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US Probes Ex-Ransom Negotiator Accused of Scheming With Hackers
Law enforcement officials are investigating a former employee of a company that negotiates with hackers and facilitates cryptocurrency payments during ransomware attacks, according to a statement from the firm, DigitalMint. DigitalMint President Marc Jason Grens this week told organizations it … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreClaim Counts Down, Losses up for California Workers’ Comp Private Self-Insureds
California’s private self-insured employers reported 7.4% fewer workers’ compensation claims in 2024 than in 2023, pushing private self-insured claim frequency to a four-year low, a new report shows. However, for the second straight year, the average paid and incurred losses … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreTrump Taking Bid to Oust Consumer Product Safety Commissioners to Supreme Court
President Donald Trump’s administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to intervene in his bid to fire three Democratic Consumer Product Safety Commission members by putting on hold a judicial order calling for their reinstatement. In the latest fight … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreParamount Settles Trump’s ’60 Minutes’ Suit for $16 Million
Paramount Global reached a settlement with President Donald Trump over a lawsuit that alleged election interference by the company’s CBS news network when it showed two different versions of a 60 Minutes interview with then-Vice President Kamala Harris in October. … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreHighway Robberies, Cargo Theft Now Just Part of Doing Business in Mexico
Late one Friday night, a truck carrying sound equipment for legendary cumbia band Los Angeles Azules was pulled over along the Mexico-Puebla highway. Police at the checkpoint were in fact bandits, and upon seeing the pricey cargo they drew their … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreQantas Says Cyberattack Accessed Millions of Flyers’ Data
Qantas Airways Ltd. expects that a “significant” amount of customer data was stolen by a cyberattack targeting one of its contact centers. Australia’s biggest airline is investigating how criminals gained access to a third-party platform used by the call center … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreRFK Jr. Vows Overhaul of Lawsuit-Sparing Vaccine Injury Program
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he plans to make substantial changes to a federal program that compensates people who have serious side effects from vaccines and protects manufacturers from being sued. “We just brought a guy in this week who … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreCannabis Retailers Must Face College Athlete’s Psychosis Claims
A former champion college athlete and aspiring Olympian known for his prowess in track and field events has advanced his lawsuit that blames cannabis retailers for his cannabis-induced psychosis that led to a suicide attempt. A New Jersey state judge … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreExperts See Agentic AI Changing How The Collision Industry Functions
The automotive collision industry like so many other industires is already tapping into the power and efficiencies of artificial intelligence, but as agentic AI matures, industry experts expect the adoption of this new form of AI to continue ramping up … Source: Claims Journal
Read MorePersonal Data on Millions of Columbia University Applicants Stolen by Hacker
Personal information about Columbia University students and applicants—including whether they were accepted or rejected by the school—has been stolen, according to a Bloomberg News review of data provided by a person who claimed to have hacked the school in June. … Source: Claims Journal
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