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Newsweek
2 days ago
- Newsweek
AT&T Customers Issued Security Warning: 'Take Action'
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. A database of personal information stolen from AT&T last year has appeared online after hackers appeared to sell it to Russian cybercriminals, according to Jasdev Dhaliwal, a consumer security and online privacy at antivirus software developer McAfee, told AT&T customers that they were at risk of having their phone numbers, email addresses, and even social security numbers accessed by hackers, and that "now is the time to take action." In a statement shared with McAfee, AT&T said: "After analysis by our internal teams as well as external data consultants, we are confident this is repackaged data previously released on the dark web in March 2024. Affected customers were notified at that time. We have notified law enforcement of this latest development." Stock Image: U.S. Medicare and Social Security identification cards in a wallet, Landenberg, Pennsylvania, USA, January 29, 2011. Stock Image: U.S. Medicare and Social Security identification cards in a wallet, Landenberg, Pennsylvania, USA, January 29, 2011. Getty Images This is a developing story and will be updated.
Associated Press
26-03-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
Medicare Mama Releases a New Book that Centers Around Costly Retirement Mistakes and How to Fix Them
Sylvia Gordon, JD, Brings Clarity and Humor to the Confusing World of Medicare and Social Security INDIANAPOLIS, IN, IN, UNITED STATES, March 26, 2025 / / -- Retirement planning can be overwhelming, but —better known as Medicare Mama—is on a mission to change that. A seasoned attorney, CEO, speaker, and author, Sylvia has helped millions of Americans navigate Medicare, Social Security, and the financial pitfalls of retirement through her engaging, no-nonsense approach. With decades of experience and a dedicated following on social media, Sylvia simplifies complex topics, busts retirement myths, and empowers people with the knowledge they need to make informed decisions. Now, she's bringing her expertise to an even wider audience with her upcoming book, Medicare Mama's Guide to Medicare and Social Security Retirement, set to launch on April 4, 2025. 'Medicare isn't broken—it's just intentionally confusing,' says Sylvia. 'The biggest mistake people make is assuming the government will guide them through it. They won't.' Sylvia's work focuses on the most pressing retirement challenges, including: Avoiding lifetime Medicare penalties Understanding how 401(k) withdrawals impact Medicare costs Breaking down the difference between Medicare Advantage and Medicare Supplements Debunking Social Security myths that cost retirees thousands Helping working seniors transition smoothly into Medicare With Medicare open enrollment just around the corner, Sylvia is available for expert commentary, interviews, and guest contributions on major media outlets. Her ability to make complex topics engaging and digestible has made her a sought-after voice in the retirement space. Website: About Sylvia Gordon Sylvia Gordon, JD, is a leading Medicare and Social Security expert, CEO, attorney, speaker, and author known for her straight-talking, myth-busting approach to retirement planning. With over a million followers across social media, Sylvia has dedicated her career to educating Americans on how to navigate retirement with confidence. Her book, Medicare Mama's Guide to Medicare and Social Security Retirement, will be released on April 4, 2025. To learn more, visit and follow @themedicarefamily on TikTok, YouTube, and Facebook or @MedicareMama on Instagram. Sylvia Gordon Medicare Mama +1 305-449-2333 Legal Disclaimer:
Miami Herald
25-03-2025
- Business
- Miami Herald
Do voters approve of Trump's handling of the economy? New poll finds a historic shift
For the first time since Inauguration Day, more voters now disapprove of President Donald Trump's handling of the economy than approve of it, according to new polling. In the latest Morning Consult survey, 47% of respondents said they dislike the way Trump has dealt with the economy so far, while 46% said they like it, giving him a net -1 rating. These results are the continuation of a gradual decline in Trump's approval rating on what has historically been one of his strongest issues. On Jan. 26, his net economic approval rating stood at +16, which then fell to +5 on Feb. 9 and to +1 on March 9. The poll — which sampled 2,210 registered voters March 21-23 — found the economy is now tied with abortion, education, and Medicare and Social Security as his lowest-performing issue out of 13 that were asked about. In contrast, immigration and national security are his highest-performing issues, with 53% and 51% of voters approving of his handling of them. A plurality of voters, 47%, also said the news they've heard about the economy in the past week has been mainly negative. Meanwhile, just 22% said what they've heard has been largely positive, and 31% said they've heard nothing. Further, the poll revealed that Trump's tariff policy is out of step with public opinion, potentially playing into voter dissatisfaction with his handling of the economy. About half of voters, 49%, said they believe imposing tariffs is a top priority for Trump. But just 20% said this should be a top priority for the president. This 29-point difference marks the largest gap — out of 12 priorities sampled — between what voters in the poll believe is a primary concern and what they believe should be a primary concern. The poll — which has a margin of error of 2 percentage points — comes after Trump announced wide-ranging tariffs on some of America's key trading partners. On Feb. 1, the White House announced the U.S. would levy a 10% tariff on imports from China. This was increased to 20% in March, according to the Tax Foundation. The Trump administration also announced a 25% tariff on many goods from Mexico and Canada. These are set to go into effect on April 2, following a 30-day postponement, according to the Associated Press. Trump has also imposed a 25% tariff on all steel and aluminum imports and has suggested levying tariffs on goods from the European Union and on countries that purchase oil from Venezuela, according to CNBC.
