Technology/Science
FBI Says More Cooperation With Banks Key To Probe Of Cyber Attacks
The FBI last month gave temporary security clearances to scores of U.S. bank executives to brief them on the investigation into the cyber attacks that have repeatedly disrupted online banking ...
CO2 Milestone Reached; Experts Forecast Upward Trends Ahead
The old saying that "what goes up must come down" doesn't apply to carbon dioxide pollution in the air, which just hit an unnerving milestone. The chief greenhouse gas was measured last Thursday at ...
Catastrophe Modeler RMS Unveils New Platform
Late last week, RMS unveiled RMS(one), describing it as an "environment" that will allow insurance companies to manage all of their risk models, exposures and analytics on a single, open platform in ...Banks In Cyber Heist Face Hurdles To Get Money Back
Because the sums were large and such attacks are relatively new, the two Middle East banks hit in a $45 million ATM heist face an uncertain path in trying to recover their losses, financial, ...India IT Watchdog Investigating Breach In ATM Heist
The Indian government's cyber watchdog is investigating how security at two companies that are part of the country's vast IT services industry was breached in a global ATM heist that saw $45 million ...
Icy Arctic Rising As Economic, Security Hot Spot
The icy Arctic is emerging as a global economic hot spot— and one that is becoming a security concern for the United States as world powers jockey to tap its vast energy resources and stake out ...Global Cyber Bank Theft Raises Security, Insurance Questions
In one of the biggest ever bank heists, a global cyber crime ring stole $45 million from two Middle Eastern banks by hacking into credit card processing firms and withdrawing money from ATMs in 27 ...
GM’s Internet Connected Car: Brought to You By Allstate?
Dan Akerson is pushing General Motors Co. to build cars that the U.S. automaker's top executive hopes will attract a target demographic: his grandkids. "I have grandchildren that have only grown up ...