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U.S. Treasury Warns Cyber Insurers Against Paying Ransomware Demands

The U.S. Treasury Department is warning that individuals or businesses that help facilitate ransomware payments may be violating anti-money laundering and sanctions regulations. The warnings came in a pair of advisories, one from the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and …

Treasury Receives $972 Million Repayment from AIG

American International Group on Monday repaid $972 million to the U.S. Treasury. The latest repayment brings the insurance giant’s outstanding balance from the 2008 taxpayer-funded bailout down to roughly $68 billion. The government provided AIG with $182 billion at the …

Kentucky Treasury Looking for Owners of Unclaimed Property

Kentucky officials are heading to Louisville this week to try to find the owners of unclaimed property potentially worth $69 million. State Treasurer Todd Hollenbach’s office says each year the Treasury receives millions of dollars from holders such as banks …