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Anthem to Pay Nearly $40M Settlement Over 2015 Cyberattack

INDIANAPOLIS — Health insurer Anthem has agreed to another multimillion-dollar settlement over a cyberattack on its technology that exposed the personal information of nearly 79 million people. The Blue Cross-Blue Shield insurer said Wednesday that it will pay $39.5 million …

Dunkin’ Donuts Parent Settles New York Cyberattack Lawsuit, is Fined

NEW YORK — The parent of Dunkin’ Donuts on Tuesday agreed to upgrade its security protocols and pay $650,000 in fines and costs to settle a lawsuit by New York’s attorney general claiming it ignored cyberattacks that compromised the online …

Zoom Sued by Church for Bible Class Hijacked by ‘Sick’ Porn

One of San Francisco’s oldest churches has joined the chorus of complaints that Zooming is not safe — with a lawsuit claiming its bible study class was “Zoombombed” with pornography. “The footages were sick and sickening — portraying adults engaging …

Misplaced Trust Leaves Business Owners Coping with Workplace Thefts

About the photo: Deb and Kevin Durken pose for a photo in their store The Boot Shack in St. Cloud, Minn. The bookkeeper for the Durken’s store forged checks and stole an estimated $225,000 over 10 years, Deb says. NEW …

HSB Survey Finds Passwords Not so Secret

Passcodes Kept on Sticky Notes, Recipe Cards and Slips of Paper How many different passwords do you have for your smartphone, tablet or computer? Where do you keep the passcodes that you can’t remember? Almost half of U.S. consumers use …

Biometrics Could Make Passwords a Thing of the Past

Headlines about mass data breaches have become ominously routine, and yet password convenience still trumps security for most people. That’s why, year after year, the world’s most popular log-on remains “123456,” a password so obvious it accounted for 17 percent …