A massive data breach has exposed 16 billion login credentials, with nearly all of them coming from previously undiscovered databases, according to a report from Tom's Hardware.
While most large-scale breaches typically recycle known leaked credentials, this one revealed almost entirely new information. — Read the rest
Atheists, imagine you're going skydiving with a Christian baby. Suddenly, the baby tells you he won't open his parachute until you renounce atheism and accept Jesus as your lord and savior. What would you do?
If your response to that question was anything other than "what the hell?", — Read the rest
TikTok illegally transferred user data to servers in China and Ireland's Data Protection Commission levied a €530 million (~$600 million) fine on it Thursday. Among the most significant breaches of the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) yet to hit the "find out" stage for big tech companies, the fine came with an order that the company take "corrective measures" to guarantee future compliance. — Read the rest
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene flew into a rage when a British reporter tried to ask about U.S. national security. "What country are you from!?" she shouted.
And when the reporter said she was from the U.K., Greene snapped, "Why don't you go back to your country?" — Read the rest
"California Uber Alles" warned us about creeping authoritarianism in the Golden State. Now, nearly 45 years after Dead Kennedys' dystopian vision, California leads the newmtotalitarian charge: demanding citizens prove their identity just to buy face cream containing Vitamin A or alpha hydroxy acids. — Read the rest
When a French social media post claimed kebabs near train stations taste worse, one unemployed data scientist armed with "a few cans of energy drinks, a neurological development disorder, and a single-minded purpose" set out to prove it scientifically.
Every kebab shop and train station entrance in Paris was mapped, with walking distances calculated down to the meter. — Read the rest
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You wouldn't leave your journal open on a park bench, so why let your digital files be any less secure? — Read the rest
Britain's online safety act, forced through parliament despite all the usual warnings about hasty "think of the children" legislation, is now in force. The overwhelming compliance requirements are already causing local sites to shut down, such as a popular forum for bicyclists. — Read the rest
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When your phone starts crying for help—aka filling your screen with low-storage notifications—when you're trying to snap aesthetic photos, your first instinct is probably to think about grabbing some cloud storage. — Read the rest
T-Mobile offered customers aged 55 or older a "lifetime price lock" on their plans, a deal that attracted many customers. Too many, it turns out: the company has reneged on the deal and raised those users' fees, prompting thousands of complaints to the Federal Communications Commission. — Read the rest
North Carolina gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson sued CNN for publishing a news story about him.
The discovery materials for this lawsuit will be excellent. Mark Robinson is suing CNN for publishing a story about his really weird and offensive online forum participation. — Read the rest
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Be honest with us. Are you still writing your passwords down on a sticky note? — Read the rest
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Welcome to the realm of Microsoft Windows 11 Pro, where efficiency meets innovation, tailored for the movers and shakers of the digital world. — Read the rest
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A ransomware crime group, AlphV, nailed a financial services company called MeridianLink. When MeridianLink failed to pay up, AlphV noticed another weakness it could exploit: MeridianLink had failed to disclose the hack to its customers as is expected of it. So AlphV reported MeridianLink to the Securities and Exchange Commission. — Read the rest
Congress performer Matt Gaetz seized upon this morning's "sucker punch" drama — in which former speaker Kevin McCarthy shoved Rep. Tim Burchett with a sharp elbow — calling for an investigation by the House Ethics Committee into the the former speaker. — Read the rest
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TL;DR: Norton 360 gives you a VPN, Antivirus, and dark web monitor to help protect yourself, and LifeLock gives you a comprehensive way to respond to identity theft if it happens. — Read the rest
After a teenager died in agony of an easily-treated illness at the Diamond Ranch Academy in Utah, local authorities in the rural area made clear there would be no legal consequences for staff or the operators of the "troubled teen" facility. — Read the rest
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TL;DR: Microsoft Windows 11 Home is necessary if you want your computer to be running with the newest operating system. — Read the rest
