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Aflac Says Cybersecurity Incident Involved Personal Information of 22.65 Million People
Insurance company Aflac said personal information associated with 22.65 million people was impacted by a cybersecurity incident within its U.S. business that the company reported in June. T...

Prediction Markets Leveraged CFTC Oversight to Go Mainstream in 2025
Who could’ve predicted the run that prediction markets have had in 2025? These novel platforms, which let participants trade contracts tied to the outcomes of real-world events, entered a...

Defaulting Student Loan Borrowers Risk Wage Garnishment
The U.S. Education Department is set to resume garnishing wages from student loan borrowers in default. The practice, put on hold during the pandemic, will resume early next year, according...

6 AI Companies Face Copyright Lawsuit From Investigative Journalist John Carreyrou
The reporter who uncovered fraud at blood-testing startup Theranos is reportedly among a group of six writers who sued six artificial intelligence (AI) companies on Monday (Dec. 22), alleging that the...

Rental Scams Cost Consumers $65 Million Since 2020
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) says rental scams have cost consumers $65 million since 2020. That’s according to a new analysis from the FTC released Tuesday (Dec. 23), showing that c...

Is Australia’s Social Media Ban for Kids a Good Idea?
On the “Hard Fork” podcast, the hosts Kevin Roose and Casey Newton discuss a new law in Australia barring kids under 16 from social media....

Chinese Groups Have Transformed Telegram into the Dark Web of Crypto Scams
Chinese-language networks operating on Telegram have become the backbone of the world’s largest illicit crypto economy. These groups have surpassed the dark web in fusing scams, AI-driven decep...

XRP Sentiment Has Collapsed — And That May Be the Setup Bulls Are Waiting For
XRP price has quietly slipped into an uncomfortable spot. The price is down about 9% over the past 30 days, momentum feels stale, and positive social chatter around the token has turned noticeably sou...

Support Techdirt: Where Bari Weiss Is Not Our Editor In Chief
If you’re wondering what independent journalism that won’t bend to White House pressure looks like, you’re looking at it. On Sunday night, CBS News’ newly imported “editor in chief,” Bari ...

Aave prices are crashing as insiders warn a “hostile” holiday vote could destroy the protocol’s dominance
The battle for control of Aave, the $52 billion decentralized lending giant, has escalated from a debate over interface economics into an open civil war regarding governance legitimacy. What began as ...

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