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fromwww.businessinsider.com
18 hours ago

We're in a new era of heightened CEO safety measures, security pros say

This attack is just shedding light on the fact that you're even more vulnerable outside of the office, said Don Aviv, CEO of Interfor International, a security consultancy.
Information security
#sam-altman
SOMA, SF
fromKqed
12 hours ago

DOJ: Man Who Attacked Sam Altman's House Threatened to Kill Other Tech CEOs | KQED

A Texas man faces charges for attempted murder of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman after violent attacks at his home and company headquarters.
San Francisco
fromEngadget
1 day ago

Two suspects have been arrested for allegedly shooting at Sam Altman's house

Sam Altman's house may have been targeted in two violent incidents involving gunfire and a Molotov cocktail.
SOMA, SF
fromKqed
12 hours ago

DOJ: Man Who Attacked Sam Altman's House Threatened to Kill Other Tech CEOs | KQED

A Texas man faces charges for attempted murder of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman after violent attacks at his home and company headquarters.
San Francisco
fromEngadget
1 day ago

Two suspects have been arrested for allegedly shooting at Sam Altman's house

Sam Altman's house may have been targeted in two violent incidents involving gunfire and a Molotov cocktail.
#stalking
SF parents
fromConsequence
1 day ago

Lindsey Buckingham's Alleged Stalker Arrested Following Years of Harassment

Michelle Dick was arrested for stalking and assaulting Lindsey Buckingham, facing multiple felony charges including threats and vandalism.
SF parents
fromConsequence
1 day ago

Lindsey Buckingham's Alleged Stalker Arrested Following Years of Harassment

Michelle Dick was arrested for stalking and assaulting Lindsey Buckingham, facing multiple felony charges including threats and vandalism.
Law
fromAbove the Law
6 days ago

Look Who's Back! Former Lawyer Of The Year Out Of Prison And Back In Hollywood. - Above the Law

Michael Avenatti, once a prominent lawyer, is now in a halfway house after serving time for multiple crimes including extortion and embezzlement.
Privacy professionals
fromTechCrunch
6 days ago

Hackers steal and leak sensitive LAPD police documents | TechCrunch

Cybercriminals leaked sensitive LAPD documents online, including personnel files and internal investigations, allegedly by the extortion gang World Leaks.
Los Angeles
fromLos Angeles Times
1 week ago

Teen who went to photograph L.A. 'No Kings' rally shot, blinded by Homeland Security agent, attorney says

A USC freshman lost his eye after being shot by a DHS agent during a protest in Los Angeles.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Melissa Gilbert defends husband Timothy Busfield as actor faces child sexual abuse charges

"This has been the most traumatizing experience of our lives; our life as we knew it is done. We are grieving what we had."
US news
Information security
fromTheregister
6 days ago

Criminal wannabes even more dangerous than the pros

Ransomware is a significant current threat, targeting critical infrastructure and healthcare, causing immediate harm and financial losses.
Careers
fromSecuritymagazine
1 week ago

Beyond the Certificate: Why Real Expertise in Investigative Interviewing Comes from Practice

Training and certifications signal competence, but true effectiveness in investigative interviewing requires disciplined application and real-world experience.
fromVulture
1 week ago

Lindsey Buckingham Attacked With Unknown Substance by Reported Stalker

The Los Angeles Police Department's Threat Management Unit is working with the Santa Monica Police Department to investigate this incident. To protect the integrity of the open and ongoing investigation, no further comment will be provided at this time.
NYC music
Boston real estate
fromBoston.com
2 weeks ago

What we know about the armed robbery of a massive Beverly mansion

An armed intruder assaulted a caretaker in a Beverly mansion, stole valuables, and fled in a stolen Porsche.
fromPinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news
2 weeks ago

Bodyguard at centre of Chappell Roan drama breaks silence

I take full responsibility for the interactions on March 21st. I was at the hotel on behalf of another individual, and I was not part of the personal security team of Chappell Roan. The actions I took were not on behalf of Chappell Roan, her personal security team, her management, or any other individuals.
NYC parents
fromLos Angeles Times
3 weeks ago

Santa Monica man arrested on suspicion of kidnapping 2 UCLA students, raping another woman

Officers arrested Alexander Schecter, 24, at his Santa Monica residence on Friday and booked him on one count of rape by force, one count of forcible oral copulation, one count of robbery, one count of extortion and one count of battery.
California
#executive-protection
Information security
fromSecuritymagazine
2 weeks ago

The Rising Tide of Executive Protection: Corporations Ramp Up Security in an Era of Heightened Threats

