Privacy advocates have objected to a bill scheduled for a Senate committee vote on Thursday that would shield companies from lawsuits when they share information about cyber-attacks with each other and federal agencies.
Investigators of Anthem Inc.s data breach are pursuing evidence that points to Chinese state-sponsored hackers who are stealing personal information from health-care companies for purposes other than pure profit.
Allstate agreed to settle a 2011 lawsuit accusing Morgan Stanley of fraud over more than $100 million worth of mortgage-backed securities in which the insurer invested.
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman proposed what he called the strongest data security law in the nation to combat an increase in the theft of personal information online, including a breach at JPMorgan Chase & Co.