By Tim spears – Spectrum News CHARLOTTE — More companies are doing more business online, which means more of their data is at risk. “95 percent of my clients I never meet,” CEO & founder of Remarkable Leadership Lessons Denise Cooper said. “I have their names, and addresses, titles, emails.” She represents one of the…
By Cassie Masone What a year 2017 was in the flood insurance business: The 2017 Atlantic hurricane season delivered 17 named storms. Ten reached hurricane strength, while six became major hurricanes, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). That was the most major hurricanes since 2005. 2017 saw the first major hurricane to…
BY MARK PRICE [email protected] The Salvation Army’s divisional headquarters for the Carolinas has accused one of its employees of embezzling nearly $230,000. Salvation Army officials filed a police report Friday, stating that money was taken by an employee at the Salvation Army Divisional Headquarters of North and South Carolina, which is based in Charlotte on…
BY MARK PRICE [email protected] Davidson County has been hit by hackers, causing its website to go offline. Among the sites not working are those of the sheriff’s office and the tax assessor’s office. The city of Lexington sent out a tweet about the hack shortly after 10:30 a.m. Davidson County is about 60 miles northeast…
BY AMES ALEXANDER Charlotte Observer The couple’s trip began like any other. Last August, Patricia and David Ivie traveled from their home near Fort Worth to the Texas panhandle for a family matter. They had four children, nine grandchildren and active lives. Patricia, 58, a longtime equestrian, loved her family and her horses. David, 61,…
BY MICHAEL GORDON [email protected] A major law firm with deep roots in the Carolinas that specializes in helping employers avoid workplace discrimination complaints has been sued – on accusations of workplace discrimination. The $300 million class-action complaint against Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart accuses the multinational firm of discriminating against its female attorneys by…
BY JOHN MURAWSKI [email protected] Source: Charlotte Observer North Carolina homeowners got a temporary reprieve from an 18.7 percent increase on home insurance rates Friday. The state’s insurance commissioner, who sets rates, rejected the industry’s request and instead scheduled a July hearing to consider more evidence. The N.C. Rate Bureau, which represents the industry, in November…
We all have watched movies where we know tragedy could be lurking around the corner for a main character, but they are unaware of the potential disaster. Watching consumers contemplate earthquake insurance can be a little like that for insurance professionals. However, unlike at the movies, with earthquake insurance we can actually provide a warning…
It sounds like the plot of a Hollywood thriller, but the all-too-real scenario played out this month at a large Los Angeles hospital: Hackers seized control of critical computer systems and the hospital paid a $17,000 ransom to release them. Source: NY Times By STACY COWLEY and LIAM STACK So-called ransomware attacks have increased significantly…
Thefts put a Hickory, NC urgent care center out of business 12 employees lost their jobs when Piedmont Urgent Care closed Lincolnton woman will spend 3 years, 1 month in prison A Lincolnton, NC woman whose embezzlement put a Hickory urgent care center out of business was sentenced this week to three years and a…