Month: September 2018

facebook logo

Facebook Hacked – 50 Million User Profiles Compromised

Social networking behemoth Facebook warned on Friday that hackers had gained access to sensitive data in some 50 million user accounts. Here’s what you can do to protect yours.

/ September 28, 2018
Gravely Utility Vehicles Recalled Due To Fire Hazard

Gravely Utility Vehicles Recalled Due To Fire Hazard

Gravely Atlas JSV 3000 and 6000 utility vehicles were recalled after 7 reports of header exhaust pipes cracking, which poses a fire hazard.

/ September 28, 2018
boy scout regalia

Boy Scouts Recall Neckerchief Slides Over Lead Poisoning Risk

The enamel in about 110,000 neckerchief slides made for the Boy Scouts of America may contain excess levels of lead, which has been linked to memory problems, brain damage, coma, and even death.

/ September 27, 2018
John Deere Recalls Gator Utility Vehicles for Crash Hazard

John Deere Recalls Gator Utility Vehicles for Crash Hazard

Deere & Company, of Moline, Illinois is recalling about 4,700 of the John Deere XUV590 and XUV590 S4 Gator™ utility vehicle because the throttle cable can stick, posing a crash hazard to passengers.

/ September 27, 2018
Provata tracker

Provata Health Recalls 30,000 Fitness Trackers Over Burn Risk

Digital wellness company Provata Health is recalling about 30,000 bluetooth fitness trackers following more than a dozen reports of the devices overheating while charging or being used, which has led to at least 3 cases of severe wrist burns to...

/ September 26, 2018
Polaris Recalls 2018 RZR XP Off-Road Vehicles for Rollover Hazard

Polaris Recalls 2018 RZR XP Off-Road Vehicles for Rollover Hazard

Polaris has recalled the 2018 RZR XP Turbo S off-road vehicle because the rollover frame can break and fail to protect passengers.

/ September 26, 2018
Mitsubishi Motors

Mitsubishi to Recall 67,000 SUVs for Software Defect That Could Cause Safety System Failure

The Mitsubishi Group has issued a recall for three different models of its best-selling sport utility vehicles after it was found that a software defect in the hydraulic unit could lead to catastrophic safety system failure at a time when...

/ September 25, 2018
Ground Beef Recall

Ground Beef Recalled at Safeway, Target After 1 Death

Cargill Meat Solutions, of Fort Morgan, Colorado, recalled about 132,606 pounds of ground beef due to a possible E. coli contamination after 17 illnesses and 1 death was reported.

/ September 25, 2018
Bob Evans Sausage

Ohio Firm Recalls Nearly 50,000 Pounds Sausage for Plastic Contamination

Xenia, Ohio-based Bob Evans Farms is recalling about 47,000 pounds of pork sausage links that may contain hard pieces of plastic, which could increase the risk of choking and even death, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety...

/ September 24, 2018
IVC Filter Lawsuit

New York Man Files G2® IVC Filter Lawsuit

A man who was injured by a G2® vena cava filter ("IVC Filter") has filed a lawsuit against the manufacturer, C.R. Bard.

/ September 24, 2018