each had been shot multiple times, police said.Richardson died in the parking lot. The 21-year-old Antioch resident who drove the car was taken by ambulance to a hospital. Police have not provided an update to his condition.Officers found evidence that a shooting had occurred in the 2100 block of Crestview Lane.The homicide is the fourth one this year investigated by Pittsburg police. They have not made an arrest nor said what they believe the motive may have been.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Authorities identify East Bay teen killed during shootout Crime and Public Safety | Police: Woman arrested after allegedly trying t...

Bigger brew pub and new storage center head to East Bay after real estate deal

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:00:01 GMT

WALNUT CREEK — Plans are pushing ahead for a brand-new and expanded Walnut Creek microbrewery, along with a modern storage complex, with the completion of a real estate deal to replace an older industrial center.A self-storage company has bought an old industrial and commercial building that will be bulldozed to make way for the new brewing and storage uses in Walnut Creek, public records show.SecureSpace Self Storage, acting through an affiliate, has bought a property at 2700 Mitchell Drive in the Shadelands district of Walnut Creek, according to documents filed on July 18 with the Contra Costa County Recorder’s Office.SecureSpace Self Storage center at 2700 Mitchell Drive in Walnut Creek, concept. (Rozen Design Solutions)The self-storage firm paid just under $14.3 million for the 7.8-acre site, which is occupied by a big industrial and commercial building that totals 89,500 square feet, the county records and a property brochure show. A team of brokers from MRE Co...

Authorities identify Brentwood teen killed during shootout

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:00:01 GMT

BRENTWOOD — A 17-year-old who police said attempted to rob another man and wound up dying in a shootout that involved a third person has been identified, authorities said.Brentwood police Lt. Walter O’Grodnick said investigators believe the shot that killed Abel Juarez, of Brentwood, on July 14, appears to have come from a 21-year-old Antioch man that police said Juarez and another man tried to rob.The 20-year-old Walnut Creek man who police say was with Juarez has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, conspiracy, assault with a deadly weapon, false imprisonment, discharging a gun at a vehicle, and carrying a loaded gun in public, authorities said. Investigators are still working to determine if that man fired a shot that contributed to Juarez’s death.All three people involved in the incident fired guns, according to police.Police said Juarez and the Walnut Creek man tried to rob the third man about 7:45 p.m. in the 800 block of Marjoram Drive after leavi...

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Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:00:01 GMT

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SF Giants nearly no-hit, settle for split in four-game series vs. Reds

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:00:01 GMT

A fourth-inning double and a solo home run when they were down to their last out were all that prevented the Giants on Thursday from becoming this season’s third no-hit victims.Luis Matos’ line-drive double, skirting inches over the glove of Reds left fielder Will Benson, amounted to their only hit before Wilmer Flores went deep in the ninth, hardly saving face in a 5-1 loss to the Reds. After exploding for 19 runs to win the first two games of this series, San Francisco managed only three over the final two games and had to settle for a split in Cincinnati.The Giants (54-43) had hoped to make Wednesday’s loss that snapped their seven-game winning streak a blip with Alex Cobb on the mound in the series finale, but they lost for only the second time in the last 12 games the 35-year-old All-Star has started. The 12th-year veteran was opposed by a left-hander making his ninth career start, Andrew Abbott, who held San Francisco scoreless for eight innings.“We had...

Toxic posts on economist job website traced to users from Stanford and other elite universities

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:00:01 GMT

By Catarina Saraiva | BloombergAn online economics forum known for sexist, racist and abusive commentary included posts that originated at many prominent US universities as well as the Federal Reserve, according to a new study.Economics Job Market Rumors, a site started in 2008 to aid newly minted doctorate holders in their job searches, has become notorious for hateful and damaging content, all anonymous. A trio of researchers from Boston University and Yale University said they unmasked internet addresses connected to two-thirds of posts and determined many of the users’ physical locations, though not their identities.Of about 7 million posts on the site over the past 12 years, portions originated from users at top schools such as Stanford University, Columbia University and the University of Chicago, along with the Fed, according to the paper, which is being released Thursday and presented at a National Bureau of Economic Research conference.The researchers labeled some 10% of al...

San Jose driver crashes into middle school

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:00:01 GMT

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) -- A HazMat unit and firefighters responded to Muwekma Ohlone Middle School on 2nd and Hedding streets Thursday morning after a car crashed on campus. A woman was driving a silver Subaru when her car smashed through a wall surrounding the school's pool chemical storage area at 8:36 a.m., police said. The Subaru caught on fire next to the chemicals."Officers assisted with getting the driver out of the vehicle. SJ Fire and Hazmat Unit assisted with vehicle fire and securing pool chemicals," the San Jose Police Department wrote. The cause and circumstances of the collision are under investigation. The woman was transported to a nearby hospital and she is cooperating with the police investigation, SJPD told KRON4.

Vikings rookie WR Jordan Addison cited for 140 mph driving in 55 zone by state patrol

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:00:01 GMT

Minnesota Vikings first-round draft pick Jordan Addison was cited early Thursday for speeding and reckless driving, after a state trooper clocked him at 140 mph in his sports car in a 55 mph zone.The Minnesota State Patrol said Addison was pulled over without resistance in a Lamborghini Urus at 3:07 a.m. by a trooper who was also traveling eastbound on Interstate Hwy. 94 in St. Paul about a mile outside of downtown. The 21-year-old Addison was the only person involved, according to the state patrol report. An investigation into the incident was ongoing. The Vikings said they were aware of the situation and “gathering additional information.” Rookies are scheduled to report Sunday for training camp.Addison was selected out of USC with the 23rd overall pick in the NFL draft, following the cost-cutting move to release veteran wide receiver Adam Thielen. Addison was the fourth consecutive wide receiver taken after none went in the first 19 slots, following Ohio State’s Jaxon...

UK banking boss apologizes to populist politician Farage over the closure of his account

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:00:01 GMT

LONDON (AP) — The chief executive of U.K. bank NatWest Group apologised Thursday to populist politician Nigel Farage after he complained that his bank account was shut down because the banking group didn’t agree with his political views. Farage, a talk show presenter who supports former leader of the pro-Brexit U.K. Independence Party, said his account with the prestigious private bank Coutts, owned by NatWest Group, was closed down unfairly. He shared documents he obtained from the bank with Mail Online, the Daily Mail tabloid’s online outlet, that allegedly showed bank officials writing that continuing to retain Farage as a customer would be incompatible with its “position as an inclusive organization” given his publicly-held views.The alleged bank documents said Farage was “seen as xenophobic and racist” and “considered by many to be a disingenuous grifter.” They said there was substantial “adverse press” associated with him and discussed the reputational risk to the ...