Guest Columnists Some of the biggest breaches include one at Marriott that affected over 5 million customers and one at Nintendo that compromised 300,000 user accounts. At least five state unemployment databases have been hacked.
According to Black Knight, a mortgage technology and data provider, mortgage delinquencies almost doubled in April. That’s fodder for mortgage relief scammers.
Millions have advanced their careers attending for-profit schools that operate virtually as well as through physical campuses. But the industry has a checkered history.
Consumers who were exposed to a cryptocurrency scam were far more likely to fall for it and lost far more money than the average for all scams. The median loss in a cryptocurrency scam was $3,000 compared to $160 for all scams.
As we move along on reopening the “Weconomy,” employers and employees need to understand that both have crucial roles to play in making reopening safe.
Famous, or infamous, people have peddled products they claimed could prevent or treat coronavirus.
The FBI issued an alert warning that with schools closed and other activities curtailed, children spending more time at home and online are at greater risk.
In Memphis, seniors can find resources at The Aging Commission of the Mid-South, Professional Network on Aging, MIFA and Meritan.
It’s not necessary to tell kids how much you make, but you can explain how you work to earn an income, how circumstances might change the amount you earn, and how you have to make choices about how to spend that limited income.
“Our system isn’t toxic and will eventually break down. This is important because the more stuff you put in landfills, the more likely it is that it will leach down into your water,” says Glanris CEO Bryan Eagle.
In today’s coronavirus crisis, crooks impersonating the government promise seniors government grants and stimulus payments in exchange for an upfront fee or confidential information they’ll use to commit identity theft.
“We try to work with people in ways of remembrance, outside of just the funeral. What are things you can do on your loved one’s birthday or on the anniversary of their death?” says Angela Hamblen-Kelly of Baptist Centers for Good Grief.
Employers and employees alike have questions – and answers are rapidly changing.
My calendar has become remarkably clear, and I’ve gained more than an hour of my day back that is allotted to my commute. There is time to think critically, to assess and to think aspirationally. We have time to make big moves, and we must plan for a time beyond COVID-19.
In its first coronavirus-related fraud case, the Department of Justice shut down the website “coronavirusmedicalkit.com” that offered consumers a World Health Organization vaccine kit. There are currently no legitimate vaccines.
A BBB investigations specialist estimated that more than 5 million consumers have lost money to rental scams. The average loss reported was $996.
There’s no second chance with a wedding, so brides and grooms and parents need to do their due diligence in choosing vendors.
For this New Memphis Fellows Community Action Project, a group helped The Works, Inc. promote their South Memphis Farmers Market.
In the same way that your doctor wouldn’t make a diagnosis on your health without first collecting important vitals, the health of a city is determined by census data.
Fake videos of Bryant’s helicopter crash have already shown up on YouTube and other websites, although it’s not clear if they’re nefarious or just cruel hoaxes.
Four days after a DeSoto County couple installed a Ring system, their 8-year old daughter heard a man talking in her bedroom. The father disabled the system to stop the harassment and the couple is now dealing with their kids’ trauma.
Code Crew's co-founder says bringing tech programs to young children will help to diversify STEM demographics.
Since 2015, the FDA has sent warning letters to at least 23 companies about claims regarding their products. The FTC co-signed some of the FDA’s letters, including three sent in March, and sent letters to three companies on its own in September.
This year, one Community Action Project focused on the use of data by Agape Child and Family Services.
Crooks will often create lookalike websites with URLs that are a character or two off from the real thing. More sales are being made using mobile devices and the small screens make it more difficult to detect the deception.
Luis Orbegoso says he found the right cultural fit, both as president of American Residential Services and as a resident of Memphis.
As a teacher at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Crystal Harris adapts each student's lessons from their own school's programs, which means her job can look different for every patient.
CJ Harris gives away books, helps students grow plants and coaches peewee football. “When you step foot in a classroom to mold children, you don’t get to half-step with this,” he says.
A religion major as an undergraduate, Daniel Warner used a Memphis Teacher Residency to get his master’s degree in education and fell in love with the city. A 2019 fellow of the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation, Warner is one of five educators New Memphis honored with this year's Educators of Excellence awards.