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A group of thieves thought to be responsible for collecting millions in fraudulent small business loans and unemployment insurance benefits from COVID-19 economic relief efforts gathered personal data on people and businesses they were impersonating by leveraging several compromised accounts at a little-known U.S. consumer data broker, KrebsOnSecurity has learned.

Perhaps fittingly, a Web-streamed court hearing for the 17-year-old alleged mastermind of the July 15 mass hack against Twitter was cut short this morning after mischief makers injected a pornographic video clip into the proceeding.

Access to interactive learning tools provides students the unique opportunity to take ownership of their own education. This study examined the positive impact of the Personalized Learning Initiative (PLI) on the Fresno Unified School District. The PLI incorporates Microsoft Education technology to engage students in the material and to foster a culture of collaboration in the classroom.

Recruiting has evolved. Fueled by machine learning and AI, today's top recruiters are implementing a host of digital tools to not only help them locate the best talent, but also statistically identify which candidate is the best for each role. And with the expanding reach and integration available within digital collaboration software like Microsoft Teams, the odds of choosing the wrong person for an important role are fading into obscurity. Stay subscribed to learn more about Modern Workplace trends and how you can empower your recruiting teams with Microsoft.

Managing 40,000 students can be challenging, especially when students come from diverse socio-economic backgrounds and have varying access to support outside of school. St. Lucie Public Schools, in Port Saint Lucie, Florida, is changing the narrative for their students by closely monitoring every student's progress to ensure that adequate support and educational opportunities are available to everyone. Check out this video to learn how one school district is empowering its students to succeed in school and the world beyond.

Few things are more challenging than having a co-worker or boss who isn't prepared for their current position. To be fair, though, recruiters have a lot resting on their shoulders and they're well aware of the importance of their role. Placing the wrong resource within a critical project can have long-lasting implications for the entire business, not to mention the investment that must be made in finding and training that person's replacement. Today, modern recruiting techniques and methods provide multiple filters to ensure a person's the right fit for a role, but they aren't always failproof. This is why leading recruiters such as Talentsoft have decided to go one step ahead and leverage digital transformation, machine learning, and cloud technology to help their clients always obtain the profile they're looking for. In this video, you'll learn how Talentsoft uses all of these technologies integrated into Microsoft Teams to help fashion industry giant Dior reach and employ the best creative talent in the world.

A California company that helps telemarketing firms avoid getting sued for violating a federal law that seeks to curb robocalls has leaked the phone numbers, email addresses and passwords of all its customers, as well as the mobile phone numbers and other data on people who have hired lawyers to go after telemarketers.

Three individuals have been charged for their alleged roles in the July 15 hack on Twitter, an incident that resulted in Twitter profiles for some of the world's most recognizable celebrities, executives and public figures sending out tweets advertising a bitcoin scam.