Companies are increasingly investing in executive protection due to rising threats, making it a strategic necessity for business continuity and resilience.
Information security
fromSecuritymagazine
2 weeks ago

The Rising Tide of Executive Protection: Corporations Ramp Up Security in an Era of Heightened Threats

Companies are increasingly investing in executive protection due to rising threats, making it a strategic necessity for business continuity and resilience.
Los Angeles
fromLos Angeles Times
2 weeks ago

A grenade killed three L.A. deputies. The widow of one says Sheriff's department failed him

L.A. County Sheriff's deputies violated bomb protocols, leading to a deadly grenade blast that killed three deputies, including one without formal explosives training.
Privacy technologies
fromZDNET
3 weeks ago

My personal data has been leaked several times - this service helped clean it all up

Data removal services like DeleteMe help protect personal information from being sold online after data breaches.
SF parents
fromLos Angeles Times
2 weeks ago

Security guard at the center of Chappell Roan controversy breaks silence: 'I take full responsibility'

Pascal Duvier clarifies his role in an incident involving Ada Law, denying any connection to Chappell Roan's security team.
Business
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
1 month ago

Why UK businesses are taking physical security more seriously - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

UK businesses are shifting physical security from a background facilities concern to a central risk management priority as operational complexity and vulnerabilities increase.
#criminal-justice
California
fromCalifornia Post
1 month ago

Gavin Newsom's law grants parole to pedo with 300-year sentence

A California sex offender convicted of molesting multiple children faces early release under a 2020 law allowing parole for inmates 50+ who served 20+ years, sparking criticism of the elderly parole system.
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

Casey Wasserman's name dropped from agency following Ghislaine Maxwell scandal

Following revelations of Wasserman's salacious 2003 emails with Maxwell, several musicians and athletes - led by pop artist Chappell Roan and soccer star Abby Wambach - said that, to stay true to their values, they would leave the agency then known as Wasserman.
US politics
SF parents
fromLos Angeles Times
4 weeks ago

SoCal school psychologist thought he was meeting a 13-year-old, authorities say. It was a sting

A licensed school psychologist was arrested after exchanging sexually explicit messages with an undercover investigator posing as a 13-year-old and attempting to meet the minor for sex.
LA real estate
fromLos Angeles Times
8 years ago

When a security alarm isn't enough, some homeowners install pricey high-tech safe rooms

Safe rooms provide critical time for homeowners during break-ins, with intruders typically reaching master bedrooms in 7-10 seconds, making bedroom conversion into secure spaces essential for protection.
fromVulture
1 month ago

The Shooting at Rihanna's Home Was No Accident

Ivana Lisette Ortiz was arrested for firing approximately ten shots at Rihanna's Beverly Hills home using an AR-15-style weapon on March 8, a number of the alleged shooter's disturbing social-media posts began circulating online in which the 35-year-old referenced the singer by name.
Los Angeles
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

Britney Spears' DUI arrest shows she's long overdue' for help, manager says

Dispatch audio of Spears' arrest reveals that, as with the incident in October, she was seen driving her black BMW convertible, swerving in and out of lanes on the freeway, as well as speeding. Starting at about 8:13 p.m. the California Highway Patrol sent all units to respond and pursued her for nearly an hour.
Mental health
Information security
fromSecuritymagazine
1 month ago

Discussing Use of Force in Security: A Challenging Discussion?

Use of force in security cannot be entirely avoided but should be deployed only as a last resort when lesser options fail, requiring comprehensive training in tactics, de-escalation, and legal authority.
Social justice
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

Letters: Police are the wrong people for crisis intervention

Police lack the advanced clinical training and education of counselors and are inappropriate for crisis intervention; behavioral health-led responses by clinicians and social workers are more effective and cost-effective alternatives.
Los Angeles
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

$1-million reward offered for California murder suspect, an FBI 'Ten Most Wanted' fugitive

A $1 million reward is offered for information leading to the arrest of Omar Alexander Cardenas, an FBI Ten Most Wanted fugitive suspected in a 2019 Sylmar barbershop murder.
Careers
fromFast Company
1 month ago

Why Arnold Schwarzenegger says you should keep your full-time job when you start your own business

Keep your full-time job while building your startup to prove viability, maintain financial stability, and preserve your power to make decisions based on merit rather than desperation.
East Bay (California)
fromThe Oaklandside
1 month ago

Deadly lookalikes

An unusually wet winter in the Bay Area caused a surge in deadly death cap mushrooms, leading to unprecedented poisonings disproportionately affecting immigrant communities who forage based on traditional knowledge.
fromCalifornia Post
1 month ago

