Litigation/Liability Trends
Teen Reportedly Hacks Apple Mainframe; Company Reassures Customers
Apple Inc said on Friday no customer data was compromised after Australian media reported a teenager had pleaded guilty to hacking into its main computer network, downloading internal files and ...
Banks Strengthen Security After ATM Cyber Attack Plot Warning From FBI
Banks are on alert for new attacks targeting cash in ATMs after the Federal Bureau of Investigation warned U.S. lenders last week of a potential threat. "The FBI routinely advises private industry of ...
Report: Cyber Crime Ring Planning Massive ATM Thefts
An organized crime ring is likely to attempt a "large-scale theft" of cash from U.S. ATMs in coming days, a closely watched cybersecurity website reported. The Federal Bureau of Investigation has ...
AT&T Sued By U.S. Investor Over Cryptocurrency Loss
U.S. entrepreneur and cryptocurrency investor Michael Terpin filed a $224 million lawsuit on Wednesday against telecommunications company AT&T , accusing it of fraud and gross negligence in ...
Trading Apps Leave Investors Vulnerable to Cyber Attacks: Report
Dozens of applications used for online trading by retail investors have cybersecurity vulnerabilities, some of which could lead to hackers siphoning funds from account holders, according to security ...
Calif. Energy Company CEO Blames Climate Change on $17B in Fire Damages
It was California's biggest fire yet. In late July and August, wildfires devastated an area north of San Francisco far bigger than New York City, destroying more than 100 homes and injuring 2 fire ...
Musk Sued by Tesla Investors Alleging Fraud Over Tweets on Going Private
Tesla Inc and Chief Executive Elon Musk were sued twice on Friday by investors who said they fraudulently engineered a scheme to squeeze short-sellers, including through Musk's proposal to take the ...
Verdict Hits Monsanto With $289M in Damages for Roundup Weed Killer Cancer Trial
Monsanto Co. was socked with $289 million in damages in the first trial over claims that its Roundup weed killer causes cancer. Lee Johnson, a former school groundskeeper whose doctors didn't think ...