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"Personal information for over 400 people is compromised following a 2023 cyber attack that targeted New Haven Public Schools, according to city officials. Khokhlov said hackers have the most success through email. He warns users to look for suspicious attachments, emails demanding urgent action or requesting payment information and poor grammar.
"Connecticut is the latest state to jump into the national wave, potentially banning TikTok on state-issued cell phones. Twenty-seven states have done so over security concerns, including New Jersey, Pennsylvania and New Hampshire.
"The FBI is investigating an “ongoing cyber ransomware” attack impacting Eastern Connecticut Health Network (ECHN) and Waterbury HEALTH Thursday, News 8 confirmed. ECHN and Waterbury HEALTH are part of Prospect Medical Holdings, which serves 19 towns in eastern Connecticut, including Manchester Memorial Hospital and Rockville General Hospital.
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"Connecticut Children’s has unveiled part of its massive $280 million expansion. An entire floor of the Hartford hospital will be dedicated to a Fetal Care Center, which will be one of only a few nationwide.
"You’ve heard of first aid training, but what about mental health first aid? A Milford community health center is teaching the course during Mental Health Awareness Month. The mental health first aid training, through Bridges Healthcare, is funded through a five-year federal grant. It is free for residents in Milford, West Haven, Bethany, Orange and Woodbridge.
"The first Black patient to receive a full facial transplant visited Connecticut Monday, reconnecting with his surgeon and advocating for more donors and awareness.
"A 14-year-old New Haven rescue dog takes being a good boy to another level.“He’s a celebrity out there. He’s like our mascot,” said Gina Merola, who has been a server at Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana for 14 years. “He is just soothing, he calms.”
"Amazon’s new fulfillment center in Windsor clocks is the largest of its kind in New England... with that space comes thousands of jobs and also new technology like robotic arms that help with distribution. The state-of-the-art robotic technology brings shelves to workers and sorts through orders in seconds, completing hundreds of thousands of packages every day.
"The solar eclipse is just days away, and many doctors are warning Connecticut residents that eclipse excitement can come with eye danger. “Something very interesting is happening so people want to look at it,” said Dr. Vicente Diaz, chief of ophthalmology at Yale Health and Bridgeport Hospital. “Partial or complete blindness depending on how intense the beams are and how long you are looking at it.”
"A mysterious dog illness has pet parents on edge on the eve of one of the biggest family gatherings of the year. After being detected in several New England states, a Guilford veterinarian told News 8 it’s in Connecticut, too. Dr. Tony DellaMonica advises that pet parents avoid dog-to-dog contact, including boarding. He said the respiratory illness can cause coughing, sneezing, tiredness and, in some cases, something more serious.
"A self-described troubled youth, he turned his life around after being accepted into the state’s youth employment program at Ebony Horsewomen, an equestrian therapeutic center, in Hartford at the age of 14.
"In recent weeks, the Connecticut Dog Gone Recovery Volunteer Network has issued a concerning warning to pet owners: missing dogs are being found with altered appearances. “It didn’t even look like the same dog,” said Melanie Heltke, CT Dog Gone Recovery Volunteer. “There was a white dog that was completely shaved so you didn’t even know it was the same dog.”
"Connecticut is among the dozens of states suing Meta Platforms, Inc. for allegedly harming young people’s mental health and contributing to the youth mental health crisis by knowingly designing features on Instagram and Facebook that addict children to its platforms.
"The state has released its extensive plan to close the “digital divide” to help expand internet access for Connecticut residents who are still offline. In a world wired to technology, people without devices or the knowledge to use them are easily disconnected. For New Haven resident Andreah Todaro, not having internet impacts almost every aspect of her life.
"BDL is partnering with CLEAR, an airport membership program that allows flyers to use identity verification technology to check in, erasing the need for travelers to take out their licenses.
"It’s the season of thanks and giving, but a rising number of people are getting something unwanted. Influenza and RSV cases are up this month in Connecticut and COVID numbers remain high, according to the Connecticut Department of Public Health.
"Four Connecticut residents have tested positive for the tick-borne Powassan virus (POWV), state Department of Public Health officials announced Monday. The four cases are the first identified in the state in 2023. State health officials said two men in their 60s from Middlesex and Litchfield counties became ill in early July, and two women in their 50s from Windham and Litchfield counties became sick in late July.
"Ash particulates have southern Connecticut surrounded. The unhealthy air, paired with high intensity exercise, forced the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference on Thursday to postpone outdoor lacrosse and tennis tournaments for the second day straight.
"The pregnancy, birth and first six months of Chloe Bloom’s life were all usual, but a year ago a seemingly common virus changed the lives of the now 18-month-old and her family forever.
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