All the headlines from our Cyber Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Dec 14 2022 // Internet services provider TPG Telecom Ltd. became the latest Australian company to fall victim to a high-profile cyberattack, announcing on Wednesday that the emails of up to 15,000 of its corporate customers had been...
Dec 12 2022 // When Daniel DePetris, a U.S.-based foreign affairs analyst, received an email in October from the director of the 38 North think-tank commissioning an article, it seemed to be business as usual.It wasn’t. The sender...
Dec 9 2022 // Chubb Global Mkts Promotes O’Brien to Head of CargoChubb announced the appointment of Alex O’Brien as head of Cargo for Chubb Global Markets (CGM), the company’s London Market wholesale and specialty...
Dec 9 2022 // AGCS Bolsters Cyber Underwriting Team in North AmericaAllianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS), the corporate insurance carrier of Allianz Group, has appointed five professionals to its cyber underwriting team in...
Dec 9 2022 // Cybersecurity concerns will likely remain a focus for startup founders in 2023, according to the recent Embroker Cyber Risk Index: Startup Edition.The report said startup founders cited cybersecurity protections as one of...
Dec 7 2022 // According to new data from Corvus Insurance, fraudulent funds transfer (FFT) continues to generate substantial losses for organizations.FFT comprised 36% of of the company’s cyber claims – an all-time high –...
Dec 7 2022 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tvPets can make a great addition to the family, bringing positivity and warmth to a household, but the digital devices associated with them could be a different story. While every fifth pet...
Dec 5 2022 // The Department of Homeland Security’s Cyber Safety Review Board said it will study the Lapsus$ hacking group, which has been accused of carrying out breaches at major US companies this year.The board, comprised of...
Dec 2 2022 // California’s Department of Justice mistakenly posted the names, addresses and birthdays of nearly 200,000 gun owners on the internet because officials didn’t follow policies or understand how to operate their...
Nov 30 2022 // Cyber attackers have crippled systems at one of India’s most prominent hospitals for a week, forcing the institution to operate a raft of key medical services and labs manually.The All India Institute of Medical...
Nov 29 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Aon Reinsurance Solutions and DeNexus.A summary of these new hires follows here. Aon Reinsurance Solutions Names New APAC LeadersInsurance broker Aon plc...
Nov 28 2022 // Markel International, a subsidiary of Markel Corp., announced it will merge its professional and financial risks (PFR) division with its recently expanded cyber team.The decision to merge the two divisions is part of the...
Nov 23 2022 // A cyber attack on the German ports of Bremerhaven or Hamburg would severely impede NATO efforts to send military reinforcements to allies, retired U.S. General Ben Hodges told Reuters.The European Commission proposed an...
Nov 22 2022 // DeNexus Inc., the Sausalito, Calif.-based provider of cyber risk modeling, has opened an office in London as part of its strategy to build out its cyber expertise in Europe.The London office is headed up by seasoned...
Nov 22 2022 // RIMS said it issued a comment letter to the Federal Insurance Office in response to legislative dialogue regarding a federal backstop for large-scale catastrophic cyber incidents impacting infrastructure.RIMS indicates...
Nov 21 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Liberty Specialty Markets, Arch Insurance International, and Rokstone’s iFarm Underwriting.A summary of these new hires follows here. Liberty...
Nov 21 2022 // More small financial services businesses will be exempt, the rules will be tailored to reflect more diversity in businesses, and top executives of financial services firms will face heightened accountability under proposed...
Nov 21 2022 // Over a third (36%) of companies who paid a ransom to cyber criminals went on to be targeted for a second time, according to the latest Cyber Readiness Report from Hiscox.In addition, more than four in 10 (41%) of those...
Nov 16 2022 // A man who authorities say participated in a ransomware campaign that extracted tens of millions of dollars from victims has been charged in the United States, the Justice Department announced Thursday.Mikhail Vasiliev, a...
Nov 14 2022 // When the Australian health insurer Medibank Private Ltd. was hit with a ransomware attack last month, it provided regular updates to its customers, including the revelation that personal information from nearly 10 million...