California teen at center of FBI terror probe over his chemistry set speaks out: 'Personal battle'

What my interest truly was in is in creating these molecules called Cubanes, which have a three-dimensional structure, which can be manipulated in a way to allow these molecules to bind directly and in an efficient and better way than people have bound these compounds ever before. And this has been a truly personal battle for me because I lost my aunt to cancer in 2020.
SF parents
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months ago

Kiefer Sutherland allegedly threatened to kill California Uber driver ahead of felony arrest

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Los Angeles law enforcement sources are shedding more light on Kiefer Sutherland's most recent arrest after the 24 star allegedly threatened to kill his Uber driver this week. The two-time Emmy winner, 59, was arrested for felony criminal threats just after midnight on Monday. He was released later that day on $50,000 bond and is due back in L.A. County Superior Court on Feb. 2, according to online records.
Television
US news
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

Three clinicians cast doubt on mental fitness of Oakland football legend John Beam's suspected killer

Three psychiatric clinicians determined that Cedric Irving Jr., accused of murdering Laney College Athletic Director John Beam, is mentally incompetent to stand trial, though a final ruling is pending further evaluation.
Real estate
fromLos Angeles Times
11 years ago

Home-showing safety: better to lose a sale than your life

Real estate agents and homeowners face significant safety risks when showing properties to strangers, requiring awareness and precautions to prevent crime.
#empowerment-self-defense
Business intelligence
fromSecuritymagazine
2 months ago

Private Sector Intelligence Careers

Private-sector intelligence roles require public-sector analytic skills plus explicit training in cognitive tradecraft, decision support, and structured reasoning for business contexts.
fromABC7 Los Angeles
1 month ago

Casey Wasserman selling his talent agency amid Epstein fallout

Our 4,000 employees are the absolute best in the business. I see you put it all on the line for your clients every day. Our clients expect - and deserve - world-class representation. And that's exactly what they get because of all of you. At this moment, I believe that I have become a distraction to those efforts. That is why I have begun the process of selling the company, an effort that is already underway.
Music
fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
2 months ago

4 Campuses Targeted in Latest Rash of Swatting Calls

Early Thursday morning, officials at Villanova University outside Philadelphia received a "threat of violence targeted at an academic building" and quickly closed their campus and canceled all activities. University officials issued an all clear at 1:36 p.m. on Thursday and noted that the FBI and local law enforcement were continuing their investigation. Alcorn State University in Mississippi initiated a campus lockdown Thursday morning due to a "safety threat," which officials cleared several hours later. Wiley University in Texas also locked down its campus due to a "threat via email" and lifted the lockdown at noon Thursday.
Higher education
fromLos Angeles Times
2 months ago

Trespassing charge against ex-USC star Jordan Addison dropped: 'He did nothing wrong'

According to the criminal report affidavit, the alleged incident happened at approximately 3:42 a.m. on Jan. 12 at a noodle bar inside the Seminole Hard Rock Casino. Addison was asked to leave several times by casino security but refused, the affidavit states, and had to be redirected several times toward the exit while being escorted out. He was taken into custody for trespass after warning, the report says.
National Football League
California
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

Surveillance company Flock generates controversy - and a roster of L.A. clients

Dozens of cities have terminated contracts with Flock Safety over concerns that its license plate reader data facilitates Trump's mass deportation efforts, though Los Angeles continues using the surveillance technology.
Wellness
fromFuncheap
2 months ago

Intro to Personal Safety & Self-Defense Class | Berkeley

Free one-hour IMPACT Bay Area empowerment self-defense class teaches situational awareness, de-escalation, and two simple physical techniques; open to adults of all genders.
Privacy technologies
fromFast Company
2 months ago

These hidden devices on California roadways have privacy activists pushing Governor Newsom for their removal

A network of covert license plate readers in Southern California feeds data into a Border Patrol predictive intelligence program monitoring motorists' travel patterns.
US politics
fromsfist.com
2 months ago

Gavin Newsom Goes on Attack Against Dr. Oz Over Inflammatory Video Accusing LA Armenians of Mafia Fraud

Dr Oz made unproven, racially charged claims that Armenian-run hospice centers in Los Angeles are controlled by a Russian mafia, prompting Newsom's complaint.
Business
fromConsequence
1 month ago

Casey Wasserman to Sell Talent Agency Following Artist Exodus Over Ghislaine Maxwell Texts

Casey Wasserman is selling the Wasserman Group after clients cut ties following his name appearing in Epstein-related documents.
Mental health
fromSecuritymagazine
1 month ago

