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US health officials confirmed the New World Screwworm flesh-eating parasite has spread to Arizona, becoming the third state affected alongside Texas and New Mexico. Since the flies re-entered the US in June, 74 animal infestations have been recorded, including recent attacks on four dogs and a cat. The parasite's larvae burrow into living tissue through wounds and orifices, causing severe and sometimes fatal injuries.
The University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center suffered a cyberattack that forced it to limit new patient admissions, divert ambulances, and suspend outpatient surgeries and appointments. UNM says its hospital and Sandoval Regional Medical Center remain open and clinics resumed scheduled care on Tuesday, though classes at its four health sciences schools were canceled. A new ransomware group calling itself Byod has claimed responsibility, saying it compromised roughly 36,000 systems including Active Directory, Microsoft Entra, Oracle databases, and records containing Social Security numbers, payroll data, research files, and patient information.
A New Mexico judge ordered Meta to pay $25 billion for violating the state's Unfair Practices Act by misleading users about its data handling, in a case tied to the Cambridge Analytica scandal that began in 2021. The penalty follows a jury verdict in Meta's favor for the state in September, and Meta says it will appeal. The company's chief legal officer called the ruling an effective tax on speech that would make doing business in New Mexico unworkable.
Santa Fe District Court Judge Francis J. Mathew ordered Meta to pay a $25 billion civil penalty, following a September jury verdict that found Facebook violated New Mexico's consumer protection laws more than 43 million times. The state's lawsuit centered on the Cambridge Analytica scandal, alleging Facebook gave third-party apps unlawful access to user data, mishandled hate speech, and profited from misinformation. Meta has said it will appeal the ruling.
A New Mexico judge imposed a $25 billion civil penalty on Meta after a jury found the company committed nearly 44 million violations of the state's Unfair Practices Act. The case stemmed from Meta misleading users about data privacy practices connected to the Cambridge Analytica scandal tied to the 2016 presidential election. Meta had sought to cap penalties at $3.45 billion but failed, though the final sum is far below the $219 billion some estimates had floated.
A jury found Meta liable for nearly 44 million violations of New Mexico's consumer protection law, and US District Judge Francis J. Mathew imposed a $25 billion penalty, the largest ever levied against the company. New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez had rejected an $18 billion multistate settlement Meta reached with other states earlier this year and pursued the case separately, seeking up to $40 billion. Mathew's ruling cites trial evidence that Meta's leadership, including Mark Zuckerberg, knew the company was misleading the public about data control, misinformation and other practices since 2010.
A New Mexico judge ordered Meta to pay $25 billion for deceiving users about data privacy practices tied to the Cambridge Analytica scandal, one of the largest penalties ever imposed on a tech company. The ruling follows a Santa Fe jury finding that Meta committed 43 million violations of state consumer protection law, each carrying a penalty of up to $5,000. State Attorney General Raúl Torrez said the outcome shows no corporation is too powerful to face accountability.
A judge in New Mexico has ordered Meta to pay $25 billion in penalties after a Santa Fe jury found the company violated the state's Unfair Practices Act with misleading statements about user privacy, data handling and content moderation. The jury had identified 43 million violations, which could have totaled roughly $219 billion at maximum penalty rates, but Judge Francis Mathew set the final figure at $25 billion, below the state's $35-40 billion request and above Meta's proposed $3.45 billion cap. Meta says it will appeal, and the funds, which accrue 15 percent annual interest until paid, are earmarked for New Mexico's school system.
A New Mexico judge ordered Meta to pay $25 billion after a jury found the company committed 43 million violations of the state's consumer protection laws, each carrying a $5,000 penalty. The case centered on Meta's handling of the third-party app tied to the Cambridge Analytica data breach, along with its broader data privacy practices and misinformation policies. Meta says it will appeal the ruling.
A court has ordered Meta's Facebook to pay $25 billion in civil penalties after a New Mexico jury found nearly 44 million violations of the state's Unfair Practices Act. The case stemmed from the Cambridge Analytica scandal and challenged Facebook's statements to users about its data practices and handling of misinformation and hate speech.
A court has ruled against Meta, ordering it to pay New Mexico $25 billion after finding the company misled users about how their personal data on Facebook was handled. The judgment stems from a state lawsuit alleging Meta's privacy practices deceived consumers.
A Santa Fe district court judge reduced a potential $219.5 billion jury-calculated fine to a $25 billion penalty against Meta, following a September jury verdict finding the company liable for misleading New Mexico residents about its data collection and safeguarding practices. The jury found more than 43 million violations of the state's unfair practices act, and the judge set the penalty at the maximum $5,000 per violation, with 15% annual interest until paid in full.