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Jul 21 2023
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Louisiana to offer free credit monitoring following massive OMV data leak
After millions of Louisianians had their personal information leaked in a global cyberattack, the state announced it will offer a year of free credit monitoring to impacted residents. The state will offer 12 months of free monitoring through LifeLock. Interested residents can sign up for the program at nextsteps.la.gov. The Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles will also be emailing notice of the
Louisiana Illuminator
Jun 09 2023
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Data breach impacts MN Department of Education
MDE says one of its servers was hit by a global cyber security attack targeting MOVEit software. Files accessed contained data from more than 95,000 students. Example video title will go here for this video The Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) is assessing the damage after a global data breach compromised personal information from the files of more than 95,000 students. MDE announced
KARE11
Jul 10 2023
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Data From 11 Million Patients Exposed in HCA Healthcare Theft
Personal data of about 11 million patients of HCA Healthcare Inc. was exposed in an online forum, the company said Monday. The largest US hospital operator discovered a list with names, email addresses and phone numbers, birth dates and information about their appointments. It didn’t include clinical records, payment details, passwords or Social Security numbers. Data breaches at health-care
Bloomberg
Jul 28 2023
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Data suggests Swifties broke record for Seattle seismic activity — louder than Beast Quake
Taylor Swift’s weekend tour stop in Seattle has come and gone — but her impact will stay for a while longer, now that her nights at Lumen Field have officially broken the record for seismic activity measured at the nearest seismometer, according to Western Washington University seismologist Jackie Caplan-Auerbach. That means Swifties surpassed Seahawks fans, who held the record for years with
The News Tribune
Jul 05 2023
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New data shows measurable progress on Alaska’s food stamp backlog
The division of state government that handles food stamps has made progress in eliminating the backlog of thousands of Alaskans waiting for aid, but it still has work to do. Families must have their income checked periodically in order to keep receiving food stamps. But sharp delays in those recertifications kept families waiting months for food aid. In March, only 4% were done on time. But
Alaska Public Media
Jul 13 2023
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FTC opens investigation into ChatGPT company OpenAI over inaccuracies, data protection
The Federal Trade Commission has opened an investigation into OpenAI, the startup behind the artificial intelligence bot ChatGPT, over possible violation of consumer protection laws. In a 20-page civil investigative demand letter, FTC asked OpenAI to provide records and answer dozens of questions, some related to the bot's tendencies to generate inaccurate information and the company's data
"USA Today" Contributor
Jul 05 2023
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‘We haven’t seen this’: June’s record-smashing temperatures — in data
June has been a record-breaking month for Earth. Key climate markers including global air and sea surface temperatures both surpassed previous records for the month (see ‘Temperature records broken’), and global sea ice was at an all-time low for June. Many regions experienced searing heat, with countries across the Arab world, southern Europe and Asia — including China and Japan — reaching
Nature.com
Jun 09 2023
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Minnesota Department of Education hacked in global data breach
Minnesota Department of Education files, including some student data, were accessed as part of a large-scale and global cybersecurity attack on a file-transfer system, the state agency said Friday. The hack by the Russian Cl0p ransomware syndicate exploited a program called MOVEit that is widely used by businesses to securely share files. The parent company of MOVEit's U.S. maker, Progress
Star Tribune
Jun 09 2023
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Minnesota Department of Education impacted by global data breach
The state’s education department announced Friday that one of its servers was affected by a global cybersecurity attack last week. According to the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE), the breach targeted MOVEit software, a popular software used by many companies and government agencies. Minnesota IT Services (MNIT) learned of the breach on May 31, the same day MDE files on a MOVEit server
KSTP
Jul 10 2023
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Data Breach at HCA Healthcare Exposes Personal Information of 11 Million Patients
HCA Healthcare Inc., the largest hospital company in the U.S., reported that the personal data of about 11 million of its patients was exposed in an online forum. The Nashville, Tennessee-based company, which serves 37 million patients a year, found that the list included names, email addresses, phone numbers, birth dates, and appointment details of its patients. However, sensitive data
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