12p: Record Week for Travel, Protecting Businesses from Cyber Attacks, and Red, White & Brews

Published: June 25, 2024, 7:28 p.m.

In the noon hour of today's show: \n-(01:17) Now at noon: Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, agreed to plead guilty to a single felony count of illegally obtaining and disclosing national security material in exchange for his release from a British prison, TSA confirms this past Sunday was the busiest day ever at U.S. airports and that record is expected to be broken again on Friday, and Milwaukee will welcome everyone to Milwaukee with a Red, White, and Brew Party featuring Trace Adkins on July 14th. \n-(04:43) Better Business Bureau Serving Wisconsin President & CEO Jim Temmer joins Wisconsin\u2019s Midday News to talk about new studies revealing that small businesses are 3 times more likely to be targeted by cyber criminals than larger companies. Temmer helps explain why this is the case and provides insight into the mind of a hacker and what they look for when zeroing in on a cyber-attack victim. Temmer also provides advice on how to avoid becoming the victim of a cyber-attack.\n-(15:01) ABC News Technology Reporter Mike Dobuski joins Wisconsin\u2019s Midday News to provide a deeper look into the recent cyber-attacks on car dealerships across the country. Dobuski explains how car dealerships are working to recover from the attacks and how long it may take before a return to normalcy. Dobuski also talks about the AI search engine \u201cPerplexity\u201d and how news publishers, including Forbes, are taking issue with how the search engine cites its sources. \n-(22:12) For the first time ever, Gen Xers 401k balance tops baby boomers.