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Roku on Friday disclosed that 576,000 accounts were accessed by malicious actors. The San José technology company said that it discovered the problem after monitoring unusual account activity on its platform earlier this year that affected roughly 15,000 user accounts. Through its investigation, Roku said that the malicious actors stole the login credentials through a different source and applied a practice called “credential stuffing,” applying stolen usernames and passwords across multiple platforms to take advantage of people who use the same credentials across multiple services. In fewer than 400 of the cases, Roku said the malicious actors made unauthorized purchases of streaming subscriptions and Roku hardware products, but did not gain access to full credit card information. “We concluded at the time that no data security compromise occurred within our systems, and that Roku was not the source of the account credentials used in these attacks,” Roku said in a statement. The company said it is enabling two-factor authentification for all of its 80 million account holders. Roku reset passwords for the affected accounts and reversed or refunded the unauthorized charges made by the malicious

The Biden administration is announcing it is cancelling student loan debt for another 206,000 borrowers even as seven more states this week filed a lawsuit to stop the forgiveness plans. The lawsuit alleges President Joe Biden is overstepping his authority, setting up another legal showdown over student debt forgiveness. With Friday’s announcement, the White House says 4.3 million Americans can now claim some amount of federal student debt relief to the tune of $153 billion. “We are past the point where one in ten people who have student loans have had their loans discharged,” said Education Secretary Miguel Cardona. Eighteen Republican-led states are now suing to stop those efforts. “The president is simply shifting the burden to those individuals who paid off their student loans or worked their way through school or chose to take a career that didn’t require a 4-year education,” said Rep. Bryan Steil (R-Wis.). Education Secretary Miguel Cardona defends the administration’s plan as critics say the administration’s plans amount to a bailout for people who took out federal loans they couldn’t repay. “Are you telling me these are the people getting

April 12, 2024 / 11:51 AM EDT / CBS/AP A Houston hospital has halted its liver and kidney transplant programs after discovering that a doctor reportedly manipulated records for liver transplant candidates. “Inappropriate changes … effectively inactivated the candidates on the liver transplant waiting list,” Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center said in a statement published Thursday in the Houston Chronicle. “Subsequently, these patients did not/were not able to receive organ donation offers while inactive.” The New York Times, citing officials, identified the doctor as Dr. J. Steve Bynon Jr., a surgeon at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston who had a contract to lead Memorial Hermann’s abdominal transplant program. In a statement to CBS News, UTHealth Houston called Bynon “an exceptionally talented and caring physician, and a pioneer in abdominal organ transplantation.” “Our faculty and staff members, including Dr. Bynon, are assisting with the inquiry into Memorial Hermann’s liver transplant program and are committed to addressing and resolving any findings identified by this process,” UTHealth Houston spokesperson Deborah Mann Lake said in a statement. CBS affiliate KHOU reported last week that the hospital

Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter turns himself in to face criminal charges – CBS News Watch CBS News Baseball star Shohei Ohtani’s longtime interpreter has turned himself in to face criminal charges that include bank fraud. Federal prosecutors say Ippei Mizuhara stole from the L.A. Dodgers star to pay gambling debts. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

Mick Mars, who in January won a legal battle with his former Motley Crue bandmates over corporate document production related to his 2022 dismissal from the group, has been awarded more than $130,000 in attorneys’ fees. The $131,665 granted by Los Angeles Superior Court Judge James C. Chalfant on Thursday was less than half the $285,000 the musician sought. The 72-year-old former lead guitarist for the group filed a petition in April 2023 asking that companies associated with the band turn over business records and pay for his attorneys’ fees. Mars says he has suffered from a chronic form of arthritis that has effectively fused his spine and made him three inches shorter than he was in high school, and that he is unable to turn his head in any direction. On Jan. 16, Chalfant found that Mars was forced to file a legal action in order to obtain the documents he was entitled to receive long before the Dec. 8 timeline when nearly 1,400 pages were finally delivered. Mars’ attorneys subsequently filed court papers seeking $282,160 in attorneys’ fees and $2,180 in costs. But

A prominent law firm has obtained a judgment of more than $1 million against former Assemblyman Matthew Dababneh, who allegedly owed the firm fees and costs associated with filing a defamation suit against a woman who accused the ex-lawmaker of sexual assault. On Thursday, Los Angeles Superior Court Wendy Chang confirmed an arbitrator’s award of $930,930 to the firm of Glaser, Weil, Fink, Howard, Avchen & Shapiro LLP. Chang also added attorneys’ fees, interest and costs for a total of $1.050 million. No one appeared at the hearing on Dababneh’s behalf. “The court may not vacate or correct the award as the petition is unopposed,” Chang wrote. Attorney Patricia L. Glaser, whose clients include Fortune 500 companies, major studios, real estate investors and developers, financial institutions and high-profile entertainers and public figures, is among the members of the Glaser Weil law firm. According to the petition filed in February 2023, Glaser Weil represented the former Woodland Hills politician during an assembly committee investigation into Sacramento lobbyist Pamela Lopez’s allegations against him as well as Dababneh’s subsequent civil action against his accuser. Dababneh, a 43-year-old Democrat

We may receive commissions from some links to products on this page. Promotions are subject to availability and retailer terms. By Jessica Walrack Edited By Angelica Leicht Updated on: April 12, 2024 / 11:24 AM EDT / CBS News If you’re feeling overwhelmed by high-interest debt, these payoff strategies can help you tackle what you owe. Getty Images If you’re carrying variable-interest debt on credit cards or other credit products, you’ve likely noticed an uptick in interest over the past few years. The Fed implemented a series of rate hikes throughout 2022 and 2023 to help fight inflation, which caused lenders to increase the rates on their credit products. For example, the average rate on U.S. credit card accounts went from 14.71% in 2020 to 21.47% by late 2023.  To give you an idea of how that translates, if you have $5,000 in credit card debt and a 14% APR, you’ll owe about $58 in interest charges per month compared to about $87 per month with a 21% APR. And the cost difference compounds over time. If you’re paying off the balance through monthly payments