The Ohio Lottery has started notifying residents who may have had their personal information leaked after a Christmas Eve security breach

The Ohio Lottery has started notifying residents who may have had their personal information leaked after a Christmas Eve security breach.

An unauthorized actor accessed the lottery’s internal office network on Dec. 24, 2023 and customer and retailer information was potentially exposed, according to a news release.

The lottery finished its investigation into the attack in April and found that data including full names and Social Security numbers had been leaked.

The organization offered people affected one year of credit monitoring and identity theft protection services through IDX, a digital security company, according to a letter sent to an affected Ohio resident.

The USA TODAY Network Ohio Bureau reached out to the Ohio Lottery to ask about the number of people affected and how the breach happened but did not receive an immediate response.

The Ohio Lottery has urged people affected by the breach to call the response line at 1-888-658-9188.

Erin Glynn is a reporter for the USA TODAY Network Ohio Bureau, which serves the Columbus Dispatch, Cincinnati Enquirer, Akron Beacon Journal and 18 other affiliated news organizations across Ohio.

Only one day of the week is worthy of hosting Ohio State Buckeyes football: Saturday.

FOX Sports released its schedule for this year’s series of “FOX College Football Fridays” on Wednesday afternoon. The 12-game list includes 11 different teams spanning the Big Ten, Big 12 and Mountain West conferences.

The Buckeyes were left out of the series, giving them a regular-season schedule that will be played exclusively on Saturdays. As of now, Ohio State’s matchup against the Michigan Wolverines on November 30 is the only outing to air on FOX.

The lineup of “FOX College Football Fridays” games is as follows:

– September 13: Arizona Wildcats at Kansas State Wildcats

– September 20: Illinois Fighting Illini at Nebraska Cornhuskers

– September 27: Washington Huskies at Rutgers Scarlet Knights

– October 4: Michigan State Spartans @ Oregon Ducks

– October 11: Northwestern Wildcats at Maryland Terrapins

– October 18: Oregon Ducks at Purdue Boilermakers

– October 25: Rutgers Scarlet Knights at USC Trojans

– November 8: Iowa Hawkeyes at UCLA Bruins

– November 15: UCLA Bruins at Washington Huskies

– November 22: Purdue Boilermakers at Michigan State Spartans

FOX will also air a regular-season game between the Utah Utes and UCF Knights on Friday, November 29, as well as the Mountain West Championship game on Friday, December 6.

Ohio State is by no means the only school left off of FOX’s list. Five other teams (from just the Big Ten) did not receive a Friday contest. Some of the league’s heaviest hitters are in the same boat as the Buckeyes, including the Michigan Wolverines and the Penn State Nittany Lions.

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Today is National Craft Distillery Day, and that means the Ohio Distillery Trail is officially open. To sign up, go to the Ohio Distillers Guild website and download the mobile-exclusive passport.

The passport lists a collection of 40 distilleries, including 10 in Northeast Ohio. Most offer deals and discounts to passport holders. For example, Lake Erie Distillery in Willoughby offers 10 percent off food and merchandise, while BKO Distillery in Medina offers free tours and 20 percent off Voudoux merchandise. Guests must show their passports to redeem.

Guests accumulate points for each distillery they visit, usually 100 points per location. To collect points, guests enter a four-digit code provided by a distillery staff member. Points can be redeemed for prizes such as stickers (500), T-shirts (1,000), tote bags (1,500), hats (2,000). hoodies (2,500) and more.

The Ohio Distillery Trail Passport program ends May 21, 2025.

Distillery Trail launch week specials include

Cincinnati Distilling, Cincinnati

50% off all tours using Promo Code: OHDT2024

Book a spot at https://www.cincinnatidistilling.com/tours-experiences

A.M. Scott Distillery, Troy

Coupon for free appetizer at The Mayflower with qualifying purchase at the distillery.

Echo Spirits Distilling Co., Columbus

Ohio Distillery Trail Launch Party from 4 to 10 p.m., May 25

Distillery Tours, barrel-thieving experiences, and fill-your-own-bourbon-bottle opportunity. Live music, food trucks, and cocktails! Plus the release of a Maple-Finished Rye Whiskey.

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