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#1 Cybersecurity Pros Say IoT, Large Language Models Are Risk Areas of Concern
Aug 7 2025 // When it comes to systemic cyber risks, cybersecurity experts rated Internet of Things (IoT) devices and large language models (LLMs) as the most immediate emerging risk areas of concern. That finding came from a recent...
#2 Tally of Microsoft Victims Surges to 400 as Hackers Exploit SharePoint Flaw
Jul 23 2025 // The number of companies and organizations compromised by a security vulnerability in Microsoft Corp.’s SharePoint servers is increasing rapidly, with the tally of victims soaring more than six-fold in a few days,...
#3 Ransomware Gangs’ Merciless Attacks Bleed Small Companies Dry
Dec 6 2024 // The black-and-white message flickering across computer screens sparked panic at Knights of Old, a 158-year-old UK delivery company: “If you’re reading this, it means the internal infrastructure of your company...
#4 RPS: Cyber Market Flush With Capacity as Buyers Get More Limit, Low Premium
Aug 13 2025 // Cyber insurance remains an area of growth opportunity for property and casualty insurers, particularly in the face of large-scale risk factors. According to a new report, “CYBER: Insights on the current and future...
#5 Hack of Contractor Was at Root of Massive Federal Data Breach
May 21 2025 // A software company that handles sensitive data for nearly every US federal agency was the victim of a cyber breach earlier this year due to a “major lapse” in security measures, according to documents reviewed...
#6 Hackers Steal Passwords From UK’s NHS With Sneaky Malware Tool
Aug 7 2025 // Hackers have stolen login credentials from thousands of people working with the UK’s National Health Service, putting the organization at risk of further cyberattacks, according to researchers. The data theft is...
#7 Computers of Senior US Treasury Leaders Accessed in Hack
Jan 3 2025 // Chinese state-sponsored hackers broke into the computers of senior US Treasury Department leaders as part of a recent breach of the agency, according to a US official and another person familiar with the matter. The...
#8 Chinese Hackers, User Lapses Turn Smartphones Into a ‘Mobile Security Crisis’
Jun 9 2025 // Cybersecurity investigators noticed a highly unusual software crash — it was affecting a small number of smartphones belonging to people who worked in government, politics, tech and journalism. The crashes, which began...
#9 US, Allies Step Up Fight Against North Korean Cyber Activities
Aug 29 2025 // The US, Japan and South Korea pledged to intensify efforts to block North Korea’s use of overseas IT workers to raise money for its weapons programs, warning that Pyongyang’s operatives are using increasingly...
#10 Cybersecurity Bosses Grow Increasingly Worried About AI Attacks and Misuse
Jul 17 2025 // Nearly a quarter of cybersecurity bosses said their companies have experienced an attack powered by artificial intelligence in the past year, according to a new survey in which AI risk emerged as the defining...
#11 Chinese Hackers Still Trying to Break Into Telecoms Across Globe
Jul 18 2025 // A Chinese hacking group has continued to target phone and wireless providers around the world, compromising devices tied to seven telecommunications companies since February, according to a bulletin that a cybersecurity...
#12 Allianz Life Says Majority of US Customers’ Data Stolen in Hack
Jul 28 2025 // U.S. insurance giant Allianz Life said on Saturday that hackers stole the personal information of the majority of its customers, financial professionals, and select Allianz Life employees in the United States. The...
#13 Diversification, Risk Modeling Top of Mind for Carriers as Cyber Market Softens
Mar 17 2025 // As cyber insurance rates have begun to stabilize, insurance carriers are seeking more diversification to fuel their underwriting and growth strategies, according to panelists at this year’s PLUS Cyber Symposium in...
#14 International Coalition Calls Out Three Chinese Companies Over Hacking Campaign
Aug 28 2025 // An unusually broad coalition composed of the United States, its traditional English-speaking allies, and other nations including Germany, Italy and Japan is calling out three Chinese companies over alleged hacking...
#15 Hacked Columbia University Data Includes Banking Numbers, GPAs
Aug 5 2025 // The financial information and academic performance of Columbia University students and alumni were stolen in a recent breach, according to a Bloomberg News review of some of the pilfered data. The data includes bank...
#16 Farmers Insurance Data Breach Could Impact More Than a Million Customers
Aug 25 2025 // A recently discovered data breach may impact more than one million customers of Farmers Insurance, warned a recent notification to Maine’s Attorney General. Farmers Insurance Exchange, Farmers Group, Inc. (its...
#17 US Charges Five in ‘Scattered Spider’ Hacking Scheme
Nov 22 2024 // U.S. prosecutors unveiled criminal charges on Wednesday against five alleged members of Scattered Spider, a loose-knit community of hackers suspected of breaking into dozens of U.S. companies to steal confidential...
#18 Bybit Hit by Crypto’s Worst Hack With Almost $1.5 Billion Stolen
Feb 24 2025 // Crypto exchange Bybit said it was hacked, resulting in what analysts estimate was the loss of almost $1.5 billion worth of tokens in the biggest theft ever committed in the industry. Researchers believe North Korean...
#19 UK Fears Chinese Hackers Compromised Critical Infrastructure
Oct 16 2024 // Chinese state actors have made widespread — and likely successful — efforts to access British critical infrastructure networks, according to UK officials, underscoring fears of vulnerabilities to increasingly...
#20 Columbia University Hack Affected 870,000 People, Included Some Health Data
Aug 11 2025 // A recent breach of Columbia University’s computer systems compromised personal information of about 870,000 people, including students and applicants, according to the school’s reports to state officials in the...
