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Car Used by Suspected Insurance Scammers Found

Car Used by Suspected Insurance Scammers Found.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekOct 24th, 2024

Cybersecurity is a fundamental component of patient care and safety

Healthcare institutions are custodians of vast repositories of sensitive patient data, encompassing comprehensive health histories, insurance profiles, and billing data. The ramifications of a data breach often extend far beyond the immediate task of.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsSep 11th, 2024

Insurance companies sue Honda, N.Y. dealership to recoup payout from Pilot fire

Three insurance companies are suing American Honda Motor and a New York dealership to recoup more than $1 million they paid for damages caused when a service customer's parked vehicle caught fire......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsSep 5th, 2024

Wild weather is costing billions of dollars and putting the future of insurance in doubt

Late winter and early spring have been marked by wild weather sweeping large parts of Australia, damaging homes and businesses and causing power outages......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 5th, 2024

Chatbots offer cops the “ultimate out” to spin police reports, expert says

Experts warn chatbots writing police reports can make serious errors. Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) If you were suspected of a crime, would you trust a chatbot to accurately explain what happened? Some p.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsAug 30th, 2024

Midnight Blizzard delivered iOS, Chrome exploits via compromised government websites

Suspected Russian hackers have been hitting iPhone and Android users visiting government websites with exploits first leveraged by commercial surveillance vendors, Google TAG researchers shared. The watering hole campaigns Between November 2023 and J.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsAug 29th, 2024

Colorado"s wildfire risk is so high a fire department struggled to find insurance to build a new firehouse

The Durango Fire Protection District was repeatedly denied insurance coverage for the construction of its new downtown firehouse earlier this year because of the wildfire risk......»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsAug 29th, 2024

F&I revenue still possible as leasing returns

As leasing grows across the country, car dealership finance managers might have a harder time hitting the kind of F&I gross profit per vehicle seen during the inventory shortage. But there's still an opportunity for the finance and insurance office,.....»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsAug 28th, 2024

Canadian insurers and municipalities sharing data could improve availability, affordability of flood insurance

The increasing cost of flood damage has seen property insurance become less affordable for many Canadians. New research from the University of Waterloo shows that if insurers and local governments pooled information on investment in flood-risk manage.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 28th, 2024

Public dealerships" F&I gross profits fall in Q2 but most above $2,000 a vehicle

AutoNation, Lithia, Group 1, Sonic and Asbury all had same-store finance and insurance gross profit per vehicle above $2,000 in the second quarter......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsAug 27th, 2024

Fraud tactics and the growing prevalence of AI scams

In the first six months of 2024, Hiya flagged nearly 20 billion calls as suspected spam – more than 107 million spam calls everyday. The data showed spam flag rates of more than 20% of unknown calls (calls coming from outside of someone’s address.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsAug 23rd, 2024

Property insurance: Dealer hurdle over EVs

Zurich Insurance Group issues recommended best practices for dealerships servicing EVs that could add costs......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsAug 22nd, 2024

UK diving team hail suspected WWI warship find

A team of UK divers has hailed the discovery of a wreck off Scotland believed to be a Royal Navy warship sunk during World War I but still "virtually intact"......»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsAug 18th, 2024

How some states help residents avoid costly debt during hard times

A new national study provides the best evidence to date that generous unemployment insurance benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic helped reduce reliance on high-cost credit use......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 16th, 2024

Tech support scammers impersonate Google via malicious search ads

Google Search ads that target users looking for Google’s own services lead them to spoofed sites and Microsoft and Apple tech support scams. The fake Google Search ads (Source: Malwarebytes) “In this particular scheme, all web resources u.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsAug 16th, 2024

Scammers dupe chemical company into wiring $60 million

Orion S.A., a global chemical company with headquarters in Luxembourg, has become a victim of fraud: it lost approximately $60 million through “multiple fraudulently induced outbound wire transfers to accounts controlled by unknown third partie.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsAug 13th, 2024

Suspected head of Reveton, Ransom Cartel RaaS groups arrested

An international operation coordinated by the UK National Crime Agency (NCA) has resulted in the arrest and extradition of a man believed to be one of the world’s most prolific Russian-speaking cybercrime actors. The arrest The NCA has been investi.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsAug 13th, 2024

French sheep farmers fret over bluetongue outbreak

French authorities reported Thursday more than 20 suspected cases of bluetongue virus in sheep, raising fears a potentially fatal outbreak after hundreds of animals were infected in neighboring Belgium......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 8th, 2024

Austria finds chemicals in house of suspected Taylor Swift concert attack plotter

Austria finds chemicals in house of suspected Taylor Swift concert attack plotter.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsAug 8th, 2024

Reclusive tribe attacks loggers suspected of encroaching on their land in Peru"s Amazon

Reclusive tribe attacks loggers suspected of encroaching on their land in Peru"s Amazon.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsAug 7th, 2024

My insurance company spied on my house with a drone. Then the real nightmare began.

My insurance company spied on my house with a drone. Then the real nightmare began......»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsAug 7th, 2024