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2016 Ransomware Attacks Against Businesses Multiply Rapidly
Ransomware attacks against businesses will be four times higher in 2016 than last year, with a growing number of ransom-seeking hackers demanding bitcoin rather than money, according to a report by ...
U.S. Treasury to Banks: Provide Details on Cyber Attacks
The U.S. government on Tuesday told banks to include details about cyber attacks when filing mandatory reports on fraud and money laundering, saying that will help battle digital crimes that pose "a ...
AIG’s Limits for Terror Cover Quadruple to $1 Billion
American International Group Inc. lifted limits on property claims tied to acts of terrorism to $1 billion as clients ask for more protection in larger cities. The previous limit was $250 million, ...
IACP Conference Report: Claims Has to Up Its Game to Attract New Hires
With the expected exodus of thousands of skilled claims professionals within the next few years, concern is growing among insurers about how to best address the need for experienced claims employees. ...
First Self-Driving Commercial Shipment: Uber Truck Makes Beer Delivery
A tractor trailer full of beer drove itself down Colorado's I-25 last week with nobody behind the wheel. Uber Technologies Inc. and Anheuser-Busch InBev NV teamed up on the delivery, which they said ...
New York, San Fran Legal Fights Test Airbnb Business Model
Airbnb, the online lodging service that investors now believe is worth $30 billion, faces a reckoning. In eight years of torrid growth, the company has often clashed with local public officials ...
Intelligent Claims Outsourcing: 3 Skill Sets Required
In 2013, a cluster of tornadoes struck Moore, Okla., in the most damaging lineup since Joplin, Mo., two years prior. Meanwhile, in Cincinnati, a 1905 Tiffany Studios Daffodil lampshade fetched a ...
Online Sites From N.Y. to L.A. Crashed Friday in Hacker Web-Host Siege
Millions of internet users temporarily lost access to some of the world's most popular websites Friday, as hackers hammered servers along the U.S. East Coast with phony traffic until they crashed, ...