All the headlines from our Cyber Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 12 2023 // Hackers suspected of working for Russia’s foreign intelligence agency targeted dozens of diplomats at embassies in Ukraine with a fake used car advert in a bid to break into their computers, according to a...
Jul 11 2023 // Stephens Insurance announced Mark Green as a senior vice president, focused on cyber risk. Green brings more than 20 years of experience in the insurance industry, most recently with McGriff, Seibels & Williams. Prior...
Jul 11 2023 // Coalition, the San Francisco-based cyber managing general agent and cyber-security firm, announced its cyber insurance and technology errors and omissions (E&O) insurance offerings are now available in Quebec.Brokers...
Jul 11 2023 // Zurich North America introduced a cyber insurance offering designed specifically for middle market businesses. The Zurich Cyber Insurance Policy Concierge Suite includes not only cyber Insurance coverage but also...
Jul 10 2023 // Canadian energy firm Suncor Energy on Thursday [July 6] said that due to a cyber security incident on June 21, unauthorized party obtained Petro-Points members’ basic contact information.“Based on our...
Jul 10 2023 // The European Central Bank’s cybersecurity stress test next year won’t have a direct impact on capital requirements, limiting the exercise’s potential repercussions for investor payouts.The test will be a...
Jul 7 2023 // The confidential documents stolen from schools and dumped online by ransomware gangs are raw, intimate and graphic. They describe student sexual assaults, psychiatric hospitalizations, abusive parents, truancy — even...
Jul 6 2023 // Lockton Adds Jainchill as U.S. Cyber & Technology Product LeaderLockton in New York, N.Y has hired Chuck Jainchill as its U.S. cyber and technology product leader. Jainchill joins Lockton after 16 years at AIG, where...
Jul 6 2023 // The cyber insurance market potential is huge, with premiums likely to exceed $50 billion by 2030, according to a new report by global insurance broker Howden.With the potential to rival major P&C lines, future growth...
Jul 6 2023 // British cybersecurity officials are investigating an alleged cyberattack on a group of hospitals in London that has led to the disclosure of confidential documents online.A gang of Russian-speaking cybercriminals known as...
Jul 5 2023 // Japan’s biggest maritime port was crippled by an alleged Russian cyberattack, disrupting cargo as operators rushed to prevent a wider delay in shipments.Ransomware — used by hackers to lock access to files or...
Jul 5 2023 // Former customers of Injured Workers Pharmacy whose personal information was stolen by hackers and allegedly used to file a fake tax return may pursue a class-action lawsuit against the company, a panel of the 1st District...
Jul 3 2023 // With cyber risk growing for small businesses, the insurance industry should cooperate on cybersecurity.The National Cybersecurity Alliance reports that small and midsize businesses are “easy targets” for...
Jun 30 2023 // The Indiana Department of Insurance (IDOI) launched a new online form for insurers and entities to cybersecurity events.The online form can be found on IDOI’s website. “If an insurer and/or other licensed...
Jun 30 2023 // The Regents of the University of California sued Lloyd’s of London, arguing the company refused to reimburse the university system for the costs of data breaches covered in a cyber insurance policy.The dispute is...
Jun 30 2023 // Mercenary hackers increasingly are targeting law firms in a bid to steal data that could tip the balance in legal cases, French and British authorities say, echoing a Reuters investigation that uncovered the phenomenon...
Jun 29 2023 // DALLAS (AP) – Personal information for more than 8,000 applicants to become pilots at American Airlines and Southwest Airlines was stolen when hackers broke into a data base maintained by a recruiting company.The...
Jun 29 2023 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Marsh, Chubb and Everest Insurance.A summary of these new hires follows here. Marsh Names Butler as UK Cyber LeaderMarsh, the insurance brokerage business...
Jun 28 2023 // United Parcel Service said Wednesday it is working with law officials and outside experts following reports of phishing messages that were sent via text messages to certain shippers and their customers in Canada.The...
Jun 27 2023 // Siemens Energy and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) said on Tuesday they were among victims of the MOVEit hack that has affected scores of corporations, governments and other institutions in recent...