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                              FDA Recalls Some Valsartan Drugs Due to Impurity The FDA has announced a voluntary recall of several drugs that contain the heart drug valsartn because a possible carcinogen was found in the recalled products. NDMA, which was found in the valsartan products, could cause cancer, according to lab tests. "The presence of NDMA was unexpected and is thought to be related to changes in the way the active substance was manufactured," the FDA said in a statement. Valsartan is used to treat hypertension and heart Failure. The following valsartan products are being recalled: Also read:- make money on Fiverr Medicine Company Valsartan Major Pharmaceuticals Valsartan Solco Healthcare Valsartan Teva Pharmaceuticals Valsartan/ Hydrochlorothiazide HCTZ) Solco Healthcare Valsartan/Hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) Teva Pharmaceuticals All of the companies say the possibly contaminated valsartan was ...

A hacker stole US drone and tank documents because nobody changed the default router password As long as people continue to ignore critical security patches and do not change the default passwords on their devices, high-profile hacks like this one will remain common and could have lasting consequences. A computer hacker was able to infiltrate the computer network of a Nevada Air Force base because nobody changed the default password of a Netgear router on its network. The hacker then made off with sensitive documents about the Air Force's MQ-9 Reaper drone and put them up for sale on a dark web marketplace. The documents were discovered online by security research firm  Recorded Future who spoke with the hacker to confirm their validity. They determined the breach took place as a result of a well known Netgear Router Vulnerability and a default FTP password on that router. The stolen documents themselves are not classified, but could still pose a security ...

FCC to vote on rule that will charge consumers to hear grievances Why It Matters:-   The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) was created to handle and regulate communications in any broadcast form. Part of its duties is to hear complaints from consumers in issues of abuse. However, on Thursday the commission will vote on a rule that will severely restrict this function. According to the Proposed Rules, informal complaints from consumers to the FCCwill be forwarded to the company that is the subject of the grievance. The obvious problem with this is that by the time a consumer is fed up enough to bother contacting the FCC, they have already exhausted all avenues of resolution with the company in question. Sending them back to the offending firm defeats the whole purpose of contacting the agency in the first place. The only remaining option would be to file a formal complaint and pay a $225 fee to have the commission consider the claim. The FCC says that the...