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Travelex Says UK Money Transfer and Wire Services Back Online After Hack

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Travelex’s UK international money transfer service and wire offering is fully operational again, it said on Tuesday, almost a month after a crippling ransomware attack forced staff to use pen and paper to calculate foreign currency exchanges. The cyber attack … Source: Claims Journal

Murder Charges in Vale Dam Collapse Case Complicate Brazilian Probes

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RIO DE JANEIRO — The filing of murder charges against the former CEO of Brazilian miner Vale SA and 15 others for a 2019 dam collapse that killed more than 250 people was hailed by victims’ families as a major … Source: Claims Journal

‘Snake’ Ransomware Linked to Iran, Targets Industrial Controls

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An Israeli cybersecurity firm has identified a new type of ransomware that it believes was created by Iran and has the ability to lock up or even delete industrial control systems. Tel Aviv-based Otorio, a cybersecurity firm which specializes in … Source: Claims Journal

Bryant Crash Copter Didn’t Have ‘Black Box’ Recorders, NTSB Says

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The helicopter on which Kobe Bryant and eight other people died Sunday wasn’t equipped with crash-proof voice and data recorders, investigators said Monday night. The Sikorsky S-76B helicopter carrying Bryant, his daughter and seven others wasn’t required to have the … Source: Claims Journal

Everyone’s Favorite Climate Solution Has a Fire Problem

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The explosion ruptured the dusk settling over the desert in Surprise, Arizona. For hours, smoke had poured from a metal shed packed with lithium-ion batteries at a small electric substation. The batteries were tied to the electric grid, and somehow … Source: Claims Journal

Saudi Arabia Outsources Cyber Arsenal, Buys Spyware, Experts Say

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If it turns out that Saudi Arabia hacked into the phone of Amazon.com Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos, as investigators have alleged, the oil rich nation likely utilized its preferred method of cyber espionage: outsourcing. While countries like Russia, China … Source: Claims Journal

Judge Finds Ransomware Damage to Computer a ‘Direct Physical Loss’

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State Auto Property and Casualty Insurance Co. is liable for the cost of replacing a computer server that was damaged and perhaps permanently compromised by a ransomware attack despite the carrier’s argument that the business owner did not suffer a … Source: Claims Journal

Hawaii Considers Ways to Combat Traffic-Related Deaths

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HONOLULU — Hawaii lawmakers have proposed initiatives to help reduce the number of traffic-related fatalities after transportation officials confirmed more than 100 deaths in the last year. Those initiatives include installing traffic cameras to capture drivers running red lights and … Source: Claims Journal

Two Killed, 20 Injured When Warehouse Explosion Shakes Houston

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HOUSTON — A massive explosion Friday leveled a warehouse in Houston, killing two workers, damaging nearby buildings and homes and rousing frightened residents from their sleep miles away, authorities said. The explosion happened about 4:30 a.m. inside a building at … Source: Claims Journal

McKesson Board Agrees to $175 Million Accord in Opioid Case

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McKesson Corp.’s board reached a $175 million settlement with investors who claimed directors failed to maintain adequate internal systems for spotting suspicious opioid shipments, as the U.S.’s largest drug distributor continues to grapple with claims it helped fuel a public-health … Source: Claims Journal