Yahoo
30-01-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Former lawman calls defending rule of law mere ‘shameless political theater'
'Shameless,' governor? Do tell. (Photo: Richard Bednarski/Nevada Current) Early this week when the Trump administration inflicted chaos on Nevada and the nation by announcing a sweeping freeze on federal financial assistance that even the administration couldn't explain, several Nevada Democratic elected officials condemned Trump's action. Tuesday afternoon, by which time Nevada schools and universities, health care professionals, nonprofits, and even agencies in Gov. Joe Lombardo's own state government had expressed confusion over what Trump was doing, Lombardo issued a statement pretending he knew what was going on. It's impossible for Lombardo to have known what was going on. The White House didn't know what was going on. It still doesn't. Team Trump's self-inflicted befuddlement was underscored when the Office of Management and Budget memo that kick-started the chaos specifically excluded Medicare and Social Security from a freeze on federal loans, grants and other forms of federal financial assistance, but not Medicaid. Asked to explain by, well, pretty much the entire nation, the Trump administration said oh don't worry Medicaid money would not be frozen. Yet the system which distributes Medicaid funding had shown a message earlier in the day saying it was reviewing payments, and might be delaying or rejecting some, because of the OMB memo. In other words, along with everyone else, the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the federal agency that administers health care funding for roughly a third of the nation, (and which Trump has nominated Dr. Oz to direct by the way), couldn't make sense of the memo issued by Trump's OMB. The Medicaid example was part of a pattern. From Head Start to Meals on Wheels, as soon as White House officials were asked if federal money was frozen for those programs, Trump officials said oh we didn't mean that. By Wednesday, Trump's White House was still confusing not only the nation but itself. After a federal judge put a stay on the freeze, the OMB rescinded the memo, but a White House spokesperson said the freeze was going forward, eventually. Or something like that. It's no surprise that Trump's White House had/has so much trouble explaining the impact of its own initiative to freeze financial assistance for countless agencies. After all, actually freezing financial assistance wasn't Trump's primary goal. Contrary to the OMB memo's assertions, this entire shambolic affair has nothing to do with reining in government spending. And notwithstanding the memo's claims to the contrary, nor is it about virtue signaling to the Trump base by attacking 'wokeness' and 'Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies.' What the needless chaos and confusion and mess is all about is Trump asserting he can do whatever he wants whenever he wants and neither Congress nor the courts will stop him. Under the U.S. Constitution, Congress, not the president, controls the power to tax and spend. Trump can't declare via a nonsensically vague memo that he can override the Congress and refuse to spend money Congress has already approved and authorized for spending. By attempting to do so, Trump is directly and deliberately assaulting arguably the Constitution's most fundamental principles — checks and balances and the separation of powers — to make himself more powerful. What we are witnessing is an attempt, as historian Ruth Ben-Ghiat phrases it while describing typical behavioral patterns of authoritarians, to 'replace the rule of law with rule by the lawless.' Nevada's congressional Democrats condemned Trump's action with phrases like 'an illegal freeze,' and 'this unconstitutional action,' and 'President Trump's latest attempt to build a monarchy.' 'Presidents are elected leaders and the rule of law bounds their actions,' said Democratic Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford, who hopes to unseat Lombardo in next year's election and is among AGs suing to stop the freeze as well as Trump's birthright citizenship order. The state's Democratic legislative leaders took a somewhat more immediate outlook, sounding alarm at the freeze's potential impact on state services and calling on Lombardo to 'demand answers from the federal government and a reversal of this decision.' That latter broadside is the one that perhaps most gets under Lombardo's skin, since Democratic state legislators are those most frequently standing between Lombardo and whatever measure of greatness he might feel is owed him by fate. But blasting Lombardo for putting his allegiance to Trump ahead of Nevada and Nevadans — effectively what Democratic state legislators are saying — is wholly appropriate. (Imagine Lombardo's outburst if the Biden administration had made a surprise announcement ending financial assistance for multiple programs without being able to explain how it would work and who it would hurt). And as for Democratic objections to Trump violating the Constitution, those outcries aren't merely warranted. They're mandatory. Democrats, especially congressional ones, have a duty to condemn and resist and thwart Trump when he blatantly tries to usurp the Constitution. (So do congressional Republicans, of course, but after decades of insisting they love the Constitution more than you do, Republicans have decided to go in different direction.) In the statement he issued Tuesday, Lombardo promised to keep an eye on the fiasco needlessly created by the Trump administration (except Lombardo phrased it differently). And, Lombardo added, he will do so 'despite the shameless political theater on this issue.' There have been before and there will be again many times when elected Nevada Democrats have performed what can honestly and fairly be called 'shameless political theater.' Calling out an aspirational authoritarian president for trying to end the rule of law in the United States is not one of those times. A second federal judge is expected to issue a restraining order on Trump's attempt to freeze financial assistance by what smells like a royal decree. Trump will appeal. Whether the rule of law will withstand this particular assault — one of several Trump has launched not just in the last two weeks but over the last 10 years and over the course of his entire adult life — remains to be seen. Meanwhile, Lombardo, who has worked tirelessly as a candidate for statewide office to make his career in law enforcement the cornerstone of his political brand, is not condemning but condoning Trump's attempt to unconstitutionally seize power and replace the rule of law with rule by Trump. 'Shameless' is too tame a description for Lombardo's willingness to look away from Trump's lawlessness. With his latest apology for Trump's repeated attacks on the Constitution, Lombardo not only demeans himself but offends the integrity of the law enforcement profession he routinely purports to cherish, and puts the whims of a serial liar and criminal ahead of the best interest of his state. It's deplorable, reprehensible, and disgraceful. Just like the president to whom Lombardo bends the knee.
