Mike Holfeld

Jul 1, 2024 | clickorlando.com | Mike Holfeld

ORLANDO, Fla. - Tucked away in downtown Orlando's 32801 ZIP code, the U.S Secret Service's Orlando field office, led by veteran Special Agent in Charge Caroline O'Brien-Buster, works to track a wave of high-tech financial schemes in a 7-county jurisdiction from Citrus to Brevard counties. "We have 57 task force officers from all around Central Florida that are set up in the seven different counties," O'Brien-Buster told News 6.

Jun 30, 2024 | clickorlando.com | Mike Holfeld

ORLANDO, Fla. - The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports more than 6.4 million vehicles in the U.S. still have unrepaired or "unfixed" Takata airbags, 10 years after the original recall. Carfax Editor and Chief Patrick Olson checked in with NHTSA for the 10-year update. Much to our surprise, Florida, one of nine states listed in the so-called Zone A, has 305,000 vehicles on the road with unrepaired Takata airbags.

Jun 26, 2024 | clickorlando.com | Mike Holfeld

ORLANDO, Fla. – The 2024 SHIELD Act, designed to protect every American’s reputation on the internet and social media platforms, could become part of the comprehensive privacy bill as early as July. Florida Congressman Darren Soto, D-District 9, told News 6 the amendment is a “perfect fit” for the privacy bill that has been written and rewritten for nearly five years. “Congress never moves as quickly as I’d like it to,” Soto told News 6.

Jun 23, 2024 | clickorlando.com | Mike Holfeld

ORLANDO, Fla. - A new study by Security.org, a team of product review specialists, found that 51 percent of 1,000 people surveyed had no idea data-delete products were available to consumers coast to coast. The service has become a necessity for the internet-smartphone generation whose personal information has become instant collateral for data brokers who access and sell it no questions asked.

Jun 20, 2024 | clickorlando.com | Mike Holfeld

ORLANDO, Fla. - A joint law enforcement effort led by the U. S Secret Service Thursday dismantled 13 illegal devices, a move the agency projected would prevent $3.9 million in stolen EBT funds in Orlando, Tampa and Jacksonville. Brian Lambert, the assistant director of the U.S. Secret Service, joined the operation to observe results in real-time. "The potential exists for over $1 billion in losses across the United States," Lambert told News 6.