DC Watchdog

Someone fired a gun at a Bakersfield television station not once, but twice in less than a week, and police still don’t know who pulled the trigger.

Quick Take Shots hit the KBAK/KBFX news building in Bakersfield, California, in two separate incidents, one on Friday, October 9, and another early Tuesday, October 13, 2026. Investigators say ten shots struck a conference r...

America’s grocery giant pulled key plugs to keep the lights on, and your cart moving.

Story Snapshot Ahold Delhaize reported a security issue and took systems offline as a safeguard. Websites and apps for Stop & Shop, Hannaford, Giant, Food Lion, and The Giant Company went down. Stores and pharmacies stayed open; checkout and refrigeration k...

One dinner invitation sparked a $140 million scramble, and the blockchain receipts keep raising questions.

At a Glance The dinner happened, with entry tied to holding a specific token. Top holders spent huge sums to qualify before the cutoff. Analysts linked many leading wallets to foreign exchanges. A top holder publicly claimed the number-one spot and planned to attend...

Hackers are now turning your own company’s artificial intelligence tools into weapons against you, a new survey finds, with 84% of ransomware victims saying AI played some role in the attack that hit them.

Quick Take Cybersecurity firm Semperis surveyed 1,200 IT and security professionals across nine countries and found 84% experienced ransomware attacks involving AI in ...

A locked thumb drive from the Justice Department landed in Los Angeles with names the federal government says likely got mail ballots despite not being citizens—along with a 48-hour clock.

Story Snapshot Justice Department sent California a password-protected list to verify possible noncitizens who got mail ballots. Officials were told to segregate, not cancel, any ballo...