Social Security

New AARP Pennsylvania Poll: Voters 50+ Could Tip the Scales in 2024

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Mardi, mai 7, 2024

HARRISBURG, Pa., May 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, AARP Pennsylvania released a 2024 statewide election survey that shows candidates for President, U.S. Senate, and state races should pay close attention to Pennsylvanians ages 50 and older. Eighty-percent of voters ages 50+ report that candidates' positions on Social Security are important in deciding whom to vote for in November, followed by Medicare (73%), helping people stay in their homes as they age (69%), and the cost of prescription drugs (67%).

Key Points: 
  • This voting bloc makes up an outsized portion of the electorate: in the 2020 elections, older voters accounted for 55% of all Pennsylvania voters and in the 2022 mid-terms, they made up 62% of the state's voters.
  • Eighty-five percent of voters ages 50+ say they are "extremely motivated" to vote in this election.
  • "Pennsylvania voters over age 50 are a critical voting bloc that all candidates are competing for in this election," said Bill Johnston Walsh, State Director, AARP Pennsylvania.
  • The firms interviewed 1,398 likely Pennsylvania voters, which includes a statewide representative sample of 600 likely voters, with an oversample of 470 likely voters age 50 and older and an additional oversample of 328 Black likely voters age 50 and older, between April 24-30, 2024.

HCL AppScan Expands its Software Supply Chain Security Capabilities with Active Application Security Posture Management

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Mardi, mai 7, 2024

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. and NOIDA, India, May 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- HCLSoftware, a global leader in enterprise software solutions, announced today at RSA Conference (RSAC) 2024 in San Francisco, the launch of HCL AppScan Supply Chain Security (in partnership with OX Security), an active application security posture management platform to help organizations improve the security of their software supply chains.

Key Points: 
  • MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. and NOIDA, India, May 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- HCLSoftware, a global leader in enterprise software solutions, announced today at RSA Conference (RSAC) 2024 in San Francisco, the launch of HCL AppScan Supply Chain Security (in partnership with OX Security), an active application security posture management platform to help organizations improve the security of their software supply chains.
  • HCL AppScan Supply Chain Security provides customers with the increased benefits of Active Application Security Posture Management (Active ASPM), a pioneering approach that empowers organizations to maintain a proactive security posture across their entire software landscape.
  • Active ASPM integrates best-in-class application security testing with robust posture management and software supply chain security.
  • According to Katie Norton, Research Manager for DevSecOps and Software Supply Chain Security at IDC, "Increasing attacks on the software supply chain pose a significant business risk to medium and large-scale organizations.

HCL AppScan Expands its Software Supply Chain Security Capabilities with Active Application Security Posture Management

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Mardi, mai 7, 2024

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. and NOIDA, India, May 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- HCLSoftware, a global leader in enterprise software solutions, announced today at RSA Conference (RSAC) 2024 in San Francisco, the launch of HCL AppScan Supply Chain Security (in partnership with OX Security), an active application security posture management platform to help organizations improve the security of their software supply chains.

Key Points: 
  • MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. and NOIDA, India, May 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- HCLSoftware, a global leader in enterprise software solutions, announced today at RSA Conference (RSAC) 2024 in San Francisco, the launch of HCL AppScan Supply Chain Security (in partnership with OX Security), an active application security posture management platform to help organizations improve the security of their software supply chains.
  • HCL AppScan Supply Chain Security provides customers with the increased benefits of Active Application Security Posture Management (Active ASPM), a pioneering approach that empowers organizations to maintain a proactive security posture across their entire software landscape.
  • Active ASPM integrates best-in-class application security testing with robust posture management and software supply chain security.
  • According to Katie Norton, Research Manager for DevSecOps and Software Supply Chain Security at IDC, "Increasing attacks on the software supply chain pose a significant business risk to medium and large-scale organizations.

CONCORD COALITION CALLS FOR CANDIDATE DEBATES ON SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE REFORMS

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Mardi, mai 7, 2024

WASHINGTON, May 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- With today's release of the annual Social Security and Medicare Trustees' Reports confirming that both programs are facing near-term insolvency, The Concord Coalition called for dedicated 2024 candidate debates on how to deal with this urgent problem.

Key Points: 
  • WASHINGTON, May 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- With today's release of the annual Social Security and Medicare Trustees' Reports confirming that both programs are facing near-term insolvency, The Concord Coalition called for dedicated 2024 candidate debates on how to deal with this urgent problem.
  • The Social Security and Medicare trustees warn that absent corrective actions, the finances of these two critically important programs will rapidly deteriorate.
  • As a budgetary matter, it is important to note that Social Security and Medicare do not "pay for themselves."
  • According to the trustees' report, Social Security and Medicare had a net draw on the budget of $534 billion in 2023.

AARP Responds to 2024 Medicare and Social Security Trustees Reports

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Lundi, mai 6, 2024

WASHINGTON, May 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- AARP CEO Jo Ann Jenkins issued the following statement in response to the Medicare and Social Security Trustees Reports released today:

Key Points: 
  • WASHINGTON, May 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- AARP CEO Jo Ann Jenkins issued the following statement in response to the Medicare and Social Security Trustees Reports released today:
    "While there was good news today in the Trustees Reports, older Americans need certainty that Medicare and Social Security will be protected.
  • For long term sustainability, Congress owes it to the American people to reach a bipartisan solution, ensuring people's hard-earned Social Security benefits will be there in full for the decades ahead.
  • "Social Security is the largest source of retirement income for most retirees, and Medicare is the primary or only source of health care for most people ages 65 and older.
  • Older Americans make up the nation's largest voting bloc and will hold leaders in Washington accountable if they fail to protect these programs."

