Just one day after the New York Times attempted to downplay suspicions around the election software company Konnech, the company's CEO, Eugene Yu, has been taken into custody under suspicion of sending data on American poll workers to Communist China.
from Thompson titled “Election Software Executive Arrested on Suspicion of Theft,” in which he reported that Eugene Yu, the CEO of Konnech, had been arrested under suspicion of theft after U.S. user data was found stored in China — exactly what the “election deniers” that Thompson had derided claimed.
Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón, commented on the situation saying: “Data breaches are an ongoing threat to our digital way of life. When we entrust a company to hold our confidential data, they must be willing and able to protect our personal identifying information from theft. Otherwise, we are all victims.”
In a statement, a spokesperson for Konnech said that the company was attempting to learn the details “of what we believe to be Mr. Yu’s wrongful detention,” and that it stood by recent statements it made in a lawsuit defending its handling of user data. “Any L.A. County poll worker data that Konnech may have possessed was provided to it by L.A. County and therefore could not have been ‘stolen’ as suggested,” the spokesman said. In a statement, the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office said that it had cause to believe that the personal information on election workers was “criminally mishandled” and was seeking to extradite Yu from Michigan to Los Angeles.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Africa and New York business in Manhattan - New York Amsterdam NewsFilm maker, director, publisher and business visionary Anthony Abulu planned his NYC African Expo at the Marriott Marquis for a year.
Read more »
New York State Wants to Ban New Gas Cars and Trucks by 2035New York is following California and Washington in seeking to ban the sales of gas-engined cars and trucks. But will it be able to hit these targets?
Read more »
Port of New York Moves Ahead With New Threshold for Empty Container Fee on Ocean CarriersPort of New York and New Jersey implements a delayed empty container fee after talks with ocean carriers led to a new way to account for growing rail volume.
Read more »
Micron to spend up to $100 billion on new semiconductor factory in New YorkMicron says it's committing up to $100 billion over the next two decades to build a computer chip factory in upstate New York.
Read more »
New York, New Jersey lawmakers propose hefty fees for drivers over NYC red-light camera debateA battle over red light cameras leads to a war of words between New York and New Jersey lawmakers.
Read more »
Providence pressured patients to pay, even when eligible for free care, according to New York TimesAccording to a New York Times investigation, Providence trained staff to pressure patients to pay their bills, without telling them they might be eligible for financial assistance. And if they didn’t pay, the bills went to debt collectors.
Read more »