CBS Detroit

If you're one of AT&T's cellular customers, you can check your account to see if your data was compromised as part of the massive breach the telecom giant announced on Friday. If you were an AT&T customer between May 1, 2022 to Oct. 31, 2022, it's likely your data was involved, given that the company said "nearly all" its cellular customers' records were gathered by hackers during that time. The breach also includes records from Jan. 2, 2023 for a "very small number of customers," AT&T said.But customers can check if their data was compromised by logging into their accounts, according...

Here's how to learn if your data was stolen in AT&T's massive hack

TIME

AT&T customers will be notified by the company if their data was compromised in the major security breach.

AT&T Customers Impacted By Data Breach Should Do This Now

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NewSantaAna

The FBI has seen a rise in scams targeting timeshare owners. In this kind of scam, criminals con these part-time property owners into shelling out hefty sums of cash, all under false pretenses related to their timeshare properties.

FBI warns that Mexican cartels are targeting Americans with timeshare scams

Kentucky State

Northern Kentucky Tribune

Kentucky’s Community Actions Partnerships have announced the starts date for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Summer Subsidy, aimed at helping Kentucky households offset summer cooling costs.

LIHEAP Summer Subsidy program to help with summer cooling costs to begin enrollment July 16

USA TODAY

AT&T said Friday the call and text message records of nearly all of its cellular customers were exposed in a data breach. Here's what we know.

How to know if you were affected by the AT&T data breach and what to do next

This past April, AT&T discovered that there was a data breach in one of their workspaces through a third-party cloud platform. Proper and necessary steps were then taken immediately afterward. This resulted in customer data being illegally downloaded from the affected station. AT&T then proceeded to begin an investigation in order to assess and process what exactly happened.

AT&T Releases Details of Breached Data

Chicago, IL

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Foodie in Chicago

Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

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The call and text message records of hundreds of millions of AT&T cellphone customers in mid-to-late 2022 were exposed in a massive data breach, the telecom company revealed Friday.

Nearly all AT&T cell customers’ call and text records exposed in a massive breach

TechRadar

"Nearly all" AT&T customers are impacted by the leak, which took place in 2022, revealing call and text records. Here's what you need to know.

AT&T just suffered one of the worst data breaches in years – and nobody's safe

California State

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The HD Post

CALIFORNIA – Starting July 1, landlords will only be allowed to collect one month’s rent for the security deposit on a rental property. Assembly Bill 12, signed into law last October, says regardless of whether the residential property is unfurnished or furnished, only one month’s rent can be charged in addition to any rent for the first month paid on or before initial occupancy.

Law limiting security deposits goes into effect July 1

New Jersey State

Morristown Minute

NEW JERSEY - Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs announced today that Walmart has agreed to pay $1.64 million to settle allegations of unlawful unit pricing practices across its 64 New Jersey retail stores. The settlement, which includes a $1.61 million civil penalty, marks the largest ever obtained by the Division’s Office of Weights and Measures (OWM).

Walmart Pays $1.64M Settlement for Unlawful Pricing in NJ

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	In a dramatic and stunning hack, the telecom giant AT&T says that call and text records of “nearly all” of its wireless customers have been obtained by a “threat actor.”AT&T Unveils "Sound of Silence" Ad to Tout 5G Football Helmet Partnership




	AT&T said in a securities filing Friday that the hacker “accessed an AT&T workspace on a third-party cloud platform” back in April, and was able to exfiltrate “files containing AT&T records of customer call and text interactions that occurred between approximately May 1 and October 31, 2022, as well as on January 2, 2023.”




	The company notes that the hacked data...

AT&T Says Hackers Obtained Call and Text Records of “Nearly All” Wireless Customers

Illinois State

Every year, new laws that were passed the prior year go into effect on July 1. In 2024, a number of new laws will begin this Monday. Among them include higher wages for tipped employees, a gas tax increase, and driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants.

New Laws July 1: Driver's Licenses for Undocumented Migrants, Raises for Tipped Workers, and More

Android Police

A new SEC filing indicates that AT&T has suffered a data breach, and the carrier is pointing fingers at a third-party cloud platform. Hackers stole AT&T customers' call records, including those of MVNOs, but no personal information was breached. AT&T's breach impacts potentially millions. Customers should stay vigilant & protect...

Another data breach hits AT&T, this time leaking millions of call records

This is apparently the first cybersecurity incident where the Justice Department initially allowed an enterprise to not disclose. When confirming details of a massive data breach of about 110 million customers, AT&T on Friday also revealed that it became apparently the first enterprise to be given permission to initially keep breach details secret, and then was cleared to publish.

AT&T confirms arrest in data breach of more than 110 million customers

Alameda Post

California regulators just stopped AT&T from pulling the plug. California’s Public Utilities Commission on June 20 rejected AT&T’s application to stop providing landlines and other services in areas where there is no other option.

Still Need Your Landline?

Virginia State

Cheryl E Preston

In Virginia, Drinking in public or offering another person alcohol in a public space is prohibited. This is a class 4 Misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $250.00. Under a new law that goes into effect on July 1, this will change to a degree.WDBJ7 reports that the prohibition on drinking or offering an alcoholic beverage to someone else in public will no longer apply under the following conditions.

Drinking in public will no longer be prohibited on private Campgrounds in Virginia beginning July 1

Florida State

Edmond Thorne

Florida Customers at High Risk in Massive AT&T Data Breach. Fort Lauderdale, FL - In another scandalous revelation, AT&T disclosed a massive data breach that exposed millions of its customers across the United States, including Florida. The breach, which is currently under investigation by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), has raised serious concerns about the security of customer data and the potential misuse of this information.

Millions of Floridians Again Caught In Massive AT&T Data Breach

Over the past few days, AT&T, a major American telecom company, has made headlines due to a sophisticated cyber-attack that exposed the details of over 109 million mobile customers dating back to 2022. According to updates received by our Cybersecurity Insiders, the data breach occurred in 2022 and affected customers...

Details of AT&T data breach and 1TB data steal belonging to Disney

Las Vegas, NV

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As the mercury rises, so does the stress on your car, especially in places like Las Vegas where triple-digit temperatures are the norm during the summer. A local driver, Frieda Vallejos, shared with KLAS-TV how living in Vegas for over 20 years has helped her body adapt to the heat, but unfortunately, the same can't be said for her car. She recently experienced her center console knob melting off—yikes!

A mechanic warns drivers to act now to avoid 'ruining their center console' as a heatwave approaches

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Data of Nearly All AT&T Customers Downloaded to Third-Party Platform in 2022 Security Breach

The data of nearly all customers of the telecommunications giant AT&T was downloaded to a third-party platform in a 2022 security breach, the company said Friday,...

Data of Nearly All AT&T Customers Downloaded to Third-Party Platform in 2022 Security Breach

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