Ransomware attack impacts 237,000 Comcast customers
US telecom giants Comcast, TrustBank, and Capio & CF Medical are recent victims of data breaches, but it's not their fault. The data breach stems from the Financial Business Consumer Solutions (FBCS) breach that occurred in February. The personal information of approximately 237,000 Comcast customers was compromised. This includes your name, address, social security number, […]
Hurricane Milton intensifies to category 5 as Florida braces for ‘major impacts’ | Florida
Hurricane Milton rapidly strengthened into a Category 5 hurricane two days before making landfall in Florida. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami said the storm had become a Category 4 hurricane sooner than originally expected, and released an updated forecast on Monday. Meanwhile, just two weeks after Hurricane Helen brought more than 200 deaths […]
Milton intensifies into Category 3 hurricane as Fla. braces for impacts
TAMPA — FIRST hurricane clock On Florida's west coast Monday morning, millions of people across the region prepared for the life-threatening effects of Hurricane Milton, including deadly storm surge, destructive winds and heavy rain. This message was posted. Hurricane Milton continues to rapidly strengthen as it moves through the open waters of the Gulf of […]
‘SOS Mode:’ Nationwide Verizon Cell Outage Impacts Millions of Americans
Verizon suffered a nationwide outage Monday morning that put millions of customers across the U.S. into SOS mode, leaving them unable to make or receive calls or text messages throughout the morning and afternoon, leaving affected customers with no end in sight. The outlook is uncertain. For Verizon customers, the outage appears to have started […]
Judge orders EPA to address potential IQ impacts of fluoride in drinking water
A federal judge has ordered the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to address the potential effects of fluoride in drinking water on IQ levels. In a new ruling this week, Judge Edward Chen, an Obama appointee, ordered the EPA to take regulatory action on the issue. Chen wrote that the “predominance of evidence” shows there are […]
Helene Strengthens; DeSantis Warns of Widespread Impacts
The storm currently hovering near the Yucatan Peninsula has officially strengthened into a hurricane, and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has warned Floridians that the storm's impacts will be widespread and far-reaching beyond the bounds of uncertainty. According to an 11 a.m. update from the National Hurricane Center (NHC), Helen is expected to become a hurricane […]
Hurricane Francine takes aim at Louisiana coast as millions prepare for life-threatening impacts
Hurricane Francine has strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico and is expected to make landfall in Louisiana on Wednesday. The storm is expected to bring extensive flooding, dangerous storm surge and destructive winds to the US Gulf Coast. Several Louisiana parishes issued mandatory evacuation orders, and state and local leaders […]
Housing market short 4.5 million homes – here’s how that impacts your house hunt
Without an increase in housing supply, home prices will continue to rise, the Zillow report said. (iStock) The US housing shortage is worsening, with a housing shortfall expected to grow by an additional 1.8 million homes by 2022, according to Zillow. report. The U.S. will have 4.5 million fewer housing units than needed in 2022, […]
UnitedHealth expects cyberattack-related impacts to top $2.3B – Fierce healthcare
UnitedHealth saw its medical loss ratio rise in the second quarter, but executives pointed to the cyberattack on Change Healthcare as the main factor. UnitedHealthcare’s MLR for the second quarter was 85.1%, up from 83.2% in the same period last year. The insurer cited several factors for the increase in the ratio during its earnings […]
Attorneys General Testify To Impacts Of Border Crisis On Their States
Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes Attorneys general from Montana, Oklahoma and Missouri testified before Congress on Wednesday about how the border crisis was impacting their states. They testified in the first of three hearings to be held by the U.S. House Homeland Security Committee as part of its chairman’s stated plan to impeach U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary […]