15 h. ago Largest Data Breach in History: *16 Billion* Login Credentials Exposed in Databases

Security researchers have uncovered potentially the largest data breach in history, comprising an astounding 16 billion login credentials, which include Apple accounts. The post Largest Data Breach in History: *16 Billion* Login Credentials Exposed in Databases appeared first on Breitbart.

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3 d. ago Minnesota Shooting Suspect Allegedly Used Data Broker Sites to Find Targets' Addresses

The shooter allegedly researched several “people search” sites in an attempt to target his victims, highlighting the potential dangers of widely available personal data.

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6 d. ago DHS: 4 escaped from immigration detention center in New Jersey

ICE housed more than 53,000 people nationwide at the end of May, its latest public figures, which is well above its budgeted capacity of about 41,000 and approaching all-time highs. The post DHS: 4 escaped from immigration detention center in New Jersey appeared first on Boston.com.

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7 d. ago Groups that resettle refugees say more than 125,000 in limbo despite judge's order

Three months after a federal judge ordered the Trump administration to restart the refugee admissions program it froze, groups that resettle refugees say more than 125,000 people are stuck in limbo.

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8 d. ago Happy to hand over the keys to a robot? Augmented reality might help

Would you trust a driverless car? A 2024 global survey involving nearly 8,000 participants suggests most people are wary of handing over the steering wheel to sensors, cameras and computer algorithms.

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9 d. ago Fentanyl deaths among the young are dropping. Can the trend continue?

Fentanyl and other street drugs killed more than 230,000 people under the age of 35 in the U.S. over the last decade. But now new federal data shows drug deaths among young people are plummeting at an unprecedented rate – saving thousands of lives each year. What's driving the drop, and with federal funding cuts on the horizon, will it continue?For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org. Email us at considerthis@npr.org.

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9 d. ago Airlines Don’t Want You to Know They Sold Your Flight Data to DHS

A contract obtained by 404 Media shows that an airline-owned data broker forbids the feds from revealing it sold them detailed passenger data.

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1 week ago Trump federalized the National Guard in L.A. Are more troops next?

Over the weekend, President Trump ordered 2,000 National Guard soldiers to Los Angeles, where people are protesting federal immigration raids.

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2 w. ago Data breach at newspaper giant Lee Enterprises affects 40,000 people

The ransomware attack paralyzed newspaper printing and disrupted operations at media outlets across the country for weeks.

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2 w. ago Massive data breach exposes 184 million passwords and logins

Over 184 million account credentials were exposed in an unsecured database, revealing sensitive information from platforms like Google, Microsoft and Apple.

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3 w. ago Data broker giant LexisNexis says breach exposed personal information of over 364,000 people

The data collector said the stolen data includes Social Security numbers.

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