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Data Breaches Impact Unemployment Benefit Applicants In Four States

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Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois and Ohio have warned tens of thousands of residents who have applied online for unemployment benefits due to COVID-19 of possible data breaches that could have exposed names, addresses and Social Security numbers.

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Developers’ Education Site Thinkful Discovers Data Breach

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Thinkful, an online education site for developers, has revealed that it has been hit with a data breach. “We It would not reveal when the breach took place or if Chegg was aware of the incident before the acquisition announcement. Ironically, Chegg suffered from its own data breach a year ago, which impacted 40 million users.

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Massachusetts Can Proceed With Lawsuit Against Equifax

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According to Reuters , the suit alleges that the credit reporting firm failed to protect its databases or provide prompt notice of the massive data breach that exposed the personal data of 147 million people. The breach resulted in several lawsuits filed against Equifax, including one by Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey.