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(NEXSTAR) — Billions in personal information records may have been exposed in an April data breach, a recent lawsuit has alleged, prompting warnings from identity experts. A class action lawsuit filed in Florida claims a hacking group was able to access the database of National Public Data (NPD), a background check company that provides access to data “from various public record databases, court records, state and national databases and other repositories nationwide.”

Was your data leaked in massive breach?: How to know, and what to do now

When you get an email or see a headline telling you there has been a data breach at a company you do business with, the natural instinct may be to roll your eyes and go about your day. In the first half of 2024, more than a billion people saw...

'The worst thing you can do' after a data breach, according to a cybersecurity expert

Back in 2017, Equifax announced that hackers stole half of the US population’s Social Security numbers in what, we said, “will likely end up being one of the worst data breaches to ever affect the country.” Perhaps — until this year, when about 2.9 billion rows of data were collected through a breach at National Public Data (NPD), a company that resells collected personal data for background checks. This data included names, Social Security numbers, and other personal information.

How to freeze your credit after a data breach

When you create a new account online, you’ll have the option to sign up with Google, Facebook, or another service. As tempting as that is, you should probably avoid it and create an account based on your own email address or username instead. To explain why, let’s take a look at something called SSO.

Why You Shouldn't Sign In With Google or Facebook

Tom's Guide

Hackers used compromised credentials to gain access to sensitive health data from HealthEquity, which administers health savings accounts for patients in the US.

4.3 million people hit in massive healthcare data breach with full names, addresses and SSNs exposed online — what to do now

My Facebook news feed was a chaotic mix of irrelevant content a few years ago. When I finally took the step to clean it up, I was amazed at how simple it was to customize. Today, I’ll show how you can use Facebook’s built-in tools and features to remove irrelevant content from your news feed.

How to Clean Up Your Facebook Feed

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A lady is cautioning others about purchasing budget earrings from Amazon, Shein, and H&M, after she experienced keloid formations on her earlobes due to wearing them. On a TikTok post that has garnered more than 334,000 likes, Sailor Rozema (@sailor.rozema), a content creator, shares a warning with her community of "dangly earring girls": the inexpensive jewelry found in fast fashion can have negative impacts on your well-being.

‘I’ll never be wearing earrings for the rest of my life’: Customer warns against buying from Shein

Wi-Fi is a way to connect to the Internet, while the Internet is what you're connecting to. Wi-Fi uses radio waves to connect devices across a Wireless Local Area Network, while the Internet is a global network of interconnected computers. Understanding the difference is important for setting up networks, troubleshooting...

Wi-Fi vs. Internet: The Key Difference, Explained (and Why It Matters)

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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

With Netflix's price increases and a lack of password sharing, you might feel like it's getting harder to make the most of your Netflix subscription. We've got some methods that can help you feel like your Netflix subscription isn't going to waste, even at an increased subscription cost. 1 Use...

7 Ways to Get Your Money's Worth Out of Netflix

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SENSITIVE information like your credit card number and bank account details could be for sale on the internet's dark underbelly. The dark web is the part of the internet that isn't indexed by search engines. It can only be accessed using a special browser called Tor, short for The Onion...

Eerie warning signs that hackers are selling your private info on the dark web – and the five ways to stop it

A proposed class-action lawsuit alleges that in April 2024, a hacker group called USDoD stole the personal information of 2.9 billion individuals — including social security numbers, addresses, dates of birth and phone numbers, as reported by Bloomberg Law. News like this can feel understandably scary, since identity theft...

If you're worried that your Social Security number was leaked, these services can help

As Much Detail About You As They Offer For Airplanes!. FlightAware is fun, letting you keep track of the planes flying over your head as well as offering more accurate about your flight status than the airline you are flying with does. If you pay the subscription fee you can get even more details about the history of the plane and technical specs of it’s type. Many people have been using it for years, and sadly they found out that flight information isn’t the only thing they’ve been sharing. Users should have received an email this weekend suggesting you change your password as they have been leaking personal data for about three years now.

FlightAware Spilled Detailed Personal User Data For Years

TechRadar

FlightAware has become the latest in a long line of companies to have exposed sensitive customer data online by mistake.The flight tracking website has sent a breach notification letter to affected customers, confirming that a “configuration error” discovered on July 25 2024 “may have inadvertently exposed” personal information people kept in their FlightAware accounts.That information includes user IDs, passwords, and email addresses, and depending on the information the users left with the site, may also have included full names, billing addresses, shipping addresses, IP addresses, social media accounts, telephone numbers, year of birth, last four digits of their credit card...

Top flight tracking app says customer info has been leaked online — see if you're affected

The all-new Ring Battery Doorbell is now available. It retains the Ring Video Doorbell 2's $100 price tag, but it gains an expanded "head-to-toe" field of view, color night video, an extended battery life, and a more convenient charging process. A head-to-toe FOV is the Ring Battery Doorbell's most notable...

Ring Gives Its $100 Battery Doorbell a Mess of Premium Features

"Pixel Watches are our next iteration of smartwatch for Fitbit,” a Google spokesperson revealed in an interview. Google acquired Fitbit in 2021, and except for two watches in 2022, the company has not released a smartwatch since. After two years of no new watch launches from Fitbit, its parent company confirmed that the Pixel Watch will absorb that department.

There Will Be No More Fitbit Watches

Whether you prefer the convenience of a digital boarding pass or the traditional paper printout, a boarding pass, also known as a boarding card, needs no introduction. It functions as an identity document and security pass and contains critical information about your trip and passenger details. While some of the letters and numbers, like flight number, boarding group, and an airline’s abbreviation, are straightforward, the rest can feel like a confusing mix of alphanumeric codes. Here, we dig in to help you decipher what it all means.

Here Are the Real Meanings of the Numbers and Letters on Your Flight Boarding Pass

Business Insider

FairComp CEO Nolan Church says employees taking "quiet vacations" is a sign of bad managers and shares what to do if you catch someone.

What to do if you catch your employee on a quiet vacation, according to an HR exec

The company, which claims to be one of the largest aggregators of flight data, said in a notice on its website that it identified the unspecified error on July 25, which exposed names, email addresses, and more, depending on what information users provided to the company. FlightAware said the exposed...

FlightAware warns that some customers’ info has been ‘exposed,’ including Social Security numbers

Blu Tack (or Cleaning Gel) Don’t wait until the eleventh-hour to assemble a one-stop cleaning kit for your personal tech. It’s best to have the things you might need on hand so you don’t need to rush out or wait days for delivery when you finally need them.

Everyone Needs a Cheap Cleaning Kit for Their Personal Tech

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How You Can Protect Yourself Against Inevitable Data Breaches

Don’t Put Anything Online That You Don’t Want the World To See (Even in DMs) Data breaches are common due to insufficient or poor security measures...

How You Can Protect Yourself Against Inevitable Data Breaches

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