Latest Cyber Headlines
All the headlines from our Cyber Topic Page, ordered by recency.
People Moves: Markel Int’l Taps AXIS’ Howell as Senior War and Terrorism Underwriter; Tokio Marine Kiln Appoints Jackson From Liberty as Cyber Underwriter
Dec 18 2025 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Markel Insurance and Tokio Marine Kiln. A summary of these new hires follows here. Markel Int’l Taps AXIS’ Howell as Senior War and Terrorism...
Google Sues Chinese ‘Darcula’ Group Over Alleged Phishing Scheme
Dec 18 2025 // Alphabet Inc.’s Google filed a lawsuit against alleged Chinese cybercriminals, accusing the group of orchestrating a vast phishing campaign designed to dupe Americans into turning over their credit card numbers. The...
Passenger Ferry Held for Hours After Suspected Russian Hack
Dec 17 2025 // European investigators are probing whether Russian military hackers breached computer systems on a vessel owned by MSC-Mediterranean Shipping Company SA, the world’s largest container shipping group, according to...
Hacking Group ‘ShinyHunters’ Claims Theft of Data From Users of Pornhub
Dec 17 2025 // The hacking group “ShinyHunters” said on Tuesday it has stolen data belonging to premium customers of the leading sex website Pornhub and is threatening to publish it. Although Reuters could not immediately...
Venezuela Says Oil Export System Down After Weekend Cyberattack
Dec 16 2025 // Venezuela’s state oil company is still struggling to restore key administrative systems after what it called a cyberattack that hit over the weekend. Petroleos de Venezuela SA’s network, which manages export...
Trump Administration Turning to Private Firms in Cyber Offensive
Dec 15 2025 // President Donald Trump’s administration is preparing to turn to private businesses to help mount offensive cyberattacks against foreign adversaries, according to people familiar with the matter, potentially expanding...
Coupang CEO Resigns After Online Retailer Hit by Massive Data Breach
Dec 11 2025 // South Korea’s biggest online retailer Coupang said on Wednesday that CEO Park Dae-jun has resigned, taking responsibility for a huge data breach at the company that has triggered a growing backlash in Asia’s...
OpenAI Warns New Models Pose ‘High’ Cybersecurity Risk
Dec 11 2025 // OpenAI on Wednesday warned that its upcoming artificial intelligence models could pose a “high” cybersecurity risk, as their capabilities advance rapidly. The AI models might either develop working zero-day...
Asahi Sales Drop Worsens as Cyber Hack Disruption Lingers
Dec 10 2025 // Asahi Group Holdings Ltd.’s November beer and other alcohol sales in Japan fell more than the previous month, underscoring the challenges the company faces in recovering from a cyberattack that crippled production...
Japan’s Cyber Chief Warns Nation Still Behind on Cybersecurity
Dec 10 2025 // Japan still lags behind the US and Europe in defending against cyber threats and improvements are needed across the corporate sector, the nation’s new cyber chief said. “We have our intention to improve our...
New Jersey Joins States Creating Volunteer Cybersecurity Corps
Dec 8 2025 // New Jersey is joining a number of other states in launching a volunteer cybersecurity force to support government entities, infrastructure providers, and community organizations across the state prevent and recover from...
Apple, Google Send New Round of Cyber Threat Notifications to Users
Dec 8 2025 // Apple and Google have sent a new round of cyber threat notifications to users around the world, the companies said this week, announcing their latest effort to insulate customers against surveillance threats. Apple and the...
Longtime WTW Cyber Risk Leader Heads to Marsh
Dec 5 2025 // Marsh this week announced it has hired Tom Srail its cyber analytics and digital infrastructure leader for the U.S. and Canada. Srail had spend the last 21 years with WTW, mostly recently as executive vice president of its...
Viewpoint: Healthcare Cyber Insurance at an Inflection Point
Dec 5 2025 // The cyber insurance market is reaching an inflection point where underwriting companies must differentiate healthcare from other industries in how the risk is evaluated, priced, and how claims are managed. Healthcare cyber...
People Moves: Westfield Specialty International Taps Zurich’s Watson to Lead New Cyber Offering; Liberty Names Delvos From Corvus as Head of Cyber and Tech E&O, Europe
Dec 4 2025 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Westfield Specialty International and Liberty Specialty Markets. A summary of these new hires follows here. Westfield Specialty Int’l Taps...
Japan’s Asahi Aims to Restore Logistics by February Following Cyberattack
Dec 3 2025 // Japan’s Asahi Group on Thursday [November 27] said it aims to normalize logistical operations by February after a cyberattack in late September forced widespread suspension, though not all products will be available...
Markets/Coverages: CFC New Tool Helps Brokers Engage SMEs on Cyber
Nov 26 2025 // Specialist insurer CFC said it has a new tool available to brokers worldwide to help facilitate client conversations and unlock new streams of SME cyber clients. CFC said its new bite-sized Cyber Threat Review reports hone...
Hackers Strike Ivy League Schools Already Under Political Pressure
Nov 26 2025 // Hackers have struck elite US universities in recent weeks, pilfering sensitive data from donors and making off with students’ information in a string of digital heists that only add stress to schools already besieged...
SEC to Drop Controversial SolarWinds Cyberattack Lawsuit
Nov 24 2025 // The US Securities and Exchange Commission will drop its landmark lawsuit against SolarWinds Corp. that accused the company of covering up internal problems ahead of a massive cyberattack. The SEC, the software company and...
Silent Cyber Threats: How ‘Shadow AI’ Could Undermine Digital Health Defenses
Nov 21 2025 // Across Canada, doctors and nurses are quietly using public artificial-intelligence (AI) tools like ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot and Gemini to write clinical notes, translate discharge summaries or summarize patient data. But...
