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SCOTUS Revives LinkedIn Bid to Prevent Rival From Harvesting Personal Data
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday gave Microsoft Corp's LinkedIn Corp another chance to try to stop rival hiQ Labs Inc from harvesting personal data from the professional networking platform's public ...
Reinsurance Broker Acrisure Re Partners With Kovrr on New London-Based Cyber Division
Reinsurance broker Acrisure Re has launched a London-based cyber division in partnership with cyber risk modeler Kovrr. Headed by Cyber Practice Leader Tom Quy, the new division will offer the market ...
Hospital Workers’ Lawsuit Over Vaccine Requirement Tossed by Judge
A U.S. federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by 117 workers at a Texas hospital over its requirement that they be vaccinated against COVID-19. U.S. District Judge Lynn Hughes upheld Houston ...
Florida Property Insurance Reform Bill Signed Into Law, Already Having Positive Effect
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday officially signed into law reform legislation on property insurance and roofing contractor practices, a measure some say is having a positive impact even before it ...
FBI Director Cautions Companies Not to Pay Attackers in Ransomware Incidents
Companies and organizations that are victims of ransomware attacks shouldn't pay hackers to unlock their data and should quickly contact law enforcement, which opens up the possibility of creative ...
VW Discloses Vendor Data Breach Affected 3.3 Million People in North America
Volkswagen AG's U.S. unit said a data breach at a vendor impacted more than 3.3 million customers and prospective buyers in North America. Nearly all those impacted were current or potential ...
U.S. Insurers Slammed in May by Hail, Tornado, Wind and Floods
Many U.S. insurers face a multi-billion-dollar payout from May's convective storms, which spawned extensive hail, tornado, wind and flood damage across a series of separate events during the month, ...
Corvus Insurance CEO Edmundson on Pandemic Opportunities and Major Hiring Plans
Corvus Insurance already pulled in a $100 million Series C venture financing in March. Within two months, more money came through. In late May, the InsurTech startup raised another $15 million, from ...