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Top Indian insurer Star Health has sued Telegram and a self-styled hacker after Reuters reported that the hacker was using chatbots on the messaging app to leak personal data and medical reports of policy holders. The lawsuit comes amid growing … Source: Claims Journal

Just when employees have learned to ignore scammy texts and emails from the boss, along comes the next generation of impersonation using artificial intelligence. Cybercriminals increasingly use generative AI, including voice calls and video, to scam businesses. And small businesses … Source: Claims Journal

American Eagle Outfitters sued Amazon.com, accusing it of intentionally infringing the clothing and accessories retailer’s “Aerie” and “Offline by Aerie” trademarks by directing customers to knock-off merchandise. In a complaint filed in Manhattan federal court, American Eagle said it rejected … Source: Claims Journal

Toy maker MGA Entertainment must pay $71.5 million in damages for infringing on the name and likeliness of teen pop group OMG Girlz with one of its popular lines of dolls, a federal jury has decided. Monday’s verdict hands a … Source: Claims Journal

Cybersecurity claims reported in recent years vary sharply, with larger claims reaching $500 million of data loss and smaller claims as low $1,000. NetDilligence released its annual report, which analyzes 10,464 claims from incidents between 2019 and 2023. The report … Source: Claims Journal

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission announced actions against five companies on Wednesday that it said used artificial intelligence in deceptive and unfair ways. Three of the cases suspended operations at businesses that purported to help consumers generate passive income by … Source: Claims Journal

The National Science Foundation and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration are supporting an initiative to research and solve challenges posed by severe convective storms. Under the initiative, the Cooperative Center for Interdisciplinary Research on Convective Storms is being proposed by … Source: Claims Journal

Pfizer and Moderna’s legal battle over their rival COVID-19 vaccines will continue after London’s High Court on Wednesday gave Pfizer permission to take the case to the Court of Appeal. Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech sued Moderna in London … Source: Claims Journal

Hurricane Helene is expected to hit Florida as a Category 3, and a property data firm estimates that nearly 25,000 residential properties with a combined reconstruction cost value of $5.6 billion are at risk to storm surge flooding—a reinsurer estimates … Source: Claims Journal

Google has ramped up a legal squabble with Microsoft Corp. over the lucrative cloud market, accusing the U.S. software giant of abusing its market dominance in a formal complaint to the European Union’s antitrust watchdog. The Alphabet Inc. unit alleged … Source: Claims Journal