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Best Cars and SUVs for Tall People
Pszczolkowski says tall drivers don’t necessarily have to buy a bigger vehicle to find comfort. And he cautions that some models give drivers space at the expense of room for rear passengers. It’s important to see how a car will work for your specific needs before buying, and that often means taking the whole family to the dealership for a…
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ChatGPT’s Search Engine Is Rolling Out to More People
Generative AI chatbots have a lot of potential, and from the get-go, companies like Microsoft and Google saw its potential to aid in internet searching. ChatGPT has entered this field too, and its Search feature is now available for everyone. OpenAI has announced that its AI-powered search engine, previously available only to paid subscribers, is now rolling out to all…
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Texas medical school notifies 1.5 million people of two data breaches that compromised SSNs, medical records, and financial info
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center over the weekend confirmed it notified almost 1.5 million people about two data breaches that occurred in September. The medical school notified 650,000 people following a breach at the main TTUHSC campus in Lubbock, Texas, and 815,000 people for another breach at the school’s El Paso branch. The following patient info was compromised: Names…
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South Carolina bank notifies 240K people about data breach claimed by ransomware gang
SRP Federal Credit Union yesterday confirmed it notified 240,742 people about a September 2024 data breach that compromised their private information. SRP did not publicly disclose what data was compromised, but it is offering victims free identity theft protection. That usually implies Social Security numbers and other info that could be used for identity fraud were among the data. Ransomware…
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Yes, Black People Do Get Lice
So what should you do if you’re just realizing Black people can and do get lice? Here’s what experts recommend. Understand that lice can happen—to anyone. “Lice are not indicators that a home is dirty, or that a person is unkempt. Those narratives make people less likely to get help because they don’t want to admit it,” says Ramsey, who…
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Travel tech company Sabre notifies 30K people about data breach that compromised SSNs
Software maker Sabre yesterday confirmed it notified 29,590 people about a July 2022 data breach that compromised the following personal information: Names Social Security numbers Dates of birth Employment info Financial account numbers ID cards such as passports and driver’s licenses Signatures Ransomware gang Dunghill Leak claimed responsibility for the July 2022 attack, but Sabre didn’t discover the breach until…
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Florida insurance industry attorney notifies 10K+ people of data breach
Bronstein & Carmona, a Fort Lauderdale law firm that defends auto insurance companies, over the weekend confirmed it notified 10,792 people about a February 2024 data breach. The attorney did not publicly disclose what information was compromised. It is offering eligible victims free credit monitoring and identity theft insurance, which implies the data contained Social Security numbers and/or other information…
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What People Are Getting Wrong This Week: The Facebook Serial Killer
This week, I’m looking at two fictional characters shaped by the collective unconscious of the internet. The first is “Robert Thibodeau,” a serial killer terrorizing Facebook so hard that people have to share his image. The second is Elon Man, the heroic, fictional version of Elon Musk whose daring deeds are recounted nightly around the digital campfire of the social…
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Massachusetts hospital notifies 316,000 people of data breach that compromised SSNs, medical and financial info
Anna Jaques Hospital in Massachusetts yesterday confirmed it notified 316,342 people about a December 2023 data breach that compromised the following patient info: Name Social Security number Demographic info Medical info Health insurance info Driver’s license number Financial info “Other” personal or health info Ransomware gang Money Message claimed responsibility for the attack, saying it stole 500 GB of data…
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New River Electrical notifies 10K people of data breach claimed by ransomware gang
New River Electrical Corporation, an electrical construction company from Virginia, this week confirmed it notified 9,845 people of an April 2024 data breach. Ransomware gang BlackLock in August claimed responsibility for the breach, saying it stole 2.44 TB of confidential data. New River has not verified BlackLock’s claim, and has not publicly disclosed what data was compromised. The company is…
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