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The U.S. District Judge recently appointed to preside over all federal AT&T data breach lawsuits has approved a streamlined process that allows consumers to file claims against the telecom company over its failure to protect their personal data from hackers directly in the MDL (multidistrict litigation), avoiding delays associated with transfer claims brought in various different federal district courts nationwide.

Judge Authorizes Direct Filing of AT&T Lawsuits Over Data Breach in Recently Established MDL

The U.S. District Judge presiding over all AT&T data breach lawsuits filed throughout the federal court system has established a deadline of August 7, 2024, for any lawyers to apply for leadership positions in the recently established multidistrict litigation (MDL). Over the past few months, a rapidly growing number of...

AT&T Data Breach Lawyers Are Seeking Leadership Positions in Federal MDL

USA TODAY

AT&T said Friday that 2022 call and text message records of nearly all of its wireless customers were exposed in a data breach.

After massive AT&T data breach, can users do anything?

National Public Data, a background check company operated by Jerico Pictures Inc., has experienced a catastrophic data breach, exposing the personal information of 2.9 billion individuals. This incident, one of the largest data breaches ever recorded, was discovered after a class action lawsuit was filed earlier this month. The stolen data includes full names, former and current addresses, and Social Security numbers, which were leaked by a hacker group known as USDoD.

Massive Data Breach Hits National Public Data, Exposing Nearly Three Billion Records

WashingtonExaminer

As marijuana use becomes more mainstream, Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) is sponsoring legislation that will prevent federal agencies from rejecting applicants if they have smoked a “doobie.” The Dismantling Outdated Obstacles and Barriers to Individual Employment Act, also known as the DOOBIE Act, was introduced to the Senate on July 11 and referred to the […]

Democratic senator leads legislation preventing federal agencies from barring applicants for marijuana use

US Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer introduced on Thursday the No Kings Act, establishing that US presidents and vice presidents do not enjoy immunity for violating federal criminal law. The bill relies on several provisions of the US Constitution, including the Necessary and Proper Clause under Article 1, Section 8...

US Senate introduces No Kings Act establishing presidents, vice presidents not immune from criminal law

Background check company National Public Data — also known as Jerico Pictures — suffered what is reportedly one of the most significant data breaches in history, affecting 2.9 billion personal records that leaked sensitive data such as Social Security numbers and more, as mentioned in a class-action lawsuit document and sourced by Bloomberg Law. What’s even worse is that it’s not known how the breach happened in the first place — or who has been included in it.

You may be a victim in one of the worst data breaches in history

A class-action complaint has been filed against a background-check company in connection to a data breach in April that exposed sensitive personal data of more than 2.9 billion people that the hackers later reportedly tried to sell on the dark web for $3.5 million. The complaint, filed August 1 in...

National Public Data Sued for Hack that Exposed Data of 2.9 Billion People

Straight Arrow News SANcom

DHS put a temporary pause on approving applications for migrant flights after an internal report revealed fraudulent applications.

DHS pauses migrant flights from Central America after fraud claims

Fox News

HealthEquity, a health savings account provider, fell victim to a data breach that put over 4.3 million Americans' information at risk.

4.3 million Americans exposed in massive health savings account data breach

Colorado State

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A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

New Jersey State

Morristown Minute

A new initiative aims to provide housing for vulnerable Medicaid members, enhancing community wellness and support. MORRIS COUNTY, N.J. - In a significant move to tackle housing instability among Medicaid recipients, New Jersey's Human Services Commissioner Sarah Adelman, along with Community Affairs Commissioner Jacquelyn A. Suárez, today announced the availability of $95 million in funding for developers. This initiative, part of the Healthy Homes program, is designed to create affordable housing opportunities for NJ FamilyCare members who are either homeless, at risk of homelessness, or currently living in institutional settings.

$95 Million for Healthy Homes: Housing for Medicaid Members

Latin Times

A U.S. judge has dismissed most of Mexico's $10 billion lawsuit aimed at holding American gun manufacturers accountable for the trafficking of firearms to violent drug cartels across the countries' shared border. The lawsuit, filed in 2021, targeted eight gun companies, but U.S. District Judge Dennis Saylor in Boston dismissed...

Mexico's $10bn suit against U.S. gun companies for facilitating trafficking mostly dismissed by federal judge

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The Supreme Court Finally Tells the Alphabet Agencies That They Are Not Legislators

POLITICO

A Trump-allied legal group won a ruling blocking the health agency’s records policy.

Judge orders CDC to stop deleting emails of departing staff, calling it ‘likely unlawful’

BGR.com

The year of record-breaking data breaches continues unabated as public records data provider National Public Data has reportedly been hacked. According to HackRead.com, a hacker going by the pseudonym “Fenice” posted a collection of 2.9 billion records stolen from National Public Data on the cybercrime platform Breach Forums this week.
“Many different businesses use our service to obtain criminal records, background checks and more all via XML integration,” National Public Data says on its website. “All our data is updated regularly. We guarantee freshness and quality.”
After analyzing the leaked data, HackRead’s research team discovered that the files contained the full names,...

3 billion records leaked online in one of the biggest breaches ever

Samsung has issued a recall impacting 1.1 million slide-in electric ranges, after hundreds of consumers reported problems with the stoves accidentally turning on, resulting in at least 250 fires that occurred after the front-mounted knobs were bumped by a family member or pet. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)...

Samsung Electric Range Recall Issued After Hundreds of Fires Caused By Defective Knobs

California State

The Hill

Vice President Kamala Harris claimed the mantle of a civil rights champion as part of her presidential campaign origin fable. But her record tells a darker tale. At every step of her career, Harris has proven that the most dangerous place for a constitutional norm to be is standing between Harris and her political ambitions.

I’m a civil rights attorney, here’s the truth about Kamala Harris’s appalling record

Georgia State

Appling County, GA

Daily Coffee Press

A 40-year-old man from Appling County, Christopher Eric Stone, with a significant criminal history, was recently sentenced to over five years in prison after pleading guilty to possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, according to officials from the Department of Justice.

Georgia Man Sentenced to Over 5 Years for in Federal Prison for Meth Distribution

Denver, CO

More dangerous substances are entering the Denver drug supply, Harm Reduction Action Center warned in a newsletter this week. “The Iron Law of Prohibition posits that as law enforcement becomes more intense, the potency of prohibited substances increases,” HRAC Executive Director Lisa Raville wrote in the newsletter. That is exactly what is happening, she said.

Dangerous substances entering Denver drug supply

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Senator Demands Answers About AT&T Data Breach from Company, Federal Agencies

Following a massive AT&T data breach that resulted in the theft of tens of millions of customers’ phone and text messaging history, a U.S. Senator has...

Senator Demands Answers About AT&T Data Breach from Company, Federal Agencies

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