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Chinese hackers breached Treasury Department, agency says

Chinese state-sponsored actors hacked into the Treasury Department in early December, accessing unclassified documents from its workstations, the agency said in a letter to lawmakers Monday. The hackers stole a key from a third-party software service provider, BeyondTrust, and used it to override security and gain access to Treasury workstations, according to the letter from…
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Mitzvah Circle distributes over 100,000 diapers, menstrual products to combat hygiene insecurity

Mitzvah Circle, a Lansdale-based nonprofit, distributed over 100,000 diapers and menstrual products to partner agencies across the region in an effort to combat hygiene insecurity.
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US Treasury says it was hacked by China

A Chinese state-sponsored hacker broke into the US Treasury Department’s systems, accessing unclassified documents.
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These new California laws aim to improve affordability and help residents save money

Consumer protection laws, new banking and rental regulations, and medical debt reforms are part of a bevy of new California laws that will go into place when the calendar flips to 2025. California …
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Paid prenatal leave, child influencer protections, no taxes on rent: New 2025 laws

Many of the new laws are aimed at expanding protections of workers, children and consumers.
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U.S. Treasury says its computers were hacked by a Chinese ‘threat actor’ in ‘major incident’

The “threat actor” was able to access the workstations via a compromised third-party cybersecurity service provider called BeyondTrust, the Treasury department said.
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Jimmy Carter funeral plans announced

The official schedule sharing the funeral plans for former President Jimmy Carter has been shared publicly.
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Jimmy Carter to be honored in Washington funeral and laid to rest in Georgia

State funeral to be held for former president on national day of mourning before he is buried next to wife in Plains
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U.S. Treasury says it was hacked by China-backed actor

The department was notified on Dec. 8 by a third-party software provider, BeyondTrust, that a hacker had secured access to a security key, which allowed the intruder to override certain security protocols.
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Trump Says H-1B Visas Are ‘Great.’ That’s Good News for Amazon, Tesla, and Google Stocks.