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Aug 31, 2021

D.C. Unemployment Recipients Are Being Targeted By Official-Looking Scam Emails

The emails from D.C. government accounts ask recipients to text personal identifying information in order to receive additional unemployment payments.

Mar 20, 2017

FBI Confirms Investigation Into Links Between Trump And Russia

Now lawmakers are calling on Trump to say he made up allegations that former President Barack Obama wiretapped Trump Tower before the election.

Jul 31, 2013

Montgomery County Road Sign Hacked With Pro-Pot Message

Attention Maryland drivers: “SMOKE WEED EVRYDAY”

Oct 17, 2012

Analysts Warn Online Voter Registration Is Vulnerable to Hacking

Tommy Wells (D-Ward 6) wants to make it easier to register to vote by offering an online option, but in Maryland, where online registration is already in practice, it could easy for hackers to mess with the system.

Nov 14, 2011

Uniontown Voicemail: “You Can Come Here, Pick Up A Kilo”

Well, we weren’t entirely sure how the story about Natasha Dasher — the proprietor of Uniontown Bar and Grill in Anacostia who was busted by federal agents on cocaine distribution charges over the weekend — was going to get any worse. But WTOP’s Mark Segraves appears to have uncovered a nasty piece of fallout.

 
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