The Equifax Hack Just Got Bigger

Just when we thought news about the Equifax hack couldn’t get worse, the company announced yesterday that “an additional 2.4 million Americans were impacted by last year’s data breach.” Unlike the millions of other Americans impacted by the hack, however, these new 2.4 million consumers “had significantly less personal information stolen,” according to the announcement. For example, Equifax claims the “additional consumers only had their names and a partial driver’s license number stolen by the attackers, unlike the original 145.5 million Americans who had their Social Security numbers impacted.”



Has Your Instant Pot Been Recalled?

Do you own an Instant Pot Gem 65 8-in-1 Multicooker? If so, this recall notice is for you. After receiving complaints about the particular product overheating and melting, Instant Pot, a “multi-purpose cookware company,” decided to issue a recall for the multicookers. The recalled product is “similar to a slow cooker, but with more functions, including roasting, stewing, baking, steaming,” according to Instant Pot.







Triple T Specialty Meats Inc. Recalls Chicken Salad Over Salmonella Outbreak

Fans of chicken salad should check their refrigerators to make sure they don’t have a certain brand that’s recently been recalled. Earlier this week, Triple T Specialty Meats issued a recall for all it’s chicken salad products “sold at Fareway stores between January 4 and February 9.” The decision to recall to product came after “an investigation by the CDC and the US Department of Agriculture linked a multi-state salmonella outbreak to chicken salad produced by the company in January and February.”