Government
Search Warrants Extend To Overseas Email Accounts, U.S. Judge Rules
Internet service providers must turn over customer emails and other digital content sought by U.S. government search warrants even when the information is stored overseas, a federal judge ruled on ...
Former KPMG Partner Gets Jail Time for Insider Trading
Former KPMG LLP senior partner Scott London, who had provided tips to a friend about the accounting firm's clients, was sentenced to 14 months in prison on an insider trading charge by a federal ...Subprime Auto Lender May Have Exposed Clients’ Personal Info
Benjamin Lawsky, New York's top banking regulator, sued Condor Capital Corp., claiming the subprime auto lender stole millions of dollars from low-income customers and risked exposing their personal ...
FBI Alert: Healthcare Sector Faces Cybersecurity Risks
The FBI has warned healthcare providers their cybersecurity systems are lax compared to other sectors, making them vulnerable to attacks by hackers searching for Americans' personal medical records ...
Marsh Terrorism Risk Report Ups the Pressure on TRIA Renewal
Marsh unveiled a new report warning that the cost of terrorism reinsurance will become "volatile" without the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act. It also emphasizes that the post-9/11 law has helped ...
Livestock Producers Targeted By New U.S. Farm Law Insurance Plan
A plan in the new U.S. farm law to help dairy farmers limit losses from rising feed costs or falling milk prices may become a model in coming years for livestock producers who have resisted similar ...
Private Market Can’t Reach TRIA Levels of Terror Cover: Govt. Report
Those who back renewing the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act, or TRIA, got shot in the arm on April 17 from federal regulators who have concluded that the private market can't provide reinsurance for ...
SEC Unveils Blueprint for Cyber Security Exams of Wall St. Firms
U.S. securities regulators have unveiled a road map that lays out how they plan to make sure Wall Street firms are prepared to detect and prevent cyber security attacks. The nine-page document, ...