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Midweek Roundup: Tesco Bank Accounts Hacked and Robbed, Global Nuclear Accord in Doubt, and More
printNearly one-third of depository accounts at Tesco Bank were compromised and Â?2.5 million stolen from 9,000 customers as a result of one of the largest-ever cyberattacks on a U.K. bank, the Financial Times and the Guardian separately reported. More and More A global nuclear deal suspending international sanctions against Iran may be in jeopardy following the election of Donald Trump to the presidency, Reuters reported. More Iran has agreed a $6 billion contract with Total, the first such agreement with a Western firm since the nuclear accord took effect in January, The Wall Street Journal said. More Iran is also...
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