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Data of nearly all AT&T customers downloaded to a third-party platform after a security breach

July 12, 2024, 8:05am Business

The data of nearly all customers of the telecommunications giant AT&T was downloaded to a third-party platform in a 2022 security breach, the company said Friday, as cyberattacks against businesses, schools and health systems continue to spread globally. Read story

FILE - A Dollar General store is seen, Aug. 3, 2017, in Luther, Okla. Dollar General has agreed to pay a $12 million fine and to improve conditions at its thousands of retail stores nationwide to make them safer for workers, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday, July 11, 2024.

Dollar General agrees to pay $12 million fine to settle alleged workplace safety violations

July 12, 2024, 7:47am Business

Dollar General has agreed to pay a $12 million fine and improve conditions at its thousands of retail stores nationwide to make them safer for workers, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. Read story

European Union says X’s blue checks are deceptive ‘dark patterns’ that breach its social media laws

July 12, 2024, 7:46am Business

The European Union said Friday that blue checkmarks from Elon Musk’s X are deceptive and that the online platform falls short on transparency and accountability requirements, the first charges against a tech company since the bloc’s new social media regulations took effect. Read story

FILE--In this April 8, 2003, file photo, steam rises from Energy Northwest's Columbia Generating Station, Washington state's only nuclear power plant, near Richland.

Can Eastern WA nuclear workers raise safety issues without retaliation? Feds concerned

July 12, 2024, 7:45am Business

Energy Northwest needs to do more to address the fear of retaliation among some workers if they raise safety concerns at the Northwest’s only commercial nuclear reactor, according to results of a new federal inspection. Read story

One Tech Tip: What to do if your personal info has been exposed in a data breach

July 12, 2024, 7:45am Business

Data breaches like the most recent one involving AT&T customers are becoming an almost regular occurrence. Read story

JPMorgan Q2 profit jumps as bank cashes in Visa shares, but higher interest rates also help results

July 12, 2024, 7:38am Business

JPMorgan Chase’s profits jumped sharply in the second quarter as the bank cashed in billions of dollars of its holdings in Visa Inc. But the bank’s results were also helped by higher interest rates, as well as consumers who seemed to still want to spend, despite geopolitical and economic uncertainties. Read story