SurvivalBlog presents another edition of The Survivalist’s Odds ‘n Sods. This column is a collection of news bits and pieces that are relevant to the modern survivalist and prepper from JWR. Our goal is to educate our readers, to help them to recognize emerging threats, and to be better prepared for both disasters and negative societal trends. You can’t mitigate a risk if you haven’t first identified a risk. In today’s column, news of another huge data hack.
3 Billion Hit in Huge Data Breach on Dark Web
Reader C.B. sent us this disturbing news: 3 billion hit in catastrophic data breach exposing full names, addresses and SSNs on dark web. The article opens:
“A new class action lawsuit has been filed against Jerico Pictures Inc., also known as National Public Data, alleging a massive data breach that exposed the personal details of nearly 3 billion people.
The complaint, submitted to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, details an incident on April 8, where a hacker group called USDoD allegedly released a database labeled “National Public Data” on a dark web forum. The group claimed this database contained sensitive information from 2.9 billion individuals and attempted to sell it for $3.5 million.”
Appeals Court: Physicians Have Freedom of Speech
Reader D.S.V. sent this: Appeals Court Rules Physicians Can Assert Their First Amendment Rights.
UK Police Threaten US Citizens Over Online Posts
UK police commissioner threatens to extradite, jail US citizens over online posts: ‘We’ll come after you’. JWR’s Comments: I have a news flash for Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley: Any vestige of pretended jurisdiction over Americans by the Crown and its officers ended on October 19, 1781, when General Cornwallis surrendered. So, go Foxtrot Oscar.
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