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Major sportswear retailer investigating data breach affecting 72 million emails
1+ hour, 56+ min ago (206+ words) The breach is believed to have happened late last year, and affected 72 million email addresses, according to information cited by the cybersecurity website Have I Been Pwned. Some of the records ... Major sportswear retailer investigating data breach affecting 72 million emails…...
Syracuse parking ticket amnesty program will start without online payment option
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (371+ words) Syracuse, N.Y. " Syracuse's offer of amnesty on penalties accrued for unpaid parking tickets will begin Monday, but automobile owners looking to pay their base fines online will have to wait until Nov. 10. The city will open the month-long amnesty program with…...
Got an old Syracuse parking ticket? Pay it in November and avoid any late fees and penalties
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (742+ words) Syracuse, N.Y. -- If you have any old and unpaid parking tickets from the city, you might want to pay them off in November. That way, you can dodge any late fees and penalties with no questions asked. The Syracuse City Common…...
NY officials confirm first locally acquired case of chikungunya virus
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (301+ words) The state Department of Health said Tuesday that the virus, which has been spreading in China and elsewhere, was identified in a person living in Nassau County on Long Island. The county's health department, in a separate statement, said the…...
Company news: Eastern Security Services’ Mitch Nelson earns national recognition
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (86+ words) Mitch Nelson, of Fulton, has been named one of only 10 recipients nationwide of the FAST Security Technician of the Year Award. This national recognition by the Foundation for Advancing Security ... Company news: Eastern Security Services" Mitch Nelson earns national recognition…...
Central NY scientist involved in bid-rigging scheme of large military contracts, prosecutors say
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (496+ words) Syracuse, N.Y. " A civilian U.S. Department of Defense employee based in Central New York was involved in a multi-year bid-rigging scheme to steer military contracts to a Utah company in exchange for kickbacks, according to federal prosecutors. The employee, a senior computer…...
Cicero Swamp to be sprayed after EEE, West Nile detected
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (197+ words) Cicero, NY -- Onondaga County will conduct aerial spraying of the Cicero Swamp area Monday after mosquitoes trapped nearby tested positive for a pair of possibly lethal viruses. Mosquitoes trapped on Island Road and East Taft Road recently tested positive for…...
NY college says student data was stolen by politically motivated hacker
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (274+ words) The June 24 cyberattack prompted widespread network outages on campus, locking students and staff out of their email accounts, coursework and video conference software for several hours. On the same day, images of President Donald Trump's smiling face appeared on several…...
TSA issues warning for all travelers about airport issue
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (266+ words) The U.S. Transportation Security Administration has issued a warning about a known cybersecurity issue in airports. TSA typically issues alerts about what travelers can and can't bring on planes, required identification (such as REAL ID), or delays due to weather and holiday…...
Ex-Disney employee sentenced to 3 years in prison after tampering with menus
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (248+ words) A former Disney World employee has been sentenced to three years in prison after hacking into the menu system used by the park's restaurants and falsifying details. Ex-Disney employee sentenced to 3 years in prison after tampering with menus A former…...