How Pandemic Effects on Supplies, Shipping Compound Wildfire States’ Insurance Woes July 15, 2021 By Don Jergler A perfect storm appears to brewing for homeowners and property insurers in the drought-plagued, wildfire-riddled U.S. West – and as...
Firm Hacked by Ransomware Criminals Had Previous Security Flaws July 15, 2021 By Matt O'Brien For 21 years, the software company Kaseya labored in relative obscurity — at least until cybercriminals exploited it in early...
J&J Recalls Some Neutrogena and Aveeno Sunscreen Sprays Citing Benzene Risks July 15, 2021 By Sabahatjahan Contractor Johnson & Johnson is voluntarily recalling five Neutrogena and Aveeno brand aerosol sunscreen products after detecting a cancer-causing chemical in...
Safety Agency Recommends 50,000 Chevy Bolt Owners Park Outside to Prevent Fires July 15, 2021 By David Shepardson U.S. auto safety regulators on Wednesday urged about 50,000 owners of General Motors electric Chevrolet Bolt vehicles that were recalled...
Remote Working Causes Cyber Attacks to Skyrocket, Says Financial Stability Board July 14, 2021 By Huw Jones Financial firms may need to bolster their defenses in the face of rocketing cyber attacks after employees began working from...
Whistleblowers File $5M Claims Against Seattle Over Handling of Mayor’s Texts July 14, 2021 Two now-former public records officers who blew the whistle about Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan’s missing text messages have each filed...
Dow Chemical Faces Potential Class Action Over Pesticide Tied to Brain Damage July 14, 2021 By Don Thompson Lawsuits filed in California seek potential class-action damages from Dow Chemical and its successor company over a widely used bug...
U.S. Initiates Emergency Crop Insurance Procedures in States Hit by Extreme Drought July 14, 2021 Responding to extreme drought conditions in parts of the country, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is authorizing emergency procedures...
Elsa Insured Losses Estimated to Be $290M July 14, 2021 Total estimated insured losses on land from Hurricane Elsa will be around $290 million. About $240 million of that was...
Suits Over New York Police Handling of 2020 Racial Protests to Proceed July 14, 2021 By Erik Larson A federal judge rejected a request by New York City to dismiss lawsuits claiming police violated the constitutional rights of...