Posts by Y@DminG
Dick’s Sporting Goods Discloses Unauthorized Third-Party Access to Information
Dick’s Sporting Goods said on Wednesday it discovered last week that an unauthorized third party had access to its information systems, including certain confidential data. Cyber attacks have become increasingly common with corporate companies having to engage law enforcement to … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreMeta Faces $3.6M Fine on Brazil Following Suit Over Bogus Havan Ads
Meta Platforms faces a fine of up to $3.62 million after losing a lawsuit by Brazilian department store chain Havan that accused the social media company of accepting paid advertisements that fraudulently use the retailer’s name to deceive consumers. A … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreTikTok Must Face Lawsuit Over 10-Year-Old Girl’s Death, Court Rules
A U.S. appeals court has revived a lawsuit against TikTok by the mother of a 10-year-old girl who died after taking part in a viral “blackout challenge” in which users of the social media platform were dared to choke themselves … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreRobots Are Starting Fires in California — and That’s a Good Thing
Cody Chiverton has spent the past decade lighting fires. As a former firefighter with the U.S. Forest Service, he participated in dozens of prescribed burns across the American West, in which fire-prevention teams would carry drip torches to ignite dry … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreAmericans Shop Around for Insurance More Than Ever as Costs Soar
Americans are seeking to change their insurance coverage more frequently than in the past, after a surge in premiums that’s squeezed household budgets, a new industry report shows. For car insurance, so-called policy shopping rates — essentially the share of … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreTikTok Sued in U.K. by Content Moderator Alleging Toxic Workplace
ByteDance Ltd.’s TikTok was sued by a content moderator in the UK alleging disability discrimination and a toxic work environment that caused her stress and pregnancy complications. Olivia Anton Altamirano worked on TikTok’s Badness Project meant to weed out harmful … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreYA Group Announces Majority Investment from THL Partners
YA Group announced it will receive a majority investment from THL Partners to help accelerate the company’s growth through investments in its core service areas and support opportunities to expand its platform through strategic acquisitions. YA’s management, employees and current … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreNordea Bank Reaches $35M Settlement with New York Tied to Panama Papers
Nordea Bank agreed to pay a $35 million civil fine to settle charges by a top New York regulator that the Finland-listed bank failed to properly police money laundering and other criminal activities, including matters uncovered in the Panama Papers … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreChinese Hackers Breach U.S. Internet Firms via Startup, Lumen Says
The state-sponsored Chinese hacking campaign known as Volt Typhoon is exploiting a bug in a California-based startup to hack American and Indian internet companies, according to security researchers. Volt Typhoon has breached four US firms, including internet service providers, and … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreDelaware Top Court Will Hear Drugmakers’ Appeal to End Zantac Lawsuits
Delaware’s highest court said on Tuesday it will hear an appeal by GSK and other drugmakers seeking to end more than 70,000 lawsuits claiming discontinued heartburn drug Zantac caused cancer. GSK, Pfizer, Sanofi and Boehringer Ingelheim are asking the court … Source: Claims Journal
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