Articles by Margi Murphy

Teen Suspected of Being a Member of Scattered Spider Hacking Gang

An accused teenage hacker who was arrested last month in California is suspected of being a member of the notorious cybercrime group Scattered Spider, according to several people familiar with the matter. U.S. prosecutors charged Remington Ogletree on Oct. 30 …

New Mexico Appeals Court Upholds Rule Aimed at Curbing Ozone Pollution

The New Mexico Court of Appeals has upheld regulations aimed at cracking down on emissions in one of the nation’s top-producing oil and gas states. The case centered on a rule adopted in 2022 by state regulators that called for …

Mastercard Reaches ‘Agreement in Principle’ to Settle Mass UK Fees Case

Mastercard has reached an agreement in principle to settle a collective London lawsuit brought on behalf of British consumers over card fees, it said on Tuesday. The global payments processor was facing a lawsuit brought by consumer champion Walter Merricks …

India’s Indigo Sues Mahindra in Fight Over Use of ‘6E’ Branding

IndiGo, India’s biggest airline, has sued automaker Mahindra for trademark infringement over its use of “6E” in branding its latest electric vehicle, legal papers show. Mahindra in a stock exchange filing, denied any wrongdoing, saying its recently launched electric vehicles …

Honeywell Cuts Guidance, Settles Bombardier Engine Lawsuit

Honeywell International Inc. and aircraft maker Bombardier Inc. reached a deal on the development of aviation technology and settled a long-running legal dispute. Honeywell said the agreement will hurt its financial results this year. The Charlotte, North Carolina-based company now …

Cantor Defeats Ex-Partners’ Suit Alleging It Withheld Bonuses

Cantor Fitzgerald LP persuaded a judge to throw out a lawsuit targeting non-compete restrictions in its partnership agreements that some ex-partners say were misused to improperly withhold at least $10 million in bonuses after they left the firm. U.S. District …

Thousands of Homes Face ‘Triple Threat’ Risks, CoreLogic Says

Thousands of homes are facing a “triple threat” of year-round extreme risk from natural disasters, according to a new report. Across the U.S., CoreLogic reports there are 33,000 “triple-threat” single-family homes exposed to a combination of the following perils: hurricane …

Aspiring Alabama Country Singer/Claims Adjuster Charged After Violating Bond at CMA

An Alabama public adjuster known as an aspiring country music singer has been re-arrested after reportedly violating the terms of his bond from an arrest earlier this year. Austin Tanner, of Orange Beach, also appears to be part owner of …

Canadian News Publishers Sue OpenAi Over Alleged Copyright Infringement

A coalition of Canadian news publishers, including The Canadian Press, Torstar, Globe and Mail, Postmedia and CBC/Radio-Canada, has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI for using news content to train its ChatGPT generative artificial intelligence system. The outlets said in a …

Apple Accused of Silencing Workers, Spying on Personal Devices

Apple has been accused in a new lawsuit of illegally monitoring its workers’ personal devices and iCloud accounts while also barring them from discussing their pay and working conditions. The complaint filed in California state court on Sunday by Amar …