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White House says at least 8 US telecom firms, dozens of nations impacted by China hacking campaignUConn F Alex Karaban (head) won't play vs. BaylorCFP ranking aggravation is becoming as American as apple pie. But no one’s more incensed than Lane Kiffin. Ole Miss’ head coach tore into the CFP selection committee on Wednesday morning after the penultimate rankings revealed his 9-3 Rebels came in at No. 13 — one spot shy of the top-12 and likely on the outside-looking-in when the inaugural expanded 12-team playoffs kick off in two weeks. “You guys actually meet for days and come up with these rankings??” Kiffin wrote on X . “Do you actually watch the quality of players, teams, and road environments (we played in one of yours this year) or just try and make the ACC feel relevant?? [By the way], one of your teams paid us not to play again next year.” That team would be Wake Forest for a reported sum of $750,000. After Ole Miss squashed Wake Forest 40-6 in Winston-Salem in mid-September, Demon Deacons brass made the “ business decision ” to buy their way out of the 2025 iteration of the home-and-home series, which would have taken place at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Miss. Kiffin’s question-mark-riddled-rant continued, his focus shifting to another ACC team, the Miami Hurricanes, who came in one spot ahead of his Rebels in the latest rankings. “Same #12 spot you guys had Clemson ranked [as] last week. How did that go against the SEC??? Rewatch [Georgia versus] Clemson closely if you want a reminder of the two conferences.” (For others who need a reminder: the Bulldogs throttled the Tigers 34-3 in Week 1 of the 2024 season.) Despite his ethos- pathos- logos-laden appeal, Kiffin’s Rebels are likely done for the season. Only championship games remain before the selection committee draws up the playoff bracket , and because the Rebels missed out on the SEC title game, it’s hard to see how they’d move up the ladder in the next seven days. Kiffin can take solace in the fact that neither the 4-8 Demon Deacons nor the 10-2 Hurricanes will likely make the playoffs either. Despite Miami’s top-12 ranking, because of the way the playoffs are formatted — the five highest-ranked conference champions receive automatic qualifications — No. 15 Arizona State or No. 16 Iowa State will claim the final playoff berth by virtue of winning the Big 12. If the Rebels had managed to overcome Florida or LSU or Kentucky — the same Wildcats who lost eight times in 2024 and finished 1-7 in conference play — Kiffin wouldn’t be cursing the high heavens in the first place. But, of course, every team can play that game. Miami’s athletic director Dan Radakovich hasn’t shied away from making his thoughts known, but had Miami taken care of business at Syracuse on Saturday, the AD would still be lifting the U. In the words of ACC conference commissioner Jim Phillips, “As we look ahead to the final rankings, we hope the Committee will reconsider and put a deserving [insert your preferred team here] in the field.” Just don’t hold your breath.ye7 promo code 。

The claim: ICE data shows 425,431 convicted criminals – including 13,099 murderers – entered US under Biden and Harris An Oct. 2 Instagram post ( direct link , archive link ) from the conservative group Turning Point Action claims to share Immigration and Customs Enforcement data about the number of criminals who entered the U.S. under President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. "BREAKING: According to a new report from the Deputy Director of ICE, Joe Biden and Border Czar Kamala Harris allowed a SHOCKING number of criminals into America, including: 13,099 Murderers, 15,811 Rapists, 425,431 Convicted Criminals," reads the post, which is a screenshot of a post on X, formerly Twitter. "Treason. Disqualifying. Evil."A Nov. 2 Facebook post echoed the claim, saying the Biden-Harris administration also "welcomed in" an additional 222,141 people facing criminal charges. The Instagram post was liked more than 9,000 times in seven weeks. More from the Fact-Check Team: How we pick and research claims | Email newsletter | Facebook page Our rating: False This claim misinterprets what the report says, according to immigration experts and the Department of Homeland Security. The ICE data referenced in the posts represents people who entered the U.S. over the last 40 years or longer, not just during the Biden-Harris administration. Most of them were convicted before Biden's presidency, an expert said. Social media users misinterpreted ICE data, experts say The statistics referenced in the posts come from a Sept. 25 letter that ICE Deputy Director Patrick Lechleitner sent to Texas Rep. Tony Gonzales , a member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, in response to a request for the number of noncitizens with criminal histories on ICE's docket. Lechleitner's letter noted that 425,431 convicted criminals, including 13,099 with homicide convictions, were on ICE's "non-detained" docket as of July 21. Another 222,141 individuals on the non-detained docket had pending criminal charges. However, Luis Miranda , a Homeland Security spokesperson, said social media users have "misinterpreted" the data in the letter, as the numbers do not solely represent people who entered the U.S. under the Biden-Harris administration. "The data goes back decades; it includes individuals who entered the country over the past 40 years or more, the vast majority of whose custody determination was made long before this administration," Miranda said in an email. "It also includes many who are under the jurisdiction or currently incarcerated by federal, state or local law enforcement partners." Aaron Reichlin-Melnick , a senior fellow at the American Immigration Council, similarly said the claim in the posts is "flatly wrong" because ICE's non-detained docket does not only include people who entered the U.S. during the Biden administration. People with green cards and others who entered the country legally can also end up on the docket if they've "committed an offense which renders them removable," like overstaying a visa, he said. "The