The carmaker has already paid out more than $2 billion to resolve legal issues stemming from the scandal.

Hackers linked to the Iranian government launched cyber-attacks on some four dozen U.S. financial institutions and a flood-control dam above New York City in forays meant to undermine U.S. markets and national security.

Hackers and conspirators in more than a dozen countries generated hundreds of millions of dollars in illicit proceeds.

GM is facing hundreds of personal-injury and wrongful-death claims over the deadly flawed ignition switches, as well as suits by car owners seeking as much as $10 billion for the lost value of their vehicles.

The criminal settlement may end almost two years of questions about what GMs executives knew and whether they would be held personally responsible.

The U.S. government is determining whether charges will be brought against General Motors Co. or its employees over the handling of a faulty ignition switch, a person familiar with the investigation said.

A former JPMorgan Chase employee was arrested by the FBI on charges of stealing customer data and trying to sell it to an undercover informant for tens of thousands of dollars.

AIG won court approval of a $970.5 million settlement with investors who accused the insurer at the onset of the financial crisis of misleading them about risks tied to subprime mortgages.