Meta Hit With Record $1.3B Fine Over Data Transfers May 22, 2023 By Padraic Halpin Meta was hit with a record 1.2 billion euro ($1.3 billion) fine by its lead European Union privacy regulator over...
G-7 Steps Up Russia Sanctions, Seeks to Cut China Trade Dependency May 19, 2023 By Katya Golubkova Leaders of the world’s richest democracies agreed on Friday to stiffen sanctions against Russia, while a draft communique to be...
‘Spoofing Shop’ Scammer Who Helped Criminals Pose as Bankers Jailed for 13 Years May 19, 2023 By Katharine Gemmell The mastermind behind a global “spoofing shop” that scammed victims out of as much as £100 million ($124 million) has...
London Court Throws Out Lawsuit Against Google Over Medical Records May 19, 2023 Google on Friday defeated a lawsuit brought on behalf of 1.6 million people over medical records provided to the U.S....
No Respite for Wildfire-Hit Alberta as Conditions Set to Worsen May 19, 2023 By Ismail Shakil Abnormally hot and dry weather is set to return to Alberta on Thursday after a couple of cooler days helped...
ClientEarth Challenges UK Court Dismissal of Shell Climate Lawsuit May 19, 2023 By Kirstin Ridley ClientEarth, an environmental law charity turned activist Shell investor, said on Friday it was challenging a London court decision to...
Britain Awards 20 Offshore Carbon Storage Licenses May 19, 2023 By Shadia Nasralla Twelve companies were awarded a total of 20 licenses to develop carbon dioxide (CO2) storage offshore, in Britain’s first licensing...
Posing as Islamists, Russian Hackers Take Aim at Sweden May 18, 2023 By Jordan Robertson and Niclas Rolander Since February, a mysterious hacker group calling itself Anonymous Sudan has targeted dozens of Swedish airports, hospitals and banks with...
US, UK, Others Seek to Target Illicit Oil Shipping Transfers at Sea May 18, 2023 By Jonathan Saul The U.S., UK, Denmark and other countries have called for more action, including increased surveillance, over the booming practice of...
Aon Sues Alliant Over ‘Unlawful Raid’ of Reinsurance Group May 18, 2023 By Chad Hemenway Aon this week filed a lawsuit against rival Alliant Insurance Services for an alleged “unlawful raid” of senior leaders and...