Woman Drugs Friend With Tainted Cheesecake to Steal Her Identity

Viktoria Nasyrova, a 42-year-old Russian native, allegedly tried to poison a woman who looked like her back in 2016 with tranquilizer-laced cheesecake, so she could steal her identity.  The Brooklyn resident thought the poisoning would resemble a suicide and staged the women’s unconscious body to make her scheme believable. “This is a bizarre and twisted



The Equifax Hack Just Got Bigger

Just when we thought news about the Equifax hack couldn’t get worse, the company announced yesterday that “an additional 2.4 million Americans were impacted by last year’s data breach.” Unlike the millions of other Americans impacted by the hack, however, these new 2.4 million consumers “had significantly less personal information stolen,” according to the announcement. For example, Equifax claims the “additional consumers only had their names and a partial driver’s license number stolen by the attackers, unlike the original 145.5 million Americans who had their Social Security numbers impacted.”


Gunman Kills Parents in Central Michigan University Dorm Room

A gunman who shot two people in the dormitories of Central Michigan University is still on the run. Law enforcement confirmed they were searching for a suspect following a daylight murder on Friday. Described as “armed and dangerous,” police have named 19-year old student James Eric Davis as the “person of interest” in what is






Guillermo del Toro’s ‘The Shape of Water’ Under Fire for Copyright Infringement

Director Guillermo del Toro, Fox Searchlight, and others “associated with the Oscar contender ‘The Shape of Water’” have just been slapped with a copyright infringement lawsuit by the estate of Paul Zindel, a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright. The suit itself was filed by “David Zindel, acting as a trustee of his and his sister Lizabeth’s trusts, which equally share the rights to their father’s literary works.”


Has Your Instant Pot Been Recalled?

Do you own an Instant Pot Gem 65 8-in-1 Multicooker? If so, this recall notice is for you. After receiving complaints about the particular product overheating and melting, Instant Pot, a “multi-purpose cookware company,” decided to issue a recall for the multicookers. The recalled product is “similar to a slow cooker, but with more functions, including roasting, stewing, baking, steaming,” according to Instant Pot.