Latest Cyber Headlines
All the headlines from our Cyber Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Tech Update: USI’s Tech-Enabled Risk Control Platform; Baldwin Group Starts API-Connected Cyber Placements; AI-Based Workers Comp Fraud Detection at CLARA
Jun 6 2024 // USI Insurance Services (USI) announced the launch of PATH (patent pending), a proprietary technology-enabled risk control platform for clients. The new platform leverages industry-specific benchmark data to generate...
Hack That Crippled UK Hospitals Highlights Growing Threat to NHS
Jun 6 2024 // In June of last year, a Russian cybercrime gang called BlackCat hacked the Barts Health NHS Trust, a part of the UK’s National Health Service that operates several hospitals in London, and published some of it online...
Companies Need to Be Aware of Cyber Risks Related to Proliferation of IoT
Jun 6 2024 // The Internet of Things (IoT), which refers to the collection of internet-enabled devices such as wearables, industrial sensors and controls, and closed-circuit cameras, has revolutionized processes from pharmaceuticals...
Only a Third of $2.7M Stolen in Miss. County Hacking Scam Has Been Returned
Jun 6 2024 // CANTON, Miss. (AP) — Madison County has recovered an estimated $900,000 after an investigation found that the county was defrauded out of millions of tax dollars, authorities said Monday. Sheriff Randy Tucker updated the...
London Hospitals Hit by Cyberattack Affecting Blood Transfusions
Jun 5 2024 // Services at several London hospitals were disrupted after a provider that helps manage blood transfusions and lab services was hit by a ransomware attack. Lab services provider Synnovis confirmed the attack in a statement...
Hackers Targeted Celebrities on TikTok Using Private Messages
Jun 5 2024 // Hackers targeted well known brands and celebrities on TikTok, sending a malicious link through private messages to hijack prominent accounts. The ByteDance Ltd.-owned social media service said it’s taking steps to...
US Cyber Chief Sees ‘Very Aggressive’ Chinese Hacking Strategy
Jun 4 2024 // A top US spy chief said China is increasingly using its companies to find vulnerabilities in their own computer networks and then tapping that knowledge to target foreign nations and industries. “We’re really...
Live Nation Probing Ticketmaster Hack Amid User Data Leak Concerns
Jun 3 2024 // Live Nation Entertainment said on Friday it was investigating a data breach at its Ticketmaster unit that it discovered on May 20, the latest in a string of high-profile corporate hacks in the past year. In a filing with...
Hundreds of Thousands of Internet Routers Destroyed in Newly Discovered 2023 Hack
Jun 3 2024 // An unidentified hacking group launched a massive cyberattack on a telecommunications company in the U.S. heartland late last year that disabled hundreds of thousands of internet routers, according to research published...
Survey: Mid-Market Leaders Peg Cyber, Economy and Regulation as Top Concerns
May 30 2024 // Business leaders place cybersecurity, the economy, regulatory challenges and global instability among their top concerns for the coming year, fueled by factors such as AI, climate change, nuclear verdicts and political...
Hacking Group Claims It Stole Client Data From Christie’s
May 29 2024 // After a cyberattack on Christie’s auction house earlier this month, a hacker group called RansomHub claimed responsibility. In a post on the dark web Monday, RansomHub said that it had gained access to the personal...
ABN Amro Is Latest Bank to Suffer Breach After Hack at Supplier
May 28 2024 // ABN Amro Bank NV became the latest European lender to suffer a data breach through one of its suppliers as criminals seek to exploit weaker links adjacent to banking. The Dutch bank said in a statement Friday unauthorized...
Remote Work, Aging Tech Targeted by Canada Cybersecurity Plan
May 24 2024 // Canada released its first-ever cybersecurity strategy for federal government departments and agencies on Wednesday, with the aim of addressing challenges posed by remote work, cloud computing, aging infrastructure and...
SEC Fines NYSE Parent Intercontinental Exchange $10M Over Cyber Incident
May 23 2024 // The company that runs global financial exchanges and clearing houses has agreed to a $10 million fine to settle charges it delayed notifications of a cyber intrusion about 3 years ago. The U.S. Securities and Exchange...
S&P: 2023 Marked Stall of Rapid Growth in US Cyber Insurance
May 22 2024 // S&P Global Market Intelligence weighed in on the U.S. cyber insurance marketplace, reporting that premium dipped in 2023 to end several years of rapid growth. The overall 0.7% decline in cyber insurance direct written...
Cyberattacks Over Work Email Most Used; Ransomware Hits Victims Hard: Arctic Wolf
May 21 2024 // Business email compromise is now the top method of cyberattack, according to a survey from cybersecurity firm Arctic Wolf. Of the 1,000 surveyed senior IT and cybersecurity decisionmakers from organizations in more than 15...
How Do Insurers Define Systemic Cyber Risk?
May 20 2024 // Systemic cyber risk is being discussed as a growing concern for insurers as technology advances and interconnectivity increases, but how is this risk defined? That may be one of its gray areas. “As you go through...
Fitch Ratings: US Cyber Premium Growth Slows in 2023
May 17 2024 // The U.S. cyber insurance market saw what Fitch Ratings called an unexpected 1% decline in direct written premiums in 2023 following a 160% increase from 2020 to 2022. According to Fitch Ratings’ U.S. Cyber Insurance...
SEC Updates Customer Data Hacking Rules for Wall Street
May 17 2024 // Wall Street’s top regulator on Thursday said it had updated rules to ensure investment companies and others work to detect and respond to hackers’ theft of customer data. The changes, approved unanimously by...
CyberTrust Massachusetts Launches Cybersecurity Services for Cities and Towns
May 17 2024 // The nonprofit CyberTrust Massachusetts recently launched cyber assessment and monitoring services to help cities and towns in the state address the trend of escalating cyber attacks, ransomware, infrastructure disruption...
