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Hackers of ION Trading Also Hit UK Postal Service, Canada Hospital, U.S. Local Agencies

Feb 3 2023 // The hacking group behind a cyberattack against the software firm ION Trading UK has recently conducted a series of breaches throughout the world, with its victims including the UK’s postal service and local...

U.S. CFTC Traders Report Delayed by Ransomware Attack on Data Firm ION

Feb 3 2023 // The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission said on Thursday that as a result of the ransomware attack on ION Trading UK the CFTC’s weekly Commitments of Traders report will be delayed until all trades can be...

U.S. Justice Department Seeks Tesla Driver-Assist Documents

Feb 2 2023 // Tesla Inc. disclosed on Tuesday the U.S. Justice Department has sought documents related to its Full Self-Driving (FSD) and Autopilot driver-assistance systems as regulatory scrutiny intensifies.The automaker said in a...

Marsh McLennan Names Tomlinson CEO for U.S. and Canada

Feb 1 2023 // Marsh McLennan said it has named Pat Tomlinson CEO of U.S. and Canada.He, along with Flavio Piccolomini, who was appointed International CEO, will report to Mercer President and CEO Martine Ferland and Marsh President and...

Attacks on U.S. Power Grids Rose to All-Time High in 2022

Feb 1 2023 // Attacks on US power grids rose to an all-time high last year, further straining the sprawling and aging network.The number of direct physical attacks, including acts of vandalism and other suspicious activity, that...

People Moves: Batt Is Trium Cyber Head of Product; Tyng New Lead of HDI U.S. Captive Solutions; SiriusPoint Names Sigle Head of Claims; HUB Hires Chief HRO

Feb 1 2023 // Lloyd’s Trium Cyber Appoints Batt as Head of ProductTrium Cyber, the first entity approved by Lloyd’s to launch a monoline cyber syndicate, has appointed Jeffrey Batt as head of product. As head of product,...

U.S. Court Rejects J&J Bankruptcy Strategy for Thousands of Talc Lawsuits

Jan 31 2023 // A U.S. appeals court on Monday shot down Johnson & Johnson’s attempt to offload tens of thousands of lawsuits over its talc products into bankruptcy court. The ruling marked the first major repudiation of an...

U.S. and EU to Launch First-of-its-Kind AI Agreement

Jan 30 2023 // The United States and European Union on Friday announced an agreement to speed up and enhance the use of artificial intelligence to improve agriculture, healthcare, emergency response, climate forecasting and the electric...

U.S. Says It ‘Hacked the Hackers’ to Bring Down Hive Ransomware Gang

Jan 27 2023 // The FBI on Thursday revealed it had secretly hacked and disrupted a prolific ransomware gang called Hive, a maneuver that allowed the bureau to thwart the group from collecting more than $130 million in ransomware demands...

US Targets Google’s Online Ad Business Monopoly in Latest Big Tech Lawsuit

Jan 25 2023 // The US Justice Department accused Alphabet Inc’s Google on Tuesday of abusing its dominance in digital advertising, threatening to dismantle a key business at the heart of one of Silicon Valley’s most...

U.S. Closes Ford SUV Exhaust Odor Probe Without Seeking Recall

Jan 23 2023 // U.S. auto safety regulators on Monday closed a six-year-old investigation into 1.47 million Ford Explorer SUVs over reports of exhaust odors in vehicle compartments and exposure to carbon monoxide without seeking a...

$930M to Curb Western U.S. Wildfires Crisis

Jan 23 2023 // The U.S. is directing $930 million toward reducing wildfire dangers in 10 western states by clearing trees and underbrush from national forests, the Biden administration announced Thursday, as officials struggle to contain...

Bayer Sued for Barring Non-U.S. Citizen from Roundup Settlement

Jan 23 2023 // A new U.S. lawsuit on Thursday accused Germany’s Bayer AG of illegally excluding a Virginia farmworker from a settlement over claims its Roundup weedkiller causes cancer, because she is not a U.S. citizen.The...

U.S. EPA Seeking to Focus on Climate Mitigation

Jan 19 2023 // The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing adding mitigating climate change to its national focus over the next four years.The EPA on Thursday announced it’s considering adding environmental justice,...

U.S. Appeals Court to Weigh NCAA Case Over Pay for Athletes

Jan 19 2023 // The NCAA will ask a federal appeals court next month to block a lawsuit that seeks to have athletes treated as employees who are paid for their time, the latest high-profile challenge to amateurism in college sports.The...

Airbus Withdraws From U.S. FAA Boeing Safety Culture Panel

Jan 19 2023 // European planemaker Airbus said it had withdrawn from a U.S. government-named panel reviewing Boeing’s safety processes and how they influence Boeing safety culture after two fatal 737 MAX crashes in recent years...

FTX Reports $415M in Hacked Crypto, Bankman-Fried Says FTX U.S. Is Solvent

Jan 18 2023 // Bankrupt crypto exchange FTX said in a report to creditors on Tuesday that about $415 million in cryptocurrency had been stolen in hacks.FTX has said it had recovered over $5 billion in crypto, cash and liquid securities,...

Russia Criticizes Reuters Story on Russian Hackers Targeting U.S. Nuclear Scientists

Jan 13 2023 // Russia’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday criticized Reuters for spreading what it said was poorly sourced anti-Russian propaganda with a story about a Russian hacking team which targeted three nuclear research...

U.S. Securities Regulator Lists April for Climate Rule Action

Jan 13 2023 // The top U.S. securities regulator has cited April as the release date for a long-anticipated rule on companies’ climate-related disclosures, according to a recent federal notice.In a draft proposal last March the...

U.S. Congress to Investigate FAA Computer Outage That Snarled Flights

Jan 12 2023 // U.S. lawmakers will review the cause of a Federal Aviation Administration computer system outage overnight on Tuesday that sparked a nationwide ground stop and delayed or canceled more than 10,000 U.S. flights.Senate...