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Hong Kong airliner Cathay Pacific announced Wednesday it discovered that up to 9.4 million passenger records were breached this spring, per The Guardian.
Why it matters: Information including names, dates of birth, credit card numbers, passport numbers, identity card numbers, and historical travel information was accessed by attackers — and all that could be cross-referenced with other data repositories to conduct identity theft.
Venice Beach in Los Angeles on May 24. Photo: David McNew/Getty Images
Authorities urged Americans to maintain social distancing and wear masks against the coronavirus amid reports of packed beaches and bars during the Memorial Day weekend.
Driving the news: Law enforcement stepped up beach patrols, authorities on Florida's Gulf Coast closed parking lots because they were full and there were crowded scenes at Lake of the Ozarks bars in Missouri, per AP, which reports a shooting injured several people at a packed Daytona Beach in Florida.
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom during a February news conference in Sacramento, California. Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
President Trump accused Democrats of trying "Rig" November's general election as Republican groups filed a lawsuit against California Sunday in an attempt to stop Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) from mailing ballots to all registered voters.
Driving the news: Newsom signed an executive order this month in response to the coronavirus pandemic ensuring that all registered voters in the state receive a mail-in ballot.