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Digital Dangers: Crime without contact
4+ hour, 22+ min ago (139+ words) WGEM ORLANDO, Fla. (WGEM) - Digital dangers aren't just annoying; they're costing Americans billions. Latest numbers reveal cyber criminals stole more than $16 billion last year, nearly 6. 5 million people reported fraud or identity theft, that's about one victim every five seconds. And…...
What to do after a data breach, according to identity theft experts
3+ week, 6+ day ago (79+ words) WGEM What to do after a data breach, according to identity theft experts Pest control experts say precautions must be taken as pest season begins From the farmers market to the grocery store, Jared's Jams now sold at Quincy and…...
Privacy Check: Who's tracking you now?
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (134+ words) Smart TV's, smart speakers, smart phones, the average American home has roughly 17 connected devices. Cookies, pixels and digital fingerprints follow users from site to site and many people don't realize they've already agreed to it. "Everybody just clicks on the…...
Facebook account disabled? Meta is rolling out a new support hub for locked-out users
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (286+ words) Cindy Soler said she was shocked when she received a message that she could no longer access her Facebook account, where she had been a member for 17 years. "It was just, your account's permanently disabled. Like, wow, just gone. And…...
Man accidentally hacks 7, 000 robot vacuums
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (66+ words) WGEM Man accidentally hacks 7, 000 robot vacuums Man stuck several days neck deep in mining mud rescued Missouri Future Caucus prioritizes legislation to regulate AI data centers Judge declines to dismiss American Airlines from DCA crash lawsuit Central Lee Middle School…...
Quincy City Council approves new cyber security contract
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (175+ words) QUINCY (WGEM) - Quincy City Council addressed the city's cyber security infrastructure at Monday night's meeting. During the meeting, council members approved the 3-year subscription to Barracuda XDR for the amount of $58, 426. 20. Quincy IT Director James Pioch recommended approving the services…...
IT expert shares cybersecurity reminders
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (46+ words) wgem. com IT expert shares cybersecurity reminders Quincy City Council enters into payment agreement with IDOT over traffic light improvements Western School District students collect Valentine's Day cards from across the nation Macomb School Board weighing location options for CTE…...
Illinois Department of Human Services reports yearslong data breach
3+ mon, 3+ day ago (477+ words) SPRINGFIELD (CNI) - The Illinois Department of Human Services disclosed recently that it mistakenly uploaded private health-related information about hundreds of thousands of Illinoisans to a publicly accessible website and left it there for more than three years before it discovered…...