Panera Bread acknowledges that a data breach revealed customer contact details.

Panera Bread acknowledges that a data breach revealed customer contact details.

Panera Bread is the latest consumer brand to report a significant data breach. The company has confirmed a cybersecurity incident after the hacking group ShinyHunters claimed to have stolen millions of customer records, raising serious concerns for anyone who has interacted with the bakery chain. The breach revealed various personal details, and it’s, well, troubling, […]

Nigeria Probes Shopping App Temu for Alleged Customer Surveillance Linked to China Slave Trade

Nigeria Probes Shopping App Temu for Alleged Customer Surveillance Linked to China Slave Trade

Nigerian Data Protection Commission Investigates Temu The Nigerian Data Protection Commission (NDPC) revealed on Tuesday that it is looking into the Chinese e-commerce platform Temu for potential breaches of data protection laws in Nigeria. The NDPC stated that Temu is suspected of engaging in unauthorized online monitoring of its users, mishandling personal data, transferring the […]

Blockchain Lending Company Figure Acknowledges Customer Data Breach

Blockchain Lending Company Figure Acknowledges Customer Data Breach

Simply put Figure confirmed that it experienced a data breach due to a social engineering attack that targeted its employees. The files that were stolen included personal information such as names, addresses, dates of birth, and phone numbers. The publicly traded financial company is offering free credit monitoring to those affected by the breach. Figure […]

Walmart customer claims the store is involved in a large pricing fraud

Walmart customer claims the store is involved in a large pricing fraud

Walmart Under Fire for Alleged Mislabeling A Tennessee man is making waves after claiming that Walmart is misleading customers about the weight of its meat. This issue, highlighted through a series of widely viewed TikTok videos, shows that inflation isn’t the only concern for American shoppers right now. The man, known as Jimmy Rigg, insists […]

The four Americans who have renewed my belief in ‘customer service’

The four Americans who have renewed my belief in 'customer service'

“Yes, Mr. Josh, we understand your concerns and are committed to providing the highest quality service to resolve your issue.” That’s probably what “Lakshmi” said, though her thick Indian accent made it a bit hard to catch. But, really, what does that even mean? When a company chooses to hire a call center in Bangladesh […]

Lummis Claims Federal Reserve Influenced Banks to Shut Customer Accounts Due to Political Opinions

Lummis Claims Federal Reserve Influenced Banks to Shut Customer Accounts Due to Political Opinions

Sen. Lummis Alleges Fed Pressures Banks Over Political Views Senator Cynthia Lummis has stated that her office has uncovered documentation indicating that the Federal Reserve has instructed bank examiners to coerce banks into closing accounts based on customers’ political beliefs, which contradicts public claims from Fed leadership denying such practices. “We have clear guidance from […]