6 05, 2025

Air Traffic Control Lost Contact With Newark Aircraft; DOT Vows ‘Brand New System’

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Air traffic controllers overseeing planes at Newark International Airport in New Jersey lost contact with aircraft for 30 seconds last week, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said on Monday. “The primary communication line went down, the backup line didn’t fire, …

6 05, 2025

Money Laundering Risks Remain High in Switzerland, Financial Regulator Says

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Money laundering and cyber risks remained high in Switzerland, the head of the country’s financial market regulator said on Monday, while there was an increasing risk of individuals and trying to get around financial sanctions on Russia. Money-laundering risks were …

5 05, 2025

Messaging App Tied to Trump Cabinet Investigating Cyber Incident

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TeleMessage is investigating a potential security incident after a hacker claimed to steal sensitive data from the app, which former National Security Adviser Michael Waltz allegedly used to communicate with other members of the Trump administration. A spokesperson for TeleMessage …

5 05, 2025

In The Wake of Devastating LA Fires, Residents Begin to Rebuild

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Nearly four months after wildfires reduced thousands of Los Angeles-area homes to rubble and ash, some residents are starting to rebuild. In the Pacific Palisades neighborhood, construction workers recently began placing wooden beams to frame a house on a lot …

5 05, 2025

TWFG Acquires Agencies in Texas and North Carolina

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TWFG, Inc., a high-growth insurance distribution company, announced the acquisition of two agencies, one in Texas and one in North Carolina, and the hiring of Denise Davis as Vice President of Retail Operations. Denise Davis Insurance, located in Tomball, Texas, …

5 05, 2025

UK Grocer Co-op Says Hackers Obtained Customer Data

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The U.K. supermarket chain Co-op said hackers were able to access and extract customer data from one of its systems during a recent cyberattack. “The accessed data included information relating to a significant number of our current and past members,” …

6 05, 2025

World Insurance Acquires Upstate New York Agencies

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Insurance broker World Insurance Associates LLC has acquired the business of Christopher Williams Agency and Barrett Millard LLC of Pittsford, New York. The Christopher Williams Agency began in 1961, and it purchased Barrett Millard in 2023. The agencies sell personal …

6 05, 2025

Ex-State Trooper Found Guilty of Taking Bribes to Pass Commercial Drivers

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A former Massachusetts state police sergeant was found guilty Friday of taking part in a scheme to take bribes, including a new snowblower and a driveway, in exchange for giving passing scores on commercial driving tests. Gary Cederquist, 59, of …

6 05, 2025

Hub Acquires Allegiant Global Partners of Massachusetts

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Global insurance broker Hub International Limited reported it has acquired the assets of Allegiant Global Partners, Inc. (AGP) of Boston. AGP is a health, welfare and risk consulting firm serving global employers. AGP serves the needs of international nongovernmental organizations …

6 05, 2025

M&S, Co-op Cyberattackers Duped IT Help Desks Into Resetting Passwords, Report Says

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Cyberattacks on Britain’s Marks & Spencer and Co-op Group started with hackers impersonating employees while contacting the retailers’ IT help desks, technology specialist site BleepingComputer reported. The site said the hackers were able to convince the help desks to reset …