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Man who unlocked nearly 2 million AT&T phones gets 12 years in prison

The Verge

According to a news release from the DOJ , in 2012, Muhammad Fahd, a citizen of Pakistan and Grenada, contacted an AT&T employee via Facebook and offered the employee “significant sums of money” to help him secretly unlock AT&T phones, freeing the customers from any installment agreement payments and from AT&T’s service.

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Leading the Participant

Museum 2.0

The topic is the invasion of Grenada. Each time they choose to do what he did, a bell goes off like they've won a tropical vacation to Grenada, instead of an invasion. The Discovery Center is a one-hour simulation in which groups of students (grade 5 and up) role play in a realistic, interactive environment.

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These Social Security offices are expected to close in 2025 due to DOGE cuts

Fast Company Tech

The offices are closing despite a new requirement that tighter identity-proofing measures be put in place to prevent fraud and abuse. Greenwood: June 1 2383 Sunset Drive, Grenada: May 1 Montana 3701 American Way, Missoula: June 21 North Carolina 730 Roanoke Ave., 30 Kentucky 825 High St., Meridian: June 1 604 Yalobusha St.,