On June 21, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) published their report that takes the most in-depth look to date at the health impacts of perfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS. The study concludes that the current EPA advisory of 70 ppt total for PFOA and PFOS should be lowered… read more
Originally posted by New Hampshire Public Radio by Annie Ropeik on June 21, 2018. The federal government has published new data about the health risks of industrial chemicals known as PFAS. The Centers for Disease Control study backs the concerns of some residents in contaminated areas here in New Hampshire, who… read more
Originally posted on The Age by Carrie Fellner on June 15, 2018. Katie Jurek was 19 years old when she was told the osteosarcoma, an aggressive form of bone cancer, had returned. She could amputate her leg or die within three months. For the teenager with a contagious smile, love… read more
Originally posted on The Wall Street Journal by Austen Hufford on May 29, 2018 Allergan AGN -3.97% PLC is recalling nearly 170,000 sample packs of its birth-control treatment Taytulla after placebo and active capsules were placed out of order, potentially raising the risk of an unintended pregnancy. The drugmaker said Tuesday the physician… read more
Originally posted by The New York Times by Gabriel J.X. Dance, Nicholas Confessore, and Michael LaForgia on June 3, 2018 As Facebook sought to become the world’s dominant social media service, it struck agreements allowing phone and other device makers access to vast amounts of its users’ personal information. Facebook… read more
Originally posted by ZDNet by Zack Whittaker on May 31, 2018. A popular fitness app that claims over six million users was leaking private and sensitive data, including health information and private messages sent between users. PumpUp, an Ontario-based company, bills itself as a fitness community, allowing subscribers to discover… read more
Originally posted by The New York Times by Barry Meier on May 29, 2018. Purdue Pharma, the company that planted the seeds of the opioid epidemic through its aggressive marketing of OxyContin, has long claimed it was unaware of the powerful opioid painkiller’s growing abuse until years after it went… read more
Originally posted on Slash Gear on May 24, 2018 by Brittany A. Roston. One of T-Mobile’s websites left a tool exposed that let anyone look up personal account data on the carrier’s customers, it has been revealed. Users only required the customer’s phone number to retrieve the information, leaving many… read more
On or about April 11, 2018, TaskRabbit experienced a breach in security that caused the website and app to be taken offline. The unauthorized party that gained access to TaskRabbit’s user information for their Taskers and Clients. WHAT INFORMATION WAS COMPROMISED? For Taskers, the compromised information included your name, username,… read more
On May 11, 2018, Chili’s parent company, Brinker International, announced that customers’ payment information may have been exposed in a malware attack. Brinker did not disclose how many customers were affected or how hackers gained unauthorized access to its systems. WHAT INFORMATION WAS COMPROMISED? If you ate at a Chili’s… read more