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Nearly one-in-five anti-fraud professionals (18%) counts artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) technology among their fraud-fighting tools, while another 32% anticipate implementing these technologies in the next two years, a new report shows. The 2024 Anti-Fraud Technology Benchmarking Report …
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Two arrests. Twenty-eight servers seized. And 1,000 decryption keys obtained that can help hacking victims worldwide get their data back. The takedown announced Tuesday of the Russia-linked hacking gang LockBit, which by some estimates has been responsible for a quarter …
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President Joe Biden will sign an executive order designed to implement new cybersecurity requirements for the nation’s port owners and operators amid growing concerns that hackers could roil crucial supply chains. The order will give the US Coast Guard new …
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Pinnacle Actuarial Resources Inc. named Roosevelt Mosley managing principal effective April 9. Outgoing Managing Principal Joe Herbers will return to his role as firm principal. Herbers has been Pinnacle’s managing principal for nearly 16 years. He is one of the …
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California, which has been suffering through wet weather for weeks, has more rain in the forecast. A flash flood warning is in place for downtown Los Angeles, as well as the surrounding area, through early Wednesday. There are also warnings …
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Google co-founder Sergey Brin is facing a wrongful-death suit in California from the widow of the pilot who was flying one of the billionaire’s planes from Santa Rosa to his private island in Fiji last year when it crashed into …
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Fox Corp., Warner Bros Discovery Inc. and Walt Disney Co. were sued by FuboTV Inc. over a proposed sports streaming service, saying the companies wouldn’t allow their smaller rival to carry just a bundle of sports channels. The lawsuit seeks …
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Alfa Insurance, one of the largest property/casualty insurers in Alabama, did not discriminate against an employee with multiple sclerosis and did not violate the Americans with Disabilities Act, a federal appeals court affirmed. The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals …
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The first ever tornadoes ever recorded in Wisconsin in the usually frigid month of February caused more than $2.4 million in damage, officials said. The tornadoes that ripped through Rock County on Feb. 8 killed some cattle and hit 30 …
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Severe and fatal vehicle crashes occur at a higher rate in the Permian Basin than the rest of Texas, a new report released by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute found. Commissioned by the Permian Road Safety Coalition, the report analyzed …
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