Families reunite as US-Mexico border reopens - November 9, 2021

Trading platform Robinhood announced the personal information of 7 million customers — about one-third of its customer base — was exposed last week as the hacker demanded payment. The culprit obtained email addresses for about 5 million people and full names for a separate group of 2 million people, while a smaller group of about 320 people had additional personal information exposed. Robinhood gained notoriety in January after freezing trades on GameStop after a Reddit user-led run on trading. $6 million in ransom payments seized in cybersecurity crackdown - WRAL TechWire White House Highlights Cybersecurity Benefit in Infrastructure Package - NextGov @campuscodi: Breaking: Robinhood discloses security breach and extortion attempt -Entry point: Hacker social engineered a customer support employee -Hacker then collected the data of at least 5mil users -When discovered, hacker asked for a ransom payment The Mexico-U.S. border reopened to non-essential travel after 20 months Monday with fewer crossings than predicted as many residents stayed home to avoid potential chaos. The travel restrictions not only kept families apart but also hammered local businesses along the border for nearly two years. Historic division of ‘the two Laredos’ ends with border reopening - Al-Jazeera Nonprofit Warns Puppy Smuggling Increase as U.S.-Mexico Border Reopens - NBC San Diego @MayorToddGloria: Today, we're celebrating the safe and responsible reopening of our border with Mexico. We are a binational region with border communities that are sustained by the free flow of cross-border commerce. This will revitalize the regional economy and reunite our families. #ForAllofUs Long hours and uncomfortable working conditions during the pandemic worsened an already-existing trucker shortage and caused supply chain issues as warehouses overflowed while waiting for transport. While recent retirements of many drivers added to the shortage, drug tests have also driven the shortage as more than 72,000 truck drivers