Latest Cyber Headlines
All the headlines from our Cyber Topic Page, ordered by recency.
UnitedHealth Says Hack at Tech Unit Impacted 190 Million People
Jan 28 2025 // The cyberattack at UnitedHealth Group’s tech unit last year affected the personal information of 190 million people, the health conglomerate said on Jan. 24, making it the largest healthcare data breach in the United...
PayPal Pays $2 Million Cybersecurity Settlement to New York Regulator
Jan 27 2025 // PayPal, Inc. will pay a $2 million penalty to New York State for violations of the state’s financial services industry cybersecurity regulation. The failures on December 2022 led to sensitive customer information,...
Nebraska Sues Change Healthcare Over Data Breach
Jan 27 2025 // Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers filed a lawsuit in Lancaster County District Court against Change Healthcare alleging violations of the state’s Consumer Protection and Data Security Laws. The complaint stems...
People Moves: Lawley Names 4 New Partners; Burns Heads XS Brokers New Cyber Unit
Jan 22 2025 // Lawley, headquartered in Buffalo, New York, appointed four new partners. Michael Jantzi II Michael Jantzi II has worked in the insurance and business development sectors since 2010. Prior to becoming a partner, he was an...
Cyber Insurance Market to Expand as Risks Evolve: Gallagher
Jan 17 2025 // While 2024 brought record-breaking data-breach costs and evolving cyber risk, all signs point to stable rates and ample capacity in 2025. Intense competition among cyber insurance carriers has resulted in higher limits,...
FBI Warned Agents It Believes Phone Logs Hacked Last Year
Jan 17 2025 // FBI leaders have warned that they believe hackers who broke into AT&T Inc.’s system last year stole months of their agents’ call and text logs, setting off a race within the bureau to protect the identities...
White House Aims to Bolster Cybersecurity With Last-Minute Order
Jan 16 2025 // President Joe Biden on Thursday is set to issue an executive order aimed at strengthening the federal government’s cybersecurity and offering it more tools to punish digital attackers. The order in the final days of...
An Increase in Identity Theft, Cybercrime Predicted in 2025
Jan 16 2025 // The forecast for identity theft scams and cybercrime in 2025 is bleak, according to the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC). It’s anticipated there will be reduced support for victims and less law enforcement...
NHS Cyberattack in UK Inflicted Long-Term Harm on Patient Health
Jan 15 2025 // A cyberattack that paralyzed hospitals and clinics in London last year resulted in harm to dozens of patients, leading to long-term or permanent damage to their health in at least two cases, according to data obtained by...
Cyber, Business Interruption, Natural Disasters Listed as Top 3 Business Risks: Allianz
Jan 15 2025 // Cyber, business interruption and natural catastrophes are the top three risks that concern global businesses, according to the Allianz Risk Barometer 2025. Cyber incidents, such as ransomware attacks, data breaches and IT...
White House Rushes to Finish Cyber Order After China Hacks
Jan 10 2025 // The Biden administration is racing to put out an executive order meant to shore up U.S. cybersecurity in its dwindling days in office, according to four people familiar with the matter. The executive order, which has...
Green Bay Packers Online Store Hacked, Exposing 8,500 Customers
Jan 9 2025 // The Green Bay Packers’ online store was hacked in September and October, the franchise said in a data breach filing this week. A third party threat actor inserted a malicious code on the Packers’ Pro Shop...
People Moves: Canopius Names CAC’s Burke US Head of Cyber and Technology; Gerber Hired as AXA XL’s Head of Energy Transition, Americas
Jan 9 2025 // Laura Burke Canopius, headquartered in Chicago, appointed Laura Burke as U.S. head of cyber and technology. Burke assumes the role after serving as the company’s executive vice president, cyber and technology, since...
Symbol Will Indicate When Connected Devices Are Cyber Secure
Jan 8 2025 // Consumers may soon be able to buy electronic products with a label indicating they are “cyber secure,” according to US officials. The White House on Tuesday announced the launch of a new US Cyber Trust Mark,...
Israel Cyber Firms Raise $4 Billion in 2024 on Surge of Cloud, AI Security Needs
Jan 8 2025 // Israeli cybersecurity firms raised $4 billion in 2024, more than double that of 2023, led by firms seeking to protect the cloud along with a surge in artificial intelligence, global venture capital firm YL Ventures said on...
Old Republic Starts New Company for Cyber, Tech E&O
Jan 7 2025 // Old Republic International Corp. said it is forming a new subsidiary for cyber and technology errors and omissions insurance products. CJ Pruzinsky Old Republic Cyber Inc. will be led by CJ Pruzinsky, formerly of...
UN Aviation Agency Investigates Reports of Possible Data Breach
Jan 7 2025 // The United Nations’ civil aviation agency is investigating reports of a “potential information security incident” following a claim that tens of thousands of its records had been stolen, the organization...
US Sanctions Chinese Cyber Firm Linked to Botnet Attack
Jan 6 2025 // The US Treasury Department sanctioned Chinese cybersecurity firm Integrity Technology Group for its alleged role in a state-sponsored botnet attack known as Flax Typhoon. Integrity Technology, which is traded on the...
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...
Rhode Island Ransomware Attack Update: Some Stolen Data Posted to Dark Web
Dec 31 2024 // As Rhode Island state officials feared would happen, hackers responsible for a ransomware attack on a popular state-administered benefits portal have posted some of the stolen information to the dark web. Governor Dan...