Federman & Sherwood Investigates Associated Wholesale Grocers for Data Breach

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Jeudi, mai 2, 2024

The law firm of Federman & Sherwood has initiated an investigation into Associated Wholesale Grocers with respect to their recent data breach.

Key Points: 
  • The law firm of Federman & Sherwood has initiated an investigation into Associated Wholesale Grocers with respect to their recent data breach.
  • On or about October 6, 2023, Associated Wholesale Grocers became aware that certain systems in its environment were inaccessible.
  • Associated Wholesale Grocers immediately took steps to investigate and contain this activity.
  • Through its investigation, Associated Wholesale Grocers learned that an unknown actor gained access to certain files on its systems between October 6, 2023, and October 7, 2023, and accessed or took certain information from those systems.

Federman & Sherwood Investigates Continuum Health Alliance, LLC for Data Breach

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Jeudi, mai 2, 2024

The law firm of Federman & Sherwood has initiated an investigation into Continuum Health Alliance, LLC with respect to their recent data breach.

Key Points: 
  • The law firm of Federman & Sherwood has initiated an investigation into Continuum Health Alliance, LLC with respect to their recent data breach.
  • On October 19, 2023, Continuum discovered suspicious activity within its network.
  • In response, Continuum immediately took steps to secure its systems and initiated an investigation into the nature and scope of the event with the assistance of third-party industry specialists.
  • The following information was accessed: individuals name and Social Security number.

Ericsson to utilize mandate to transfer shares

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Vendredi, mai 3, 2024

STOCKHOLM, May 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Ericsson's (NASDAQ: ERIC) annual general meeting on April 3, 2024 authorized the company to, in conjunction with the delivery of vested shares under the long-term variable compensation program 2021 ("LTV 2021"), prior to the annual general meeting in 2025, retain and sell no more than 60% of the vested LTV 2021 shares of series B in the company in order to cover for the costs for withholding and paying tax and social security liabilities on behalf of the participants in relation to the performance share awards for remittance to revenue authorities.

Key Points: 
  • STOCKHOLM, May 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Ericsson's (NASDAQ: ERIC) annual general meeting on April 3, 2024 authorized the company to, in conjunction with the delivery of vested shares under the long-term variable compensation program 2021 ("LTV 2021"), prior to the annual general meeting in 2025, retain and sell no more than 60% of the vested LTV 2021 shares of series B in the company in order to cover for the costs for withholding and paying tax and social security liabilities on behalf of the participants in relation to the performance share awards for remittance to revenue authorities.
  • Ericsson has decided to utilize the authorization to transfer shares for these purposes.
  • The transfer of these shares may take place on Nasdaq Stockholm during the period from and including May 3, 2024 up to the annual general meeting 2025 at a price within the price interval registered from time to time.
  • Ericsson currently holds 12,184,543 shares of series B in the company and the maximum number of shares that may be transferred on Nasdaq Stockholm pursuant to the decision to utilize the authorization amounts to 345,673 shares of series B in the company.

Ericsson to utilize mandate to transfer shares

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Vendredi, mai 3, 2024

STOCKHOLM, May 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Ericsson's (NASDAQ: ERIC) annual general meeting on April 3, 2024 authorized the company to, in conjunction with the delivery of vested shares under the long-term variable compensation program 2021 ("LTV 2021"), prior to the annual general meeting in 2025, retain and sell no more than 60% of the vested LTV 2021 shares of series B in the company in order to cover for the costs for withholding and paying tax and social security liabilities on behalf of the participants in relation to the performance share awards for remittance to revenue authorities.

Key Points: 
  • STOCKHOLM, May 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Ericsson's (NASDAQ: ERIC) annual general meeting on April 3, 2024 authorized the company to, in conjunction with the delivery of vested shares under the long-term variable compensation program 2021 ("LTV 2021"), prior to the annual general meeting in 2025, retain and sell no more than 60% of the vested LTV 2021 shares of series B in the company in order to cover for the costs for withholding and paying tax and social security liabilities on behalf of the participants in relation to the performance share awards for remittance to revenue authorities.
  • Ericsson has decided to utilize the authorization to transfer shares for these purposes.
  • The transfer of these shares may take place on Nasdaq Stockholm during the period from and including May 3, 2024 up to the annual general meeting 2025 at a price within the price interval registered from time to time.
  • Ericsson currently holds 12,184,543 shares of series B in the company and the maximum number of shares that may be transferred on Nasdaq Stockholm pursuant to the decision to utilize the authorization amounts to 345,673 shares of series B in the company.

Console & Associates, P.C.: Financial Business and Consumer Solutions Notifies 1.9 Million Consumers of Data Breach Exposing Their Social Security Numbers

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Lundi, avril 29, 2024

MARLTON, N.J., April 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Approximately 1.9 million consumers are being notified that their Social Security numbers and other confidential information were compromised as a result of a data breach at Financial Business and Consumer Solutions, Inc. ("FBCS").

Key Points: 
  • MARLTON, N.J., April 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Approximately 1.9 million consumers are being notified that their Social Security numbers and other confidential information were compromised as a result of a data breach at Financial Business and Consumer Solutions, Inc. ("FBCS").
  • The data breach lawyers at Console & Associates, P.C.
  • On April 26, 2024, FBCS filed notice with the Attorney General of Maine describing a data breach affecting 1,955,385 consumers nationwide.
  • Additionally, victims should consider contacting a data breach attorney immediately, as anyone who receives a data breach letter from FBCS may be entitled to financial compensation.