Latest Cyber Headlines
All the headlines from our Cyber Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Happy Holidays: Target’s Message May Put Scare Into Firms Without Cyber Coverage
Dec 20 2013 // Target Corp.’s data breach headache may be an opportunity for insurance carriers, insurance agents, risk managers and businesses to spread the word about cyber risk – although the message is bit of a scary one. The...
Target Credit Card Breach a Reminder U.S. Lags in Personal Data Security
Dec 20 2013 // The security breach of credit and debit card data at Target Corp. is evidence of the increasing threats retailers face and a reminder that the U.S. lags behind much of the world in securing personal financial...
Chinese Hackers Spied on Europeans before G20 Meeting: Research Firm
Dec 11 2013 // Chinese hackers eavesdropped on the computers of five European foreign ministries before last September’s G20 Summit, which was dominated by the Syrian crisis, according to research by computer security firm FireEye...
Nearly 100K Utahns Could Be Hit by Data Breach
Dec 10 2013 // State officials say a data breach could affect as many as 97,000 Utahns who receive benefits through the state Department of Workforce Services. JPMorgan Chase notified the department last week that its servers affecting...
Connectivity in Cars Raises Cyber Attack Questions: Senator
Dec 6 2013 // A U.S. senator has asked 20 of the world’s biggest automakers for information on how they secure their vehicles from cyber attacks, in light of reports by security experts who say they have identified ways to hack...
Willis to Launch Cyber ATLAS, a Cyber Security ‘Toolkit’
Dec 6 2013 // Willis Group Holdings announced that in response to a “stark warning from the UK government that cyber crime threat facing UK companies is increasing,” it is launching Cyber ATLAS, which it describes as a...
Cyber Experts Uncover 2 Million Stolen Passwords to Global Web Accounts
Dec 5 2013 // Security experts have uncovered a trove of some 2 million stolen passwords to websites including Facebook, Google, Twitter and Yahoo from Internet users across the globe. Researchers with Trustwave’s SpiderLabs said...
Florida Physicians Group Reports Patient Data Breach
Nov 27 2013 // A physicians group with offices throughout Southwest Florida has notified 4,400 patients that their protected health information may have been breached. The Sarasota Herald-Tribune reported that an employee at Florida...
Allianz Expects Boost from Cyber Insurance Sales; East Europe, Asia, Brazil Markets
Nov 20 2013 // Allianz SE, Europe’s biggest insurer, said markets such as Asia, Brazil and eastern Europe as well as products that protect against cyber risks will increase revenue at its industrial insurance unit. “New...
Audit: Numerous Factors Aided MNsure Agent Data Breach
Nov 12 2013 // Leaders of Minnesota’s new health insurance exchange could have done more to prevent the disclosure of Social Security numbers belonging to about 1,600 insurance agents, the state legislative auditor reported. The...
Advisen: Historians May See 2013 as ‘Cyber Tipping-Point’
Nov 4 2013 // Historians may look at the year 2013 as a “cyber tipping-point” — the point at which businesses and governments finally realized the severity of the threats they were facing, according to Advisen, a New...
Las Vegas Sun: Cyberattack Behind Website Outage
Nov 4 2013 // Officials at the Las Vegas Sun say a cyberattack crashed their website for several hours on Oct. 15. The publisher of the website and its sister sites says the outage started a little after 6 a.m., and was under control by...
Advisen: Historians May See 2013 as ‘Cyber Tipping-Point’
Oct 28 2013 // Historians may look at the year 2013 as a “cyber tipping-point” — the point at which businesses and governments finally realized the severity of the threats they were facing, according to Advisen, a New...
U.S. Unveils Draft of Voluntary Corporate Cybersecurity Standards
Oct 22 2013 // A U.S. bureau on Tuesday unveiled a draft of voluntary standards that companies can adopt to boost cybersecurity – part of an attempt to protect critical industries without setting restrictive and costly...
The New Target for Cybercriminals
Oct 21 2013 // Businesses both large and small, across industries, fall victim to data breaches every day. One of the top targeted industries remains financial services. Top financial institutions have made headlines in a string of...
Is TRIA for Cyber Terrorism?
Oct 21 2013 // The insurance industry will count on the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (Program) if there is a terrorist strike on the United States, but will the Program respond if the act of terrorism is a cyber event? Cyber...
Tech Risks Threaten Supply Chain More Than Weather: Guy Carpenter
Oct 21 2013 // Technology failure and cyber attacks represent a greater threat to most organizations than adverse weather, fire and social unrest combined, according to a new report by Guy Carpenter. The report, “Tomorrow Never...
The Robots Are Coming!
Oct 21 2013 // Robots of the future could improve business efficiencies, but companies must implement risk management beyond legal requirements to minimize accidents and damage to their reputation. In recent years, robotics applications...
Las Vegas Sun: Cyberattack Behind Website Outage
Oct 17 2013 // Officials at the Las Vegas Sun say a cyberattack crashed their website for several hours Tuesday morning. Donn Jersey, the publisher of the website and its sister sites, says the outage apparently started a little after 6...
Travelers Launches Online Cyber Risk Resources for Business Owners
Oct 7 2013 // Travelers has introduced a suite of online resources to help business owners navigate the growing threat of cyber risks while also protecting their assets and their customers’ information. The launch of the new...
