Originally posted on Delaware Online The News Journal by Karl Baker on December 26, 2017. As DowDuPont executives steer operations away from a toxic past, the recently merged company continues to face steep financial sanctions for what environmental regulators say are previous releases of lead, arsenic and other pollutants. This month, the Environmental Protection Agency ordered DowDuPont, Chemours and four… read more
Originally posted on Business Insider by Troy Wolverton on December 20, 2017. Apple has long inspired an almost religious devotion among customers and tech aficionados — but it just seriously undermined its fans’ faith and loyalty. The company on Wednesday acknowledged what some people have long suspected: that it has been secretly stifling the… read more
Originally posted on MLive by Garret Ellison on December 15, 2017. Michigan would have the toughest legal drinking water limit for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances called PFAS in the nation under terms of new state legislation introduced this week by Rep. Winnie Brinks, a Democrat from Grand Rapids. On Dec…. read more
Originally posted on The Progressive Post by Lisa Sorg on December 13, 2017. Thirty more households near the Chemours Fayetteville Works plant are receiving bottled water because their private drinking water wells tested above the state’s provisional health goal of 140 parts per trillion. The samples were collected from 101… read more
Courtesy of www.databreaches.net The 200 companies listed below have compromised employee information to phishing in 2017. The loss has typically occurred by hackers posing as company executives and requesting copies of employee IRS Form W-2s. What companies have had Employee W-2’s compromised in 2017? Dracut Schools Tipton County Schools Odessa… read more
About 370,000 Duke Energy customers in North and South Carolina, may have had addresses, banking data and other personal information exposed in a potential data breach stretching back to 2008, a company spokesman said Tuesday. The Charlotte-based utility learned of the potential breach on November 10. The breach affected which… read more
UPDATE: The Hannon Law Firm Has Filed A Class Action Against Driveline On Behalf Of Employees Affected by the Breach On February 14, 2017, Driveline informed employees that they were a victim of an email spoofing attack that compromised employee personal information. The notice states that the “phishing” email was… read more
In January 2017, the nursing home chain American Senior Communities, was the target of an email scam that compromised the W-2 tax forms of the company’s more than 17,000 employees. In mid-January, an email was sent to a payroll processor that appeared to be from a company official requesting W-2… read more
On March 8, 2017, Schurman Retail Group (SRG), owner of Papyrus, American Greetings, and Carlton Cards, discovered they were the victim of an email spoofing attack. The attack occurred on January 18, 2017, by an individual pretending to be the company’s Chief Financial Officer. The hacker sent an email requesting… read more
Onglyza (saxagliptin) is an oral diabetes medicine that helps control blood sugar levels by regulating the levels of insulin the body produces after eating. It is for people with type 2 diabetes only; it is not for treating type 1 diabetes. Introduced in 2009, Onglyza works to keep the hormone… read more