Articles by Brian K. Sullivan

Storm Debby Threatens Carolinas With Possible Floods, Tornados

Tropical Storm Debby is meandering through Georgia and South Carolina this morning, bringing as much as 25 inches (63.5 centimeters) of rain in some isolated spots. The storm was about 105 miles southwest of Charleston, South Carolina with top winds …

CarShield to Pay $10M to Settle Deceptive Advertising Charges

CarShield will pay $10 million to settle charges that its advertisements and telemarketing for its extended auto warranty plans are deceptive and misleading, the Federal Trade Commission said. Many customers found that repair claims were often not covered despite making …

Citigroup’s Trading Division Hit With Fresh Toxic-Culture Claim

Christine O’Reilly was with friends in Miami, when one of her biggest clients at Citigroup Inc. kept buzzing her phone. Benjamin Waters, a trader on the bank’s Delta One desk, called and messaged repeatedly. At one point, he allegedly asked …

Google Loses DOJ Antirust Suit Over Search Engine on Phones

Google’s payments to make its search engine the default option on smartphone web browsers violate U.S. antitrust law, a federal judge ruled Monday, handing a key victory to the Justice Department. Judge Amit Mehta in Washington said that the Alphabet …

Novartis, Viatris Face New Lawsuit Over ‘HeLa’ Cell Misuse Claims

Novartis and Viatris were hit with a federal lawsuit in Maryland on Monday by the family of a woman whose tissue cells were taken from her body in the 1950s and used to fuel medical research and development. The estate …

CrowdStrike Rejects Delta Air Lines Claims Over Flight Woes

CrowdStrike on Sunday rejected a claim by Delta Air Lines that it should be blamed for flight disruptions following a July 19 global outage sparked by a faulty update, and suggested it had minimal potential liability. Delta CEO Ed Bastian …

U.S. Auto Safety Agency Says It’s Seeking Information on Fatal Tesla Cybertruck Crash

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Monday it was seeking more information about an accident involving Tesla’s Cybertruck from the electric vehicle maker. The driver of the electric pickup truck was declared dead as a result of the …

Ransomware Study: 78% of Attack Victims Paid Ransom and 74% Suffered Multiple Strikes

A survey of nearly 1,000 IT and security professionals shows numerous organizations were targeted by ransomware attacks in the past year with a high degree of success, with most paying a ransom—many of which paid multiple times. Semperis, a cyber …

Hurricane Debby Threatens to Flood U.S. East After Hitting Florida

Hurricane Debby threatens to unleash days of heavy rain and flooding on the US East Coast after slamming into Florida near Tallahassee, knocking out power to thousands. As much as 12 inches (30 centimeters) will fall across a wide area …

Hawaiian Electric Settles Fire Claims as Part of $4 Billion Deal

Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc. has agreed to pay almost $2 billion as part of a $4 billion settlement to resolve hundreds of lawsuits over wildfires in Maui that killed dozens of people and destroyed the historic town of Lahaina last …