[ad_1] The president of the National Association of Realtors resigned Monday after allegedly receiving a blackmail threat, the latest in a series of blows to the giant U.S. trade organization…
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Elon Musk Uses ‘F’ Word for Advertisers Boycotting Platform
[ad_1] Updated Nov. 29, 2023 6:16 pm ET Elon Musk said that an advertising boycott over his posts that he said were misperceived as antisemitic would kill his social-media platform…
Hundreds Convicted as Italy’s Largest Mafia Trial in Decades Ends
[ad_1] Nov. 20, 2023 11:34 am ET Italy’s largest mafia trial in decades concluded Monday with the conviction of more than 200 people accused of being part of, or collaborating…
A Ransomware Gang Wanted Its Victim to Pay Up. So It Went to the SEC.
[ad_1] Nov. 18, 2023 10:00 am ET The call is coming from inside the hack. A ransomware gang claimed this past week that it broke into the systems of the…
Hackers Hit U.S. Arm of Chinese Bank
[ad_1] A U.S. subsidiary of China’s biggest bank was hacked this week, threatening a temporary logjam for some trades in the Treasury bond market. ICBC Financial Services, a New York-based…
U.S. to Provide $25 Million to Costa Rica for Cybersecurity
[ad_1] The U.S. will provide cybersecurity support to the government of Costa Rica, officials said, almost a year after a ransomware group laid siege to its critical infrastructure and triggered…