Posing as Islamists, Russian Hackers Take Aim at Sweden May 15, 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...
EU Weighs Cyber Plan Aimed at Keeping Cloud Data in Europe May 15, 2023 By Jillian Deutsch and Alberto Nardelli The European Union is weighing a plan that would require cloud providers to store all of their data within the...
Port Arthur, Texas Refinery to Pay $1.4M Settlement Over Clean Air Act Violation May 15, 2023 Texas Attorney General Ken announced a $1.4 million settlement in an environmental enforcement action against a Port Arthur refinery operated...
Cyclone Mocha Hits Bangladesh, Myanmar, Forcing Mass Evacuations May 15, 2023 By Arun Devnath and Khine Lin Kyaw Cyclone Mocha made landfall on Sunday as Bangladesh and Myanmar evacuated hundreds of thousands of people on fears of widespread...
London Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Accusing Shell Board of Climate Failures May 15, 2023 By William Mathis A London judge dismissed a lawsuit accusing Shell Plc’s board members of failing to manage climate change risks. In a...
Hedge Fund Manager Loeb Drops Buyout of $1.5B Re/insurer SiriusPoint May 15, 2023 By Ben Scent Hedge fund manager Dan Loeb said he’s no longer exploring an acquisition of specialist insurance underwriter SiriusPoint Ltd. Loeb held...
Data of 237,000 Government Employees Breached May 15, 2023 By David Shepardson The personal information of 237,000 current and former federal government employees has been exposed in a data breach at the...
Farmers Set to Abandon Wheat Crops at Highest Rate Since 1917 May 15, 2023 By Michael Hirtzer and Tarso Veloso America’s wheat fields have become so plagued by drought that farmers are now poised to abandon crops at the highest...
NHTSA Demands Recall of 67 Million Air Bag Inflators May 15, 2023 By David Shepardson The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) demanded the recall of 67 million air bag inflators because it believes there...
Want to Limit Roof Claims in Florida? Why Not a Roof Endorsement? May 15, 2023 Editor’s note: The Florida Legislature’s 2023 regular session concluded May 5, but people in the property insurance industry continue to...