Latest Cyber Headlines
All the headlines from our Cyber Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Air India’s February Data Breach Affected 4.5 Million Passengers
May 24 2021 // NEW DELHI – Personal data of about 4.5 million passengers of Air India was leaked in a cyber attack on the airline’s data processor but the compromised servers were later secured, the Indian state-run carrier said...
Hack of Leading Japanese Dating App Could Expose Personal Data of 2 Million Users
May 24 2021 // A leading Japanese matchmaking app was hacked, likely exposing the personal information of more than 1.7 million account holders, in the latest high-profile online attack. Net Marketing Co., which runs the Omiai dating...
Security Shutdown Stops Hack of Tulsa, Oklahoma’s Computer System
May 23 2021 // Most residents of Tulsa are being prevented from paying their water bills after the city shut down its computer network as a security measure following an attempted ransomware attack, a city official said. The attempted...
CNA Paid $40 Million in Ransom After March Cyber Attack
May 21 2021 // CNA Financial Corp., among the largest insurance companies in the U.S., paid $40 million in late March to regain control of its network after a ransomware attack, according to people with knowledge of the attack. The...
Irish Health Service Hackers Offer Decryption Key – but $20M Ransom Demand Remains
May 21 2021 // A day after threatening to publicly release patient data, the hackers who targeted Ireland’s health service offered a decryption key that they said could be used to unlock computers infected with ransomware. While...
Student Blamed for Cyber Attack on Massachusetts School’s Network
May 21 2021 // A student was behind a cyber attack on a Massachusetts school system this week that temporarily shut down the district’s computer network, disrupted remote learning, and forced the postponement of exams, officials...
Irish Patient Data May Have Been Posted on Dark Web After Cyber Attack: Minister Says
May 20 2021 // Reports of Irish patient data posted online after a cyber attack on Ireland’s health service appear to be accurate, a government minister said, as the fallout from the hack continues. A Financial Times report that...
Ransomware Attacks Hit AXA’s Asia Units, New Zealand Health Provider
May 19 2021 // BANGKOK (AP) – The Thai affiliate of Paris-based insurance company AXA said Tuesday it is investigating a ransomware attack by Russian-speaking cyber criminals that has affected operations in Thailand, Malaysia, Hong...
5 Ways Cyber Business Interruption Differs from Traditional Business Interruption: RIMS
May 19 2021 // While a typical business interruption can often be a confusing insurance situation, the picture gets even muddier when it involves cyber coverage. Chris Mortifoglio, a forensic accountant, knows all too well how muddy it...
What 3 Experts Are Saying About Pipeline Attack and Cyber Insurance
May 18 2021 // Here is what AM Best, Fitch Ratings and CyberCube think about the recent ransomware attack that shut down Colonial Pipeline: AM Best: Spotlight on Cyber Insurance The ransomware attack on one of the largest pipelines in...
Pipeline Ransomware Attack Stirs Debate on Whether Insurance Attracts Hackers
May 17 2021 // The ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline Co. that caused gasoline shortages along the U.S. East Coast also sparked a debate about whether cyber insurance helps protect against marauders — or attracts them. Some...
Under Pressure, Ransomware Gangs Claim They’re Shutting Down
May 17 2021 // Multiple ransomware groups claimed they were shutting down or scaling back operations on Friday as the U.S. government ramped up pressure while tech companies, cryptocurrency exchanges and others worried about getting...
Insuring Cyber Podcast: Social Engineering Risks Rising, but Cyber Coverage Still Lacks
May 17 2021 // The COVID-19 pandemic has upended the work environment in many ways, and cyber experts say one unfortunate result of the switch to remote work is an increase in cyber crime, particularly around social engineering...
Cyber Security Is a Conversation Agents Need to Have with Clients
May 17 2021 // Not only are more people working from home than ever before, but entire families are shopping online and using the Internet of Things — Alexa, Siri, Google Home, and other technology embedded with sensors or software...
Understanding Ransomware and Why Experts Call for Multi-Pronged Response
May 17 2021 // Political hand-wringing in Washington over Russia’s hacking of federal agencies and interference in U.S. politics has mostly overshadowed a worsening digital scourge with a far broader wallop: crippling and...
Cyber Ransom Payments Set a Bad Precedent But Happen Often
May 14 2021 // The U.S. government’s fight to choke off ransom payments collected by hackers hit a major snag Thursday, following news that Colonial Pipeline Co. paid a hefty sum to hackers who for several days this week...
Ireland’s Health Service Operator Hit by ‘Significant’ Ransomware Attack
May 14 2021 // DUBLIN – Ireland’s health service operator shut down all its IT systems on Friday to protect them from a “significant” ransomware attack, crippling diagnostic services, disrupting COVID-19 testing and...
DarkSide Hacking Group Blamed for Ransomware Attack on Toshiba Unit
May 14 2021 // PARIS – Toshiba Tec France Imaging System said on Friday that DarkSide, the hacking group blamed for crippling a major U.S. pipeline company, had targeted it in a ransomware attack during the night of May 4. The unit of...
Colonial Pipeline Paid Hackers Nearly $5 Million in Ransom: Bloomberg
May 13 2021 // Colonial Pipeline Co. paid nearly $5 million to Eastern European hackers on Friday, contradicting reports earlier this week that the company had no intention of paying an extortion fee to help restore the country’s...
Biden Signs Executive Order on Cyber Information Sharing, Safety Practices
May 13 2021 // President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed an executive order intended to strengthen U.S. cybersecurity by improving information sharing about attacks with the private sector and adopting better safety practices throughout...