docket includes people who entered the country at various points over multiple decades and with a wide variety of immigration statuses, and includes people who are currently in prison serving time but are nonetheless counted on the 'non-detained' docket because they are not detained by ICE," Reichlin-Melnick said in an email. Victor Romero , the interim dean at Penn State Law whose research includes immigration policy, agreed. In an email, he explained that the U.S. immigration system is "separate" from the "federal, state and local criminal justice systems." A noncitizen convicted of homicide under state law could be serving a state prison sentence and not show up as "detained" in the data because the person is not in ICE custody, he said. "So, the social media post that claims that the current administration has 'allowed' these 'criminals into America' is misleading because, as the DHS claims, many are likely incarcerated by other criminal law enforcement agencies, and are not roaming freely in the U.S.," Romero said in an email. E mily Brown , director of the immigration clinic at the Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, agreed, noting people on the non-detained list "could be in federal or state prison, or living in the community, or could even have left the United States without ICE’s knowledge." Fact check : Harris won some states that require voter ID, contrary to online claims ICE maintains "detained" and "non-detained" dockets. The "non-detained" docket includes most noncitizens in removal proceedings or subject to final removal orders, according to ICE's annual report for fiscal year 2023 . The agency logged about 6.2 million cases on its "non-detained" docket that year, up from about 4.7 million in fiscal year 2022. Comparatively, ICE had about 37,000 cases on its detained docket in fiscal year 2023, up from about 26,000 in fiscal year 2022, according to the report. Though it is not an apples-to-apples comparison, the number of "criminal noncitizens" arrested by Border Patrol during the Biden administration also falls far short of 425,000, according to Customs and Border Patrol statistics . The data shows 55,106 such arrests occurred from fiscal year 2021 through fiscal year 2024, a period that runs from Oct. 1, 2020, to Sept. 30, 2024. That group included 180 convictions of manslaughter or homicide and 1,358 convictions of sexual offenses. These arrests involve individuals with prior convictions in the U.S. or abroad and are only a portion of total Border Patrol apprehensions, according to the Customs and Border Protection website . USA TODAY reached out to the Instagram and Facebook users who shared the posts for comment but did not immediately receive responses. FactCheck.org and AFP also debunked similar claims. Our fact-check sources: Thank you for supporting our journalism. You can subscribe to our print edition, ad-free app or e-newspaper here . USA TODAY is a verified signatory of the International Fact-Checking Network, which requires a demonstrated commitment to nonpartisanship, fairness and transparency. Our fact-check work is supported in part by a grant from Meta . This story was updated to correct at typo.

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White House says at least 8 US telecom firms, dozens of nations impacted by China hacking campaignWASHINGTON — A top White House official said Wednesday at least eight U.S. telecom firms and dozens of nations were impacted by a Chinese hacking campaign. Deputy national security adviser Anne Neuberger offered new details about the breadth of the sprawling Chinese hacking campaign that gave officials in Beijing access to private texts and phone conversations of an unknown number of Americans. FILE - The American and Chinese flags wave at Genting Snow Park ahead of the 2022 Winter Olympics, in Zhangjiakou, China, on Feb. 2, 2022. A top White House official on Wednesday said at least eight U.S. telecom firms and dozens of nations have been impacted by a Chinese hacking campaign. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File) Neuberger divulged the scope of the hack a day after the FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency issued guidance intended to help root out the hackers and prevent similar cyberespionage in the future. White House officials cautioned that the number of telecommunication firms and countries impacted could grow. People are also reading... The U.S. believes the hackers were able to gain access to communications of senior U.S. government officials and prominent political figures through the hack, Neuberger said. “We don’t believe any classified communications has been compromised,” Neuberger added during a call with reporters. She added that Biden was briefed on the findings and the White House “made it a priority for the federal government to do everything it can to get to the bottom this.” US officials recommend encrypted messaging apps amid "Salt Typhoon" cyberattack, attributed to China, targeting AT&T, Verizon, and others. The Chinese embassy in Washington rejected the accusations that it was responsible for the hack Tuesday after the U.S. federal authorities issued new guidance. “The U.S. needs to stop its own cyberattacks against other countries and refrain from using cyber security to smear and slander China,” embassy spokesperson Liu Pengyu said. The embassy did not immediately respond to messages Wednesday. White House officials believe the hacking was regionally targeted and the focus was on very senior government officials. Federal authorities confirmed in October that hackers linked to China targeted the phones of then-presidential candidate Donald Trump and his running mate, Sen. JD Vance, along with people associated with Democratic candidate Vice President Kamala Harris. FBI tells telecom firms to boost security following wide-ranging Chinese hacking campaign The number of countries impacted by the hack is currently believed to be in the “low, couple dozen,” according to a senior administration official. The official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity under rules set by the White House, said they believed the hacks started at least a