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VALIC Retirement Services Company Announces PBI Data Breach Following MOVEit Vulnerability
On July 27, 2023, VALIC Retirement Services Company (“VRSCO,” “VALIC”) filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General of Maine after discovering that one of the company’s vendors experienced a MOVEit data breach resulting in confidential VRSCO client information being leaked. While VRSCO filed notice of the breach with the Maine AG, the…
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Possible Data Breach at Southern Association of Independent Schools, Inc. Following Report of Unsecured Database
Recently, reports began to emerge about a data breach at Southern Association of Independent Schools, Inc. (“SAIS”). While reports of the breach have not yet been confirmed by SAIS, if substantiated, the incident could impact the confidential information of a significant number of students, teachers and others….By: Console and Associates, P.C.
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The Chattanooga Heart Institute Notifies Upwards of 160k Patients of Recent Data Breach
On July 28, 2023, Chattanooga Heart Institute filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General of Maine after confirming that a recent cyberattack compromised confidential information that was stored on the organization’s computer network. In this notice, Chattanooga Heart Institute explains that the incident resulted in an unauthorized party being able to access…
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Russia-Ukraine War: Drone Again Hits a Moscow Building Housing Russian Ministries
Ukrainian officials have become more open in their view that targets inside Russia are legitimate.
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France Prepares Niger Evacuation Amid Risks of Conflict
Tensions were rising in the West African nation over demands by African and Western countries to reinstate a president ousted in a military takeover.
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Russia’s Law Targeting Transgender People Sows Fear for L.G.B.T. Russians
A new law underscores how Vladimir V. Putin is increasingly using the war in Ukraine as justification for greater restrictions on L.G.B.T.Q. life, portraying it as a consequence of deviant Western values.
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Mexico’s ‘Monster’ Trucks Show Cartels Taking Drug War to Next Level
Taking the monster truck concept to deadly new realms, cartels are modifying pickups with gun turrets, steel armoring and battering rams.
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U.K.’s New Alcohol Taxes Are Aimed at Keeping Pubs Open and Votes Flowing
The changes are the biggest shake-up to Britain’s alcohol levies in 140 years, according to a government whose leader was clearly on the campaign trail in announcing them.
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$30: The Entrance Fee to America’s Museums Keeps Rising
Their buildings have expanded and expenses have surged, even as attendance slowed. Art lovers will bear the cost: The Guggenheim is the latest to increase its price of admission to $30 — the new normal.
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New Deal Exhibition Looks at Roosevelt’s Legacy
A new exhibition at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library explores the president’s “mixed” record on civil rights — and the charged debate over racism in the New Deal.