All the headlines from our Cyber Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mar 22 2022 // The Kremlin on Tuesday rejected U.S. warnings that it may be preparing to conduct cyber attacks in response to Western sanctions, and said it did not engage in “banditry.”U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday told...
Mar 22 2022 // EU countries should put in place a framework to manage cyber-security risks at EU institutions, the European Commission said on Tuesday, amid concerns about rising cyber attacks that could disrupt key activities and steal...
Mar 22 2022 // President Joe Biden warned Monday about new indications of possible Russian cyberattacks, pumping up the volume on weeks of growing concern about a possible Kremlin-ordered response to crushing sanctions over the invasion...
Mar 21 2022 // Most HP Hood LLC plants are back up and running after the dairy company’s network system was the victim of a “cyber security event,” but some school districts are concerned that they will have a milk...
Mar 21 2022 // Insurance technology provider Zywave has agreed to offer an $11 million fund to settle a class-action lawsuit related to a data breach at a company it acquired in 2020.A proposed class-action suit was filed against...
Mar 18 2022 // A group of ransomware hackers used a variety of techniques to try breaching hundreds of companies last year, exploiting a vulnerability in Microsoft Corp.’s Windows and using artificial intelligence technology to...
Mar 18 2022 // Mosaic Insurance is building a cyber-security underwriting unit in Bermuda, to align its global business strategy around the fast-growing risk.The specialty insurer has transferred its cyber team underwriter George Cole...
Mar 16 2022 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tvSince Russia launched a full-scale military invasion of Ukraine on February 24, questions have resurfaced about the likelihood of a global cyber war. While experts say there isn’t a...
Mar 16 2022 // Since the start of the war in Ukraine, the number of cyber incidents in the U.S. has increased, and underwriters will need to adapt, according to a panel of experts at the PLUS Cyber Symposium.“There’s no doubt...
Mar 15 2022 // Insurance Office of America Names 6 Regional ExecutivesInsurance Office of America (IOA) is pleased to announce the appointment of six regional presidents to its leadership team. The appointees to regional president...
Mar 15 2022 // Cowbell Cyber, a provider of cyber insurance for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), secured $100 million in capital in its latest series B funding round.The capital raise was led by Anthemis Group with...
Mar 14 2022 // Companies critical to U.S. national interests will now have to report when they’re hacked or they pay ransomware, according to new rules approved by Congress.The rules are part of a broader effort by the Biden...
Mar 11 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Sompo International, Miller and CFC Underwriting.A summary of these new hires follows here. Sompo International Holdings Ltd., the Bermuda-based commercial...
Mar 11 2022 // A Ukrainian man charged last year with conducting one of the most severe ransomware attacks against U.S. targets has been extradited to the United States and made a court appearance on Wednesday, the U.S. Justice...
Mar 10 2022 // Hackers working on behalf of the Chinese government broke into the computer networks of at least six state governments in the United States in the last year, according to a report released Tuesday by a private...
Mar 8 2022 // Insurance technology provider Zywave has agreed to offer an $11 million fund to settle a class-action lawsuit related to a data breach at a company it acquired in 2020.A proposed class-action suit was filed against...
Mar 7 2022 // Cyber risk and analytics firm CyberCube said it has seen cyber attacks on Ukrainian government services, infrastructure, and other industries and it urges the insurance industry to reevaluate exposures.Russia’s...
Mar 7 2022 // Following a pause to stabilize the vessel, the cyber market is poised for a wave of growth that could make it larger than the property catastrophe market by 2040, according to Gallagher Re.In fact, if the cyber market...
Mar 7 2022 // The global pandemic, economic recession and worldwide supply chain shortages have not hindered the optimism and drive of the U.S. small business sector. In fact, the Great Resignation might lead to a small business...
Mar 4 2022 // The Russian invasion of Ukraine has increased the risk of cyberattacks and potential claim costs for property/casualty (P/C) insurers globally that offer cyber coverage, the majority of which is underwritten in North...