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Spring break plans? Spot these red flags so you don't get scammed on your stay
1+ hour, 37+ min ago (510+ words) Are you planning your spring break getaway? Watch out for vacation rental scams that could cost you hundreds of dollars or leave you scrambling for new housing. In the past five years, people have reported around 65,000 rental scams to the…...
Hackers are shifting from mega-breaches to small, hard-to-detect attacks
1+ week, 20+ hour ago (220+ words) What you need to do to protect your data from smarter attacks Experts warn that protecting your identity is no longer optional. According to a new report from the Identity Theft Resource Center, cyberattacks are becoming more precise, more automated…...
What is Moltbook, the social networking site for AI bots – and should we be scared?
1+ week, 6+ day ago (597+ words) What happens when thousands of AI agents get together online and talk like humans do? That's what a new social network called Moltbook, designed just for AI bots and not people, aims to find out. And so far, the results…...
TikTok faces app deletions, censorship claims and glitches in days after its ownership change
3+ week, 1+ day ago (438+ words) Censorship claims, technical problems and a report of a surge in app deletions are just some of the challenges TikTok is facing as it adjusts to a new ownership structure in the United States that was finalized last week. The…...
Pentagon contractor indicted in leak case tied to search of Washington Post reporter's home
3+ week, 6+ day ago (351+ words) A Pentagon contractor was indicted Thursday on charges that he illegally removed and shared classified national defense information with a journalist, a case that has drawn national attention after federal agents searched a reporter's home as part of the investigation....
DOGE shared Social Security data to unauthorized server, according to court filing
4+ week, 1+ day ago (561+ words) A Department of Government Efficiency employee shared Social Security data without agency officials" knowledge and in violation of security protocols, the Justice Department said in a court filing Tuesday. The Social Security Administration is still unable to determine what information…...
42 states have 'high' or 'very high' levels of flu activity
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (359+ words) Seasonal flu activity is up across the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data. The positivity rate for influenza was 24.7% as of the week ending Jan. 3, a decrease from the week prior. Additionally, 7.2% of visits…...
Flu reaches highest level in the US in 25 years
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (720+ words) Flu continues to bring misery across the U.S., with all but four states showing high or very high levels of activity as a new virus strain called subclade K continues to spread. "This is definitely a banner year," said Dr. Caitlin…...
30 states have ‘very high’ levels of flu activity. See where
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (374+ words) Seasonal flu activity is up across the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data. The positivity rate for influenza was 32.9% as of the week ending Dec. 27, an increase from the week prior. Additionally, 8.2% of visits…...
What areas in South Carolina are seeing the highest number of flu cases?
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (116+ words) Health officials in South Carolina are reporting widespread flu activity across the state. The latest data from the week ending on Dec. 20. shows an increase in cases from the previous week. It shows during that week, 3,322 lab-confirmed tests were reported....