17,000 RI Social Security numbers exposed in TransUnion data breach On Sept. 3, thousands of Rhode Islanders received letters from TransUnion notifying them that their information, stored on a third-party system, had been compromised in … 17,000 RI Social Security numbers exposed in TransUnion breach
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US to propose ban on Chinese software, hardware in connected vehicles The Biden administration has raised serious concerns about the collection of data by Chinese companies on U.S. drivers.
Iranian hackers targeting US election: Google The FBI is investigating concerns that Iran stole documents from former President Donald Trump's campaign. Video
Hackers may have stolen every American’s Social Security number: Report The theft happened in April, according to a class-action lawsuit filed in federal court in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Video
DOJ sues TikTok over alleged children's privacy law violations The agency accused TikTok of allowing children under the age of 13 to create accounts, collecting data on those children, among others.
Online scammers are slaves being forced to do it: WSJ The internet scamming industry is powered by human trafficking and forced labor, an investigation found.
Global IT outage grounds flights, disrupts banks and 911 systems A cybersecurity firm's CEO says a "defect" in a software update appears to be the cause, and a fix has been deployed. Video
AI could harm democracy. It’s also the tool that could save it Experts discussed ways to harness AI for good in an RNC forum Monday.
Why did Christian vloggers go on Netflix’s Ashley Madison doc? Christian vloggers Sam and Nia Rader chose to restore their marriage after dealing with infidelity. Video
Were you affected by AT&T data breach? AT&T said that a dataset found on the “dark web” contains information including some Social Security numbers and passcodes.
Change Healthcare cyberattack: Where do things stand? The American Hospital Association called it the most significant cyberattack on the U.S. health care system in history.
$10M offered for info on UnitedHealthcare hackers The group ALPHV, or Blackcat, was first deployed in 2021. Video
AI death prediction researchers warn of copycats The Life2vec AI Chatbot was revealed late last year, but remains private and unavailable to the public, according to a report from Metro.
Cyber gangs stealing loads from US truckers, double brokering Scammers are pretending to be carriers online aiming to skim payments. Video
How to protect your child from identity theft You need to protect not just yourself from identity theft. Your children could be vulnerable, as well.
Millions of hotel keycard locks impacted by tech vulnerability The security company that owns the locks, dormakaba, isn’t aware of any instances of the vulnerability being exploited.
