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16 Billion Apple, Facebook, Google And Other Passwords Leaked

If you thought that my May 23 report, confirming the leak of login data totaling an astonishing 184 million compromised credentials, was frightening, I hope you are sitting down now. Researchers have just confirmed what is also certainly the largest data breach ever, with an almost incredulous 16 billion login credentials, including passwords, exposed. As

Supreme Court Upholds Ban On Gender-Affirming Care For Minors

Topline The Supreme Court upheld Tennessee's law restricting gender-affirming medical treatments for minors, dealing a blow Wednesday to transgender rights that could have consequences nationwide, as more than two dozen states have imposed similar laws. Key Facts The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 along party lines to uphold a federal appeals court ruling that backed Tennessee’s

LA Residents Foil ICE Raids Using Amazon Ring’s Neighborhood Watch App

Concerned citizens have turned to an app once used largely for lost deliveries to make public service announcements about ICE raids in their communities. Neighbors, an app originally designed for Ring doorbell users, is typically used by people looking for lost pets or missing packages. But last week, horrified by ICE raids in and around

Trump Cuts LGBTQ+ Support Service From Suicide Hotline

Topline Support for LGBTQ+ callers to the national suicide prevention hotline will end next month, the Trump administration confirmed Wednesday, ending a counseling service first introduced in legislation during President Donald Trump’s first term. Key Facts The Trevor Project, a nonprofit that provided support to LGBTQ+ callers in a partnership with the Substance Abuse and

Trump Allies Tucker Carlson, MTG And Steve Bannon Pushing Back Against His Suggestions He Might Attack Iran

Topline A growing coalition of Republicans are speaking out against U.S. involvement in the Israel-Iran conflict, indicating they could break with President Donald Trump if he decides to strike Iran. Key Facts The issue has divided his Republican allies, with war hawks such as Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., a close confidant to Trump on military