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World

Invasion Worries in Eastern Europe

Today at 20:34 PM, via NPR

European countries that border Russia are concerned that they’ll be invaded next if an emboldened Russia is successful in Ukraine, even though they’re members of the NATO alliance. We go to the Baltic nation of Estonia and hear from people who are making preparations in case of invasion.

Entertainment

Fort Hare accused and VIP bodyguard Khan protected top US singer

Today at 15:14 PM, via SowetanLIVE

Just days after being released on bail for allegedly looting millions of rands from a university, celebrity bodyguard Anwar Khan was back on the social scene guarding American R&B star Joe Thomas who performed in SA at the weekend.

Science/Tech

National Archives Bans Employee Use of ChatGPT

Today at 23:22 PM, via Slashdot

The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) told employees Wednesday that it is blocking access to ChatGPT on agency-issued laptops to “protect our data from security threats associated with use of ChatGPT,” 404 Media reported Wednesday. From the report: “NARA will block access to commercial ChatGPT on NARANet [an internal network] and on NARA issued laptops, tablets, desktop...

Science/Tech

Microsoft Says April Windows Updates Break VPN Connections

Today at 22:42 PM, via Slashdot

Microsoft has confirmed that the April 2024 Windows security updates break VPN connections across client and server platforms. From a report: The company explains on the Windows health dashboard that “Windows devices might face VPN connection failures after installing the April 2024 security update or the April 2024 non-security preview update.” “We are investigating user reports, and we will...

Science/Tech

UnitedHealthCare CEO Says ‘Maybe a Third’ of US Citizens Were Affected By Recent Hack

Today at 21:59 PM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader shares a report: Two months after hackers broke into Change Healthcare systems stealing and then encrypting company data, it’s still unclear how many Americans were impacted by the cyberattack. Last month, Andrew Witty, the CEO of Change Healthcare’s parent company UnitedHealth Group, said that the stolen files include the personal health information of “a substantial...

Science/Tech

Tens of Millions Secretly Use WhatsApp Despite Bans, Company Says

Today at 21:22 PM, via Slashdot

“Tens of millions” of people are using technical workarounds to secretly access WhatsApp in countries where it is banned, the messaging platform’s boss has said. From a report: “You’d be surprised how many people have figured it out,” Will Cathcart told BBC News. Like many Western apps, WhatsApp is banned in Iran and North Korea and, intermittently, in Syria. And last month, China joined the...

Health

UnitedHealth’s CEO Slammed Over Cyberattack

Today at 17:56 PM, via New York Times

Several lawmakers questioned whether the company had become so large — with tentacles in every aspect of the nation’s medical care — that the effects of the hack were outsize.