Personal info from WA state licensing agency database may already be on ‘dark web’
Personal information of some of the hundreds of thousands of licensed professionals potentially exposed in a breach of a Washington state database may already have shown up on “dark web” clearinghouses used by identity thieves. State investigators haven’t said whether Social Security numbers and other personal data were actually stolen from a database of more than 250,000 professional and business licensees used by the state Department of Licensing, agency officials said. The database is maintained by Salesforce, a San Francisco software company. Continue reading at The Seattle Times. (Ken Lambert)
Inflation is hurting all Americans — but experts say Latinos are ‘feeling it the most’
The price of meat and gasoline is rising, and for Antonio Hernandez, owner of Tacos El Tony, the cost to run his business is taking a bite out of his personal savings. “We’ve had to buy less for ourselves,” said the 40-year-old Modesto resident, speaking in Spanish. Hernandez said he’s no longer buying personal items for his family like he used to. They’ve had to buy less for themselves and save their money. They aren’t sure how much longer they’ll need to dip into their personal savings to fund their business. Continue reading at The News Tribune. (Andy Alfaro)
Washington’s mask requirements may be revisited in the ‘near future’
With Oregon and California set to lift mask mandates in indoor public places, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee’s office is being asked when the Evergreen State could see relaxed masking rules. In a brief statement Monday, Inslee said state officials are tracking cases, hospitalizations, and deaths. “We are optimistic that these numbers will continue to decline in a way that will let us revisit the mask requirements in the near future,” the statement reads. Continue reading at KING 5.
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