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President Trump’s notes overshadow today’s impeachment hearings
A Getty photographer captured a photo of President Donald Trump’s notes before a press conference responding to today’s impeachment hearings. The notes include things like “I WANT NOTHING,” “I WANT NO QUID PRO QUO,” “TELL ZELLINSKY TO DO THE RIGHT THING,” and “THIS IS THE FINAL WORD FROM THE PRES OF THE U.S.” As you might imagine, the all-cap Sharpie notes set the internet ablaze.
The likely reason Disney+ accounts are getting “hacked”
Following the launch of Disney+, thousands of the streaming service accounts went up for sale on various hacking forums, leaving users locked out of their accounts. But the way hackers gained access to the accounts isn’t all that complicated. The most likely way in is something called “credential stuffing,” where hackers find usernames and passwords leaked in other breaches and use those same credentials on all kinds of platforms to see what sticks. So for heaven’s sake, get a password manager.
Fast Fact: 9 Million
That’s the estimated death toll associated with soot-polluted air worldwide. A new study shows the results here in the US, where tens of thousands are still dying as a result of it every year.
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