year or two ago. The suggestions for telecom companies released Tuesday are largely technical in nature, urging encryption, centralization and consistent monitoring to deter cyber intrusions. If implemented, the security precautions could help disrupt the operation, dubbed Salt Typhoon, and make it harder for China or any other nation to mount a similar attack in the future, experts say. Trump's pick to head the Federal Bureau of Investigation Kash Patel was allegedly the target of cyberattack attempt by Iranian-backed hackers. Neuberger pointed to efforts made to beef up cybersecurity in the rail, aviation, energy and other sectors following the May 2021 ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline . “So, to prevent ongoing Salt Typhoon type intrusions by China, we believe we need to apply a similar minimum cybersecurity practice,” Neuberger said. The cyberattack by a gang of criminal hackers on the critical U.S. pipeline, which delivers about 45% of the fuel used along the Eastern Seaboard, sent ripple effects across the economy, highlighting cybersecurity vulnerabilities in the nation’s aging energy infrastructure. Colonial confirmed it paid $4.4 million to the gang of hackers who broke into its computer systems as it scrambled to get the nation's fuel pipeline back online. 5 tips for protecting your phone while traveling abroad 5 tips for protecting your phone while traveling abroad Picture this: You're on vacation in a city abroad, exploring museums, tasting the local cuisine, and people-watching at cafés. Everything is going perfectly until you get a series of alerts on your phone. Someone is making fraudulent charges using your credit card, sending you into a panic. How could this have happened? Cyberattacks targeting travelers are nothing new. But as travel has increased in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, so has the volume of hackers and cybercriminals preying upon tourists. Financial fraud is the most common form of cybercrime experienced by travelers, but surveillance via public Wi-Fi networks, social media hacking, and phishing scams are also common, according to a survey by ExpressVPN . Spokeo consulted cybersecurity sources and travel guides to determine some of the best ways to protect your phone while traveling, from using a VPN to managing secure passwords. Online attacks are not the only type of crime impacting travelers—physical theft of phones is also a threat. Phones have become such invaluable travel aids, housing our navigation tools, digital wallets, itineraries, and contacts, that having your phone stolen, lost, or compromised while abroad can be devastating. Meanwhile, traveling can make people uniquely vulnerable to both cyber and physical attacks due to common pitfalls like oversharing on social media and letting your guard down when it comes to taking risks online. Luckily, there are numerous precautions travelers can take to safeguard against cyberattacks and phone theft. Use a VPN Hackers can—and do—target public Wi-Fi networks at cafés and hotels to gain access to your personal information or install malware onto your device, particularly on unsecured networks. Travelers are especially vulnerable to these types of cybersecurity breaches because they are often more reliant on public Wi-Fi than they would be in their home countries where they have more robust phone plans. This reliance on public, unsecured networks means travelers are more likely to use those networks to perform sensitive tasks like financial transfers, meaning hackers can easily gain access to banking information or other passwords. One easy way to safeguard yourself against these breaches is to use a virtual private network, or VPN, while traveling. VPNs are apps that encrypt your data and hide your location, preventing hackers from accessing personal information. An added bonus is that VPNs allow you to access websites that may be blocked or unavailable in the country you are visiting. To use a VPN, simply download a VPN app on your phone or computer, create an account, choose a server, and connect. Turn on "Find My Phone" In order for the previous tip on this list to work, "Find My Phone" must be turned on in advance, but remotely wiping your device isn't the only thing this feature allows you to do. The "Find My Phone" feature enables you to track your device, as long as it's turned on and not in airplane mode. This is particularly helpful if you misplaced your phone or left it somewhere since it can help you retrace your steps. While this feature won't show you the live location of a phone that has been turned off, it will show the phone's last known location. With "Find My Phone," you can also remotely lock your phone or enable "Lost Mode," which locks down the phone, suspends any in-phone payment methods, and displays contact information for returning the phone to you. If your phone was stolen, experts caution against taking matters into your own hands by chasing down the thief, since this could land you in a potentially dangerous situation and is unlikely to result in getting your phone back. Protect your passwords Strong passwords for important accounts help protect your information while you travel, but it's just a first step. The National Cybersecurity Alliance recommends creating long, unique, and complex passwords for every account and combining them with multifactor authentication to create maximum barriers to entry. If you're worried about remembering these passwords, password managers can be a vital tool for both creating and storing strong passwords. Password managers are apps that act as secure vaults for all your passwords. Some even come with a feature that allows you to temporarily delete sensitive passwords before you travel and then easily restore them once you return. Story editing by Mia Nakaji Monnier. Additional editing by Kelly Glass. Copy editing by Tim Bruns. Photo selection by Lacy Kerrick. This story originally appeared on Spokeo and was produced and distributed in partnership with Stacker Studio. The business news you need Get the latest local business news delivered FREE to your inbox weekly.

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