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1.1M insurance customers were exposed in a data breach - here's what to know

zdnet.com Artie Beaty 2025-10-26 07:48:43

JuSun/iStock / Getty Images Plus via Getty Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Farmers Insurance suffered a major data breach. More than 1 million customers were affected. Affected customers are receiving free credit monitoring. If you're a Farmers Insurance customer, you're going to want to pay attention -- and probably keep an eye on all of your important accounts. According to a notice on the Farmers website, about 1.1 million customers had sensi

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How one AI startup is helping rice farmers battle climate change

techcrunch.com Tim De Chant 2025-10-27 07:21:19

Fixing climate change is no small task — just ask carbon removal developers like Mitti Labs. The New York-based startup has developed technology to measure how much methane is released by rice paddies and uses it to train hundreds of thousands of farmers in climate-friendly practices. It’s the sort of high-touch endeavor that venture capitalists typically avoid. So how has Mitti managed to raise funding from its investors? In short: partnerships. Mitti has started working with The Nature Cons

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Farmers Insurance data breach impacts 1.1M people after Salesforce attack

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-10-28 23:48:51

U.S. insurance giant Farmers Insurance has disclosed a data breach impacting 1.1 million customers, with BleepingComputer learning that the data was stolen in the widespread Salesforce attacks. Farmers Insurance is a U.S.-based insurer that provides auto, home, life, and business insurance products. It operates through a network of agents and subsidiaries, serving more than 10 million households nationwide. The company disclosed the data breach in an advisory on its website, saying that its da

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Most Illinois farmland is not owned by farmers

news.ycombinator.com Karina Atkins 2025-12-16 02:51:21

Surrounded by rows of soybeans and corn, Hans Bishop’s farm in central Illinois was an anomaly. He grew kale, peppers, eggplants and radishes, selling to Whole Foods from June through October and to local restaurants, grocers and families year-round. The vegetable farm was born in 2009 on a quarter acre rented to him by his father, a row crop farmer. After spending a decade in the corporate world, Bishop was inspired by documentaries such as “Fresh” and “Food, Inc.” that scrutinized conventiona

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How TRIC Robotics is reducing pesticide use on strawberries using UV light

techcrunch.com Rebecca Szkutak 2025-12-30 06:00:00

Strawberries are the most popular berry in the U.S. for both consumers and farmers alike. They’re also some of the most pesticide-reliant fruits and consistently top the Environmental Working Group’s “Dirty Dozen” list of the most contaminated produce. TRIC Robotics, a San Luis Obispo, California-based, think it can help strawberry farmers reduce chemical use with the help of UV light and robots. The startup built a fleet of robots that use UV-C light, a form of ultraviolet light that is large

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John Deere has to face the FTC’s right-to-repair lawsuit

theverge.com Emma Roth 2026-03-17 07:57:44

is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. John Deere will have to fight the Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust lawsuit, which accuses the company of increasing repair costs by making farmers use its network of authorized dealers to fix their equipment, as reported earlier by Reuters. In a ruling on Monday, Illinois US District Court Judge Iain D. Johnston rejected John Deere’s attempt to

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