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Customers affected by Krispy Kreme’s data breach face a tight window to file claims for payments reported to reach as high as $3,500, with the deadline set for June 22. The settlement follows a cybersecurity incident that prompted the company to file a breach notification with the California Department of Justice. With fewer than two…
Credit cardholders who carry a balance from month to month are paying an average rate of about 21.52 percent, while the broader average across all credit card accounts sits at 23.79 percent, according to the Federal Reserve’s latest quarterly data released on June 5, 2026. The gap between those two figures, roughly 2.3 percentage points,…
Fans hoping to attend the 2026 FIFA World Cup are finding that patience on the secondary market may pay off. According to Gametime marketplace data reported by Yahoo Sports, just over half of group-stage matches have seen resale ticket prices drop by 20% or more, with some seats available for roughly $157, fees included. The…
Members of the SAG-AFTRA Health Plan who had personal data exposed during a two-day breach in September 2024 now face a July deadline to file claims under a settlement offering up to $5,000 for documented losses. The breach, which occurred on September 17 and 18, 2024, triggered a formal notification to California’s attorney general and…
Nearly 99,000 Honda Accord, Civic, and CR-V owners now face the possibility that their passenger airbag will not deploy in a crash. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has posted a new recall, designated 26V332000, covering vehicles equipped with a faulty occupant classification sensor that can misidentify an adult passenger as a child and suppress…
The Federal Trade Commission published a consumer alert in June 2026 warning that fake CAPTCHA pop-ups are being used to trick people into running malware on their own computers. The scheme replaces the familiar “prove you’re human” verification box with a look-alike page that instructs visitors to press a specific sequence of keyboard shortcuts, quietly…
Fans hoping to attend 2026 World Cup group-stage matches are finding a buyer’s market on FIFA’s official resale platform, where more than half of those early-round games have seen listed ticket prices drop 20 percent or more from their original sale levels. Some resale seats have appeared near $157, a sharp contrast to the tournament’s…
Members of the SAG-AFTRA Health Plan who had their protected health information exposed in a data breach can file claims for up to $5,000 in documented losses, with a July deadline fast approaching. The settlement, which covers individuals whose sensitive records were compromised, arrives as federal regulators continue to track large-scale health data breaches through…
Fans hoping to attend the 2026 World Cup final at MetLife Stadium on July 19 now face a top ticket price of $32,970, triple the $10,990 that FIFA listed during an earlier sales window. The price spike, driven by FIFA’s dynamic pricing model, has drawn formal scrutiny from California Attorney General Rob Bonta and separate…
Honda is pulling 98,892 Accords, Civics, and CR-Vs off the road for repairs after identifying a sensor defect that could prevent front airbags from deploying during a crash. The recall targets vehicles already in daily use across the United States, and owners will be able to confirm whether their car is affected by searching its…