The U.S. government put the clamps on a notorious underground market for stolen personal information. The Department of Justice said it arrested three people and seized the domain of Rydox, a dark market site that traded in the personal details of thousands of individuals. “The Rydox marketplace was a one-stop shop where upwards of 18,000 … Read more
In the blink of an eye, lives can be irreversibly altered by the chaos of a police pursuit. High-speed chases, while intended to apprehend suspects, often culminate in devastating crashes, leaving innocent bystanders to deal with the aftermath. The adrenaline, sirens, and split-second decisions create a volatile environment where tragedy can strike without warning. These … Read more
Ahead of his inaugural LSE lecture, Adam Oliver describes how he became involved in the field of behavioural public policy, detailing how the intellectual architecture of the field came into existence and his hopes for how it might develop in the future. Over the past 15 years, behavioural public policy (BPP) has become an established … Read more
The City of Columbus, Ohio’s state capital, has confirmed that hackers stole the personal data of 500,000 residents during a July ransomware attack. In a filing with Maine’s attorney general, Columbus confirmed that a “foreign cyber threat actor” compromised its network to access information including residents’ names, dates of birth, addresses, identification documents, Social Security … Read more
Despite strong income growth that has helped improve personal auto insurance affordability in Louisiana, the state remains the least affordable among its Southern neighbors and the rest of the United States, according to the Insurance Research Council (IRC). In 2022, the average annual premium expenditure per vehicle for auto insurance in Louisiana was $1,588, which … Read more