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More kids are contracting new COVID variant. How to stay healthy:
4+ hour, 40+ min ago (475+ words) SAN DIEGO " It has been a while since COVID made headlines, but there is a new variant doctors want to warn you about. The medical name is BA 3.2, but its nickname is "cicada" " just like the bug " and it appears…...
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1+ week, 23+ hour ago (11+ words) Doctors sound the alarm on dangerous social media trend, 'bonesmashing'cbs8.com...
US bans import of new foreign-made routers, citing supply chain and security risks
1+ week, 2+ day ago (298+ words) WASHINGTON " The Trump administration has banned imports of new, foreign-made routers, citing supply chain vulnerability and cybersecurity risks. The newest addition to the U.S. "covered list" targets consumer-grade routers, the boxes that connect home computers, phones and smart devices to the…...
Coalition of attorneys general urges Congress to close 'data broker loophole"
1+ week, 1+ day ago (187+ words) SAN DIEGO " A coalition of 18 attorneys general, including California's, is pushing Congress to limit how federal agencies purchase and use personal data from data brokers without judicial oversight. The group issued a letter urging them to close what they call…...
Is Amazon down? Thousands of shoppers report problems with the site
4+ week, 1+ day ago (138+ words) WASHINGTON " Thousands of Amazon users reported having issues with the e-commerce site on Thursday." According to Downdetector, reports of the website being down began spiking around 2 PM ET. As of 3:45 ET, over there were more than 20,000 reports of the site…...
Blue Cross Blue Shield to begin paying $2.6B after class-action lawsuit: Are you eligible?
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (207+ words) CHICAGO " Letters and emails are going out to people across the country, telling them they may soon receive settlement payments as part of a massive class-action agreement involving Blue Cross Blue Shield." The payments stem from an antitrust lawsuit fought…...
CDC warns travelers amid outbreak of mosquito-borne virus in five countries
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (485+ words) WASHINGTON " U.S. health officials are urging travelers to take extra precautious in five countries amid an outbreak of chikungunya, a virus that is transmitted by mosquito bites." The U.S. Centers for Disease Control added three countries in February to its list of…...
Local cybersecurity professor weighs in on TikTok's US ownership change
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (58+ words) Local cybersecurity professor weighs in on TikTok's US ownership change'cbs8.com Local cybersecurity professor weighs in on TikTok's US ownership change To stream CBS 8 on your phone, you need the CBS 8 app. Download the CBS 8 app Next up in 5 Example…...
Local cybersecurity expert weighs in on TikTok U.S. ownership change
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (395+ words) SAN DIEGO " The social media platform TikTok announced'its new U.S. ownership structure, a majority-American joint venture that promises to protect national security through data safeguards, algorithm security, content moderation, and software controls. However, the ownership change is sparking questions among some…...
Cyber experts warn of spike in fake storage alerts aimed at stealing personal info
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (326+ words) ATLANTA " Security experts are warning consumers about an increase in a popular scam that mimics legitimate cloud storage alerts to steal personal and financial information. Trend Micro, a global cybersecurity company, reports a sharp rise in what's commonly known as…...