Rite Aid Corp. has acknowledged that an unauthorized intruder gained access to some of its corporate systems in June 2024. "On June 6, 2024, an unknown third party impersonated a company employee to compromise their business credentials and gain access to certain business systems," the company said in a public statement. "We detected the incident within 12 hours and immediately launched an investigation to terminate the unauthorized access, remediate affected systems and ascertain if any customer data was impacted. We also reported the incident to law enforcement, as well as federal and state regulators."

Rite Aid investigating June security breach

The US Sun

AT&T customers are calling on the company to fix things after call and text records were leaked in a data breach. On Friday, AT&T announced that "nearly all" customers were affected during the security breach. Calls and text message records of customers in mid-to-late 2022 were leaked after private information...

AT&T users call for cash ‘settlement’ after company confirms calls and texts were unprotected in colossal data breach

Fox News

A debt collection enterprise called Financial Business and Consumer Solutions (FBCS) has been impacted by a massive data breach that affects millions of Americans.

Massive data breach exposes over 3 million Americans' personal information to cybercriminals

More details are coming to light about the AT&T hack, which saw the personal data of around 110M customers compromised – including records of who they called and texted. It’s reported that the carrier made a Bitcoin ransom payment in return for the hacker deleting the data, and that public disclosure of the security breach was delayed for two months in response to a request from the FBI …

AT&T hack: Carrier paid ransom for data; delayed public disclosure at request of FBI

Hackers now know how often you called for carryout from the Thai place across the street in a six-month period. AT&T confirmed yesterday that the company experienced a massive data breach in which an unknown entity stole phone records from almost all of its nearly 110 million customers. The telecommunications...

Data breach exposes call logs of nearly 110m AT&T users

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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

Athens, GA

Now Habersham

A 19-year-old Lawrenceville man is in custody after allegedly kidnapping and sexually assaulting a minor, according to a news release from the Athens-Clarke County Police Department.

Teen arrested for kidnapping and molestation after Athens hit-and-runs

AT&T Data Breach Exposes Vulnerabilities in Customer Information Security. ShinyHunters Hacker Negotiates $370K Settlement with AT&T Over Stolen Data. According to PHONE ARENA, in a troubling turn of events AT&T has confronted a significant data breach that has raised alarms about the security of customer information. The breach spanning from May 1 to October 30, 2022, compromised metadata related to calls and text messages for nearly all AT&T cellular customers. This included interactions with users from other wireless providers. AT&T clarified that while the breach did not expose the content of communications or customer names it did involve sensitive data accessed through inadequately secured cloud storage.

$370,000 Bitcoin Payment: AT&T Confronts Massive Data Breach Exposing Calls and Texts of 100M+ Customers!

New York Post

AT&T revealed Friday that a cyberattack breached the data of “nearly all” of its cellular customers after downloading it from a third-party cloud platform.

The telecom giant has “taken steps” to close off the illegal access point and is working with law enforcement to track down the hackers. At least one person has already been arrested, AT&T said. 



“We have an ongoing investigation into the AT&T breach and we’re coordinating with our law enforcement partners,” the FCC posted on X.

AT&T said it does not believe the data is public “at this time.”

AT&T’s ‘nationwide issue’ affecting customers’ ability to call non-AT&T users resolved...

Massive AT&T data breach exposes ‘nearly all’ customers – here’s what you need to know

Clarke County, MS

Mississippi News Group

In a tragic turn of events, 14-year-old Chquese Porter has been denied bond following his formal charging as an adult in the shooting death of 12-year-old Caleb Bender. The incident occurred around 1:00 am on June 29th, 2024, at a residence on River Rd near the intersection of Leola St in the Town of Stonewall, according to a press release from the Clarke County Sheriff.

Bond Denied for 14-Year-Old Charged with Murder in Clarke County

We're learning more about that giant data breach at AT&T. While no personal information was compromised, experts say hackers could easily determine who was calling and texting whom.

AT&T Data Breach: No Personal Info Compromised, But Calls and Texts Exposed

What will it take for victims of ransomware, extortion and other types of cybercrime to stop directly funding their attackers?. The latest breached business to pay a ransom to its attackers appears to be AT&T. The Dallas-based telecommunications giant is one of more than 150 victims of a campaign that recently targeted customers of cloud-based data warehousing platform Snowflake (see: AT&T Details Massive Breach of Customers' Call and Text Logs).

AT&T Allegedly Pays Ransom After Snowflake Account Breach

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

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

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

Bacon County, GA

Daily Coffee Press

On Monday, a search at a Bacon County home by investigators resulted in the discovery of a large quantity of illegal drugs, including methamphetamine and cocaine. However, the suspects are currently not in custody.

Drug Bust Uncovers Methamphetamine and Cocaine in Bacon County Residence

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.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

Daily Mail

AT&T revealed millions of customers calls and texts were leaked in April that could reveal their geographic location. At least one person has been arrested in connection with the attack.

Were your AT&T calls and texts leaked? Everything you need to know about massive data breach

Coffee County, GA

Last month, more than twenty individuals were indicted on felony charges in Coffee County. Several of them have recently made local headlines, including Guillermo de la Cruz-Morales, the sole person charged in connection with the disappearance of Maria Diaz, and Cornelius Jamison, accused of cocaine trafficking.

Grand Jury Indicts Over Twenty Individuals on Felony Charges in Coffee County

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Rite Aid reports security breach

In early June, an unknown third party impersonated a Rite Aid employee to gain access to its systems, the company said July 15. Within 12 hours...

Rite Aid reports security breach

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