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A $10.5 billion deal would create a self-storage giant in the US
2+ week, 5+ day ago (353+ words) A proposed megadeal in the self-storage business would create a $57 billion company overseeing square footage, if it were combined in a single location, of a small city such as Cupertino, California, or Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Public Storage said Monday…...
BCA: Nonpublic criminal history info on nearly 600 people was online
3+ week, 2+ day ago (227+ words) Unlike an obituary, Memoriam submissions are remembrances of a loved one who has passed. The rates for a memoriam differ from obituaries. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension notified the public Wednesday that some records for 595 people were accessible on…...
Forest Lake: Scammers sending emails impersonating city planning zoning staff
4+ week, 21+ hour ago (151+ words) Forest Lake: Scammers sending emails impersonating city planning zoning staff'Pioneer Press Scammers are sending emails to residents involved in planning, zoning or land-use applications pretending to be Forest Lake city planning and zoning staff members, the city said Friday. The…...
FBI investigating ‘suspicious’ cyber activity on system holding sensitive surveillance information
4+ week, 1+ day ago (175+ words) By ERIC TUCKER and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER The bureau is working to determine the scope and impact of the problem, according to a notification sent to members of Congress that says the unnamed culprit is using sophisticated techniques to exploit…...
Police are finding suspects based on their online searches as courts weigh privacy concerns
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1032+ words) Unlike traditional search warrants that target a known suspect or location, keyword warrants work backward by identifying internet addresses where searches were made in a certain window of time for particular terms, such as a street address where a crime…...
Mississippi hospital system closes all clinics after ransomware attack
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (153+ words) University officials warned that the shutdown could continue for days as they try to evaluate the extent of the attack and restore network systems they took down as a precaution. Hospitals and emergency rooms remained open, and patients there were…...
One Tech Tip: All you need to know about the iPhone’s Lockdown Mode
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (654+ words) By KELVIN CHAN, Associated Press A little known security feature on iPhones is in the spotlight after it stymied efforts by U.S. federal authorities to search devices seized from a reporter. Apple's Lockdown Mode recently prevented FBI agents from getting into…...
Scores of government statisticians are gone, leaving data at risk, report says
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (455+ words) The ranks of U.S. government statisticians have been gutted in the past year due to layoffs and buyouts. That along with diminished funding and attacks on their independence have put at risk the data used to make informed decisions about everything…...
Other voices: Cyberattacks are up. So why are US defenses down?
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (480+ words) Those who use computers, smartphones, the internet, or a mix do better on cognitive tests, with lower rates of cognitive impairment. (DREAMSTIME/TNS) America's enemies are growing bolder and more sophisticated in cyberspace. To fend them off, the government must…...
Washington County emergency alert system is victim of cyberattack
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (203+ words) The Washington County Sheriff's Office says it is moving away from its CodeRED emergency system following recent cyberattacks and data breaches nationwide. CodeRED is a critical notification system used to deliver time-sensitive alerts during severe weather events, public safety threats…...