Articles by Hannah Lang

Crypto Firm Abra Reaches $82M Settlement for Operating Without Licenses

Financial regulators in 25 U.S. states announced on Wednesday a settlement with cryptocurrency investment platform Abra and its CEO for operating without required state licensing. As part of the settlement, Abra last year agreed to stop accepting crypto from U.S. …

Connecticut Firefighters Sue Dupont, 3M, Honeywell Over Allegedly Contaminated Gear

DuPont, 3M, Honeywell and 16 other defendants were sued on Tuesday by Connecticut firefighters who said their protective gear was contaminated by toxic “forever chemicals” linked to cancer. Lawyers for the plaintiffs said they believed the proposed class action filed …

Report: 1K-Plus Properties Damaged, Destroyed in New Mexico Wildfires Could Cost $370M

More than 1,000 residential properties in New Mexico may have been damaged or destroyed by wildfires in New Mexico, according to property data firm CoreLogic. “Multiple, active wildfires in south-central New Mexico potentially impacted approximately 1,300 residential properties with a …

London Hospital Hack Trove Includes Data on Pregnant Women, Cancer Patients

Hackers behind a London hospital attack recently published records that include personal information about pregnant women, cancer patients and thousands of other people across the UK and Ireland, revealing the breach was far more widespread than authorities have previously indicated. …

Evolve Bank & Trust Confirms Data Was Stolen in Cyber Attack

Evolve Bank & Trust confirmed it was the victim of a cyber attack and that customer data had been posted on the dark web, less than two weeks after the Arkansas-based lender was ordered by regulators to improve its risk …

Russian Court Orders Italy’s UniCredit to Pay $480M for Aborted Gas Project

A Russian court has ordered Italian bank UniCredit to pay 448.2 million euros ($479.44 million) in a lawsuit over an aborted gas project brought by St Petersburg-based RusChemAlliance, a joint venture 50% owned by Russian gas giant Gazprom. UniCredit was …

Hackers Grow More Sinister and Brazen in Hunt for Bigger Ransoms

A hack on a London hospital has left hundreds of millions of health records exposed and forced doctors to reschedule life-altering cancer treatments. In North America, a gang tried auctioning off data about LendingTree Inc. customers after finding credentials in …

Gallagher Adds Michon, Burnett, Kirksey and Brabander

Gallagher named Alex Michon area president, Rachel Burnett area chief operating officer, Joe Kirksey managing director of the crop practice group and Laila Brabander president of private client. Michon will launch the new Sacramento satellite office. Michon’s area of specialization …

Accident Reconstruction, Electronic Data and Emerging Technology

In the early 2000s, many accident reconstructionists believed that the emergence of event data recorders meant that EDRs would replace many of the traditional accident investigation techniques. These EDRs were commonly found integrated into the airbag control modules (ACMs) of …

NTSB Proposes Sweeping Safety Changes After 2023 Ohio Train Derailment

The National Transportation Safety Board opened a meeting Tuesday to determine the probable cause of a February 2023 Norfolk Southern NSC.N train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio and is making sweeping recommendations to boost rail safety. The derailment forced residents …