Health
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May is Older Americans Month, a time to promote healthy aging, highlight the challenges older adults face and celebrate efforts to enhance their quality of life. Starting May 7, the San Diego Scam Jam will be hosted in 12 cities across the county to help seniors protect themselves from fraud.
Government
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Enhanced security measures and new chips have led to an 84% reduction in electronic benefits transfer (EBT) card thefts effecting San Diego County’s CalFresh, CalWORKs and General Relief recipients.
Consumer
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The San Diego District Attorney’s Office warned consumers today to consider taking steps to protect their personal identifying information in the wake of a recent data breach at one of the large credit bureaus in the United States, Equifax. Cybercriminals stole 143 million credit records in the recent hacking scandal at the big-three credit bureau.