Children's data hacked after school software firm missed basic security step, internal report says

The hack of PowerSchool appears to be the largest breach of American children’s personal information to date, school officials and cybersecurity experts say.

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Hindenburg website hack adds to intrigue around short-selling firm’s closure

In mid-January, Nate Anderson shocked Wall Street by announcing the closure of Hindenburg Research, the tiny short-selling firm he founded that knocked billions of dollars off the valuations of big ...
MarketWatch - 3d
Children joined riots for the 'thrill', report says

The children's commissioner says children often made impulsive decisions to become involved in the riots.
BBC News - 3d
UK on course to miss 2030 clean power targets, says report

Research by Cornwall Insight is blow to government, which has made decarbonising electricity system a key goal
Financial Times - 4d
Nearly 250 million children missed school last year because of extreme weather, UNICEF says

The United Nations Children's Fund says at least 242 million children in 85 countries had their schooling interrupted last year because of heatwaves, cyclones, flooding and other extreme weather
ABC News - Jan. 23
BKR International expands with new member firms

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A company that tracks and sells Americans' location data has seemingly been hacked

A company that tracks American location data through smartphones has been hacked by Russian cybercriminals, according to cybersecurity researchers
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Mike Johnson secures US House speakership after facing internal dissent

Three Republicans voted for someone else, but two later changed their votes while all Democrats backed Jeffries. After initially facing internal dissent, the Trump-endorsed Republican Mike ...
The Guardian - Jan. 3

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