Most people spent CARES act funds on needs, not wants
A new study suggests last year's Economic Impact Payments provided essential support.
Economics & Business
Jan 8, 2021
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News tagged with personal security
Equifax to pay up to $700M in data breach settlement
Equifax has agreed to pay $700 million, potentially more, to settle with the federal authorities and states over its 2017 data breach that exposed the Social Security numbers and other private information of nearly 150 million ...
Security
Jul 20, 2019
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Delaware insurer says 95K people's data could've been taken
Delaware's insurance department says social security numbers and other personal data of almost 100,000 people may have been comprised over nearly a decade due to a breach at a large vision and dental insurer.
Security
Jun 27, 2019
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Alexa can now listen for alarms—or, perhaps, a cheating spouse?
Alexa's got a new gig: home safety.
Consumer & Gadgets
May 14, 2019
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Doctor-services firm says private data of patients exposed
Nationwide physician-staffing company EmCare says a breach exposed personal data for about 31,000 patients, including in some cases their Social Security numbers and clinical information.
Security
Apr 21, 2019
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Bezos case exposes billionaires' vulnerability to hackers
The stunning revelation that a tabloid obtained below-the-belt selfies of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos—the world's richest man—suggests that even billionaires are not out of the reach of hackers.
Security
Feb 10, 2019
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European heavyweights Airbus, Altran targeted by cyberattacks
European aerospace and defence group Airbus has launched an inquiry into the origin and targets of a cyberattack detected earlier in January, the same month that French IT consulting group Altran also saw attempts to breach ...
Security
Jan 31, 2019
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Fewer affected in Marriott hack, but passports a red flag
Fewer Marriott guest records than previously feared were compromised in a massive data breach, but the largest hotel chain in the world confirmed Friday that approximately 5.25 million unencrypted passport numbers were accessed.
Security
Jan 4, 2019
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Marriott security breach exposed data of up to 500M guests (Update)
A security breach inside the Marriott hotel empire compromised the information of as many as 500 million guests worldwide, exposing their credit card numbers, passport numbers and birth dates for as long as four years, the ...
Security
Nov 30, 2018
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Some cybersecurity apps could be worse for privacy than nothing at all
It's been a busy few weeks for cybersecurity researchers and reporters. There was the Facebook hack, the Google plus data breach, and allegations that the Chinese government implanted spying chips in hardware components.
Internet
Oct 22, 2018
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