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Rachel

At Least 17 Lithium-Ion Batteries Have Exploded On Planes This Year

Many air travelers fly with multiple devices that use lithium-ion batteries: phones, laptops, tablets, e-readers, smartwatches, fitness band, and more. As these batteries have become so widely used, the number of incidents involving exploding lithium-ion batteries on planes also appears to be on the rise. [More]

Viking Range To Pay $4.65M To Resolve Allegations It Didn’t Properly Report Defect

Viking Range To Pay $4.65M To Resolve Allegations It Didn’t Properly Report Defect

Two years ago, Viking Range recalled 52,000 oven ranges that were somehow able to turn themselves on. Now the company behind the ranges has agreed to pay $4.65 million to resolve allegations it failed to properly report the issue to federal regulators in a timely manner.  [More]

Adam Fagen

50 Breaches In Four Years: Federal Reserve Cybersecurity Incidents By The Numbers

Cyber criminals seem intent on trying to crack open the Federal Reserve, at least according to a recent analysis of records that show the agency was the target of dozens of cyber breaches over a four-year period. [More]