Implementing Meaningful De-Escalation Training in Your Security Program

De-escalation training reduces aggressive incidents and is a critical risk-mitigation strategy for modern security personnel and organizations.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months ago

Nick Reiner's ex lawyer continues to defend him in public, if not in court

I want him to get the most robust defense that he possibly can get. I know he will, in the hands of the public defender's office, said Jackson. There's very little in the law that's indefensible. I never approach a case like I'm just defending an individual. We're defending the Constitution. Jackson said his line of work, which has included clients such as Karen Read, Harvey Weinstein and Kevin Spacey, is defending an idea.
Law
Privacy professionals
fromDataBreaches.Net
2 months ago

You're not paranoid: lawyers ARE coming to get you. - DataBreaches.Net

Failure of federal regulators to act after patient-data breaches can prompt state attorneys general and class-action lawsuits seeking money and corrective action plans.
National Football League
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months ago

Former Oakland Raiders Kevin Johnson's death being investigated as homicide

Kevin Johnson, 55, was found dead near a Los Angeles homeless encampment; the LA County Medical Examiner ruled blunt force trauma and stab wounds, and authorities are investigating homicide.
#gavin-newsom
fromFast Company
2 months ago

What the latest Epstein files release says about crisis PR

Another round of Epstein files-approximately three million documents-was released January 30, and this batch included a lot of prominent names. That list included philanthropist and business magnate Bill Gates, entrepreneur Elon Musk, and author, doctor and longevity influencer Peter Attia. They were all allegedly connected to Epstein in different ways, and as a result, their mentions in the documents are varied. But it's their responses that offer lessons to others in the business world about how to respond when faced with a crisis.
Business
Los Angeles
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

Downtown LA Law Group moves to block state bar record review in sex abuse probe

Downtown LA Law Group fights State Bar subpoena to prevent disclosure of thousands of legal filings related to a $4-billion sex abuse settlement scandal involving allegedly fraudulent client recruitment.
US politics
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months ago

Gov. Newsom files a civil rights complaint against Dr. Oz in latest feud with the Trump administration

California filed a civil rights complaint accusing CMS chief Dr. Mehmet Oz of racially charged allegations linking the Armenian community to large-scale hospice fraud.
California
fromThe Oaklandside
2 months ago

What happened when Gavin Newsom sent a 'surge' of state troopers to fight crime in Oakland

California deployed CHP surges to high-crime cities, with Gov. Newsom emphasizing falling crime while expanding state law-enforcement operations across multiple regions.
Information security
fromComputerworld
2 months ago

This is why high-value targets should use Lockdown Mode

Apple's Lockdown Mode prevented the FBI from accessing a seized iPhone, demonstrating strong protection against physical wired extraction attempts.
US news
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago

Cybersecurity Expert Tells Fox News Guthrie Suspect Video May Indicate He Was Burglar Not Kidnapper With a Target

Suspect's surveillance behavior, clothing, and actions suggest opportunistic burglary rather than a targeted attack on Nancy Guthrie.
fromwww.latimes.com
2 months ago

Woman found dead in North Hollywood home; domestic violence suspected

A homicide investigation was underway after a woman was found dead at a North Hollywood home Wednesday. A man was detained Wednesday after a woman was found dead in a North Hollywood home in an apparent domestic violence incident, according to authorities. Los Angeles Police Department officers responded to the 5600 block of Satsuma Avenue around 4:25 a.m. and found a woman dead, officials said.
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
fromLos Angeles Times
2 months ago

Celebrity PR firm helped LAFD shape messaging after Palisades fire

The LAFD Foundation used donated millions to hire a celebrity public relations firm, prompting questions about charity spending and the department's post-Palisades-fire messaging.
US news
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago

BREAKING: Person Detained for Questioning in Connection With Nancy Guthrie's Abduction

A person was detained for questioning in connection with Nancy Guthrie’s abduction after Pima County Sheriff’s Department action with FBI assistance in the Tucson area.
Los Angeles
fromLos Angeles Times
2 months ago

Secrecy surrounds hiring of LAPD messaging guru with Hollywood background

Los Angeles approved a $191,000 communications strategist position while the LAPD quietly contracted filmmaker Robert Port to help rehabilitate the department's public image.
US news
fromABC7 Los Angeles
2 months ago

Nick Reiner was in yearlong mental health conservatorship in 2020: Report

Nick Reiner’s 2020 yearlong mental health conservatorship for grave disability could be central to an insanity defense in his parents’ homicide case.
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