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š Hackers will school you: Hackers broke into book publisher Scholasticās employee portal and stole 8 million records, including parent, teacher and school admin names, emails, phone numbers and addresses. Some data relates to kids, too. The hackers say they wonāt share the info publicly. Yeah, right.
Talk about great coverage: The state of Texas sued Allstate. They say the insurance company paid app developers millions of dollars to sneak in their code, then tracked 45 million folks’ locations. The apps the lawsuit names include Fuel Rewards, GasBuddy, Life360 and Allstate-owned Routely. Iām sure this happened in all states, not just Texas.
More like Fakebook: If you see a Facebook post about an armed serial killer on the loose, specifically one with this guy’s face, donāt believe it. Right now, the hoax is spreading around Missouri, but posts just like this one have been shared in Facebook groups in California, Colorado, Georgia, Texas and Arizona. The guy whose face keeps getting reused? Already in jail.
Disneyās employee troubles: A former Disney employee will plead guilty to computer fraud and identity theft. The guy was fired and charged after hacking restaurant menus. He added fake allergy-safe labels to items that contained things like peanuts and dairy, and he snuck in a swastika and references to mass shootings. Jailās gonna be a whole new world for him.
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ā° Wake up, Apple: The iPhone alarm clock function has been iffy since last April, when a bug fix didnāt work for a lot of folks. The glitch has made thousands of alarms not ring or go off hours late. If youāve overslept, just show this to your boss. Pro tip: Double-check your alarm volume under Settings > Sound and Haptic. Move the slider all the way to the right.
Nothingās sacred: Hackers are targeting smartphone-controlled sex toys. Most arenāt very secure, so someone with the right know-how can easily intercept the toyās unencrypted connection and change the intensity of the vibration, causing not-so-fun injuries.
Ex marks the spot: Kevin and Sally Reid were civil after their 20-year relationship ended ā¦ until Sally started dating again. Thatās when Kevin secretly changed her phone’s location settings to track her and stuck an AirTag on her car. She took the tracking device to the police, who found the guyās prints. Smart move, Sally. Heāll be sentenced in April.
āThank you, Godā: After Casey Colvinās home burned down in the Pacific Palisades fire, he went looking for his rescue dogs. A firefighter found Tika Tika Tika, but little Oreo ran away. Luckily, Casey was smart and had an AirTag on his pupās collar. He tracked her down near the rubble of his home. Grab some tissues before you watch the heartwarming video.