All the headlines from our Cyber Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Dec 12 2024 // All it takes is one hacker and a batch of faulty solar panels to threaten the safety of Europe’s electric grid.Vangelis Stykas, a cybersecurity consultant, said he figured out how to do it. Using a laptop and...
Dec 11 2024 // Envelop Risk, the data-driven cyber reinsurance and analytics specialist, announced it has just completed a capacity agreement with MS Reinsurance for a further three years.Further to that, MS Reinsurance recently became a...
Dec 11 2024 // Krispy Kreme Inc. said a cybersecurity incident had disrupted some of its operations, including online ordering in parts of the US.The company said in a regulatory filing Wednesday that it was notified on Nov. 29 of...
Dec 6 2024 // The black-and-white message flickering across computer screens sparked panic at Knights of Old, a 158-year-old UK delivery company: “If you’re reading this, it means the internal infrastructure of your company...
Dec 6 2024 // A large number of Americans’ metadata has been stolen in the sweeping cyberespionage campaign carried out by a Chinese hacking group dubbed “Salt Typhoon,” a senior U.S. official told journalists on...
Dec 5 2024 // Chinese hackers compromised eight American telecommunications companies as part of a wide-ranging espionage effort to gather intelligence about prominent US citizens, Biden administration officials said Wednesday.Anne...
Dec 5 2024 // Aon Names O’Connell as Global Cyber Strategy and Growth LeaderAon plc named Robert O’Connell as global cyber strategy and growth leader, executive managing director, within its Reinsurance Solutions business....
Dec 4 2024 // This edition of International People Moves details resignations and appointments at two insurers — Everest Group and Tokio Marine Kiln — and the managing general agent Coalition.A summary of these new hires...
Dec 4 2024 // A new report on emerging risks affecting wealthy households — those with assets of $500,000 to $5 million — highlights climate change, theft of collectibles and cybersecurity as top concerns.Chubb’s new...
Dec 4 2024 // An accused teenage hacker who was arrested last month in California is suspected of being a member of the notorious cybercrime group Scattered Spider, according to several people familiar with the matter.U.S. prosecutors...
Dec 3 2024 // The city of Hoboken, New Jersey has reported it was the victim of a ransomware attack last week.Due to the November 26 cyber attack, City Hall and the municipal court were closed and all online city services were...
Dec 2 2024 // Suspicious behavior on T-Mobile US Inc.’s network devices tipped off the company to a breach that was potentially part of a sprawling cyber-espionage campaign that has raised urgent questions about the exposure of a...
Dec 2 2024 // The Dutch company that owns Stop & Shop and Hannaford grocery stores across New England is dealing with a cyberattack that has disrupted online shopping, product deliveries and pharmacy services at some locations.Ahold...
Nov 27 2024 // Prince Harry and other high-profile British figures’ privacy lawsuits against the Daily Mail newspaper’s publisher will go to trial in early 2026, London’s High Court heard on Tuesday, with the...
Nov 26 2024 // Blue Yonder, a provider of supply chain software to manufacturing, logistics, and retail customers said it has been working “around the clock” to address disruptions caused by a ransomware incident.Blue Yonder...
Nov 25 2024 // Two auto insurers will pay fines totaling $11.3 million for data breaches of online insurance quoting systems that New York officials say compromised personal information of an estimated 120,000 customers in total.New York...
Nov 25 2024 // Chinese hackers are positioning themselves in U.S. critical infrastructure in the event of a clash with the United States, a top American cybersecurity official said on Friday.Morgan Adamski, the executive director of U.S....
Nov 22 2024 // Cyber attacks against Nordic banks, likely perpetrated by Russia-linked hackers, pose the biggest threat to financial stability in the region, a top Danish central bank official said.Financial institutions should be...
Nov 22 2024 // U.S. prosecutors unveiled criminal charges on Wednesday against five alleged members of Scattered Spider, a loose-knit community of hackers suspected of breaking into dozens of U.S. companies to steal confidential...
Nov 20 2024 // The Library of Congress has notified lawmakers of a “cyber breach” of its IT system by an adversary, a hack of emails between some congressional offices and library staff, according to an email obtained by The...