Latest Cyber Headlines
All the headlines from our Cyber Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Insurance Journal’s Top 10 East Region Stories of 2019
Jan 2 2020 // A new year is a time of reflection for some, and last year, the city of Boston began 2019 by reflecting on an important piece of the city’s history: the 100-year anniversary of The Great Molasses Flood. The flood,...
Wawa Facing Lawsuits Over Data Breach at All of Its Stores
Dec 31 2019 // The Wawa convenience store chain is facing a wave of lawsuits over a data breach that affected its 850 locations along the East Coast. Wawa Inc. discovered malware on its payment processing servers this month before...
Florida City to Pay for ID Monitoring for 60K After Cyberattack
Dec 27 2019 // A Florida city is offering to pay for identity protection monitoring for up to 60,000 people following a cyberattack that crippled Pensacola’s computer systems for days. The News Journal reports Pensacola Mayor...
Health Provider in Arizona to Pay $6M Settlement in Breach
Dec 24 2019 // A Phoenix, Ariz.-based health provider has agreed to settle a lawsuit over a computer data breach that may have compromised health and personal data of about 3 million patients, employees, health insurance customers and...
Vietnam-Linked Hackers Steal Intellectual Property from Competitors: Experts
Dec 24 2019 // A Vietnam-based hacking group is learning from China’s playbook, using increasingly sophisticated cyber attacks to spy on competitors and help Vietnam catch up to global competitors, according to cyber-security...
Massachusetts Auditor Says Revenue Department Needs to Better Protect Data
Dec 24 2019 // The Massachusetts Department of Revenue needs to do more to protect the security of taxpayer and business data, the state auditor said Monday. Auditor Suzanne Bump said an audit found the department was not prepared to...
Coalition Adds California Consumer Protection Act Endorsement
Dec 24 2019 // San Francisco, Calif.-based Coalition, a cyber insurer for small and midsize businesses, has added an endorsement that broadens its coverage to protect against additional violations brought under California Consumer...
AXA XL, Slice Labs, Microsoft to Offer Cyber Risk Management Tools
Dec 23 2019 // AXA XL, the p&c and Specialty Risk Division of global insurer AXA, Slice Labs Inc. (Slice), an on-demand insurer of cloud technology, and Microsoft will work together to help improve cyber health and mitigate risks for...
Cyber Attack Forces Airline to Cancel Flights in Alaska
Dec 23 2019 // RavnAir canceled at least a half-dozen flights in Alaska on Saturday – at the peak of holiday travel – following what the company described as “a malicious cyber attack” on its computer network. The...
Ascot Appoints Walter as Executive VP and Head of Cyber & Commercial E&O
Dec 20 2019 // Ascot has appointed Drew Walter as executive vice president and head of Cyber & Commercial E&O. Also joining the team are Tracy O’Hara, Abigail Oliver, Greg Garijanian and Ben Mancuso. Based in New York,...
Canadian Lab Test Firm, LifeLabs, Pays Ransom After Data Breach
Dec 20 2019 // Lab test provider LifeLabs said Tuesday that it paid a ransom to secure data for Canadians that was stolen in a data breach in late October. Hackers also obtained personal information of an unknown number of the...
Chinese Hacking Group Resumes Global Attacks on Companies, Agencies
Dec 19 2019 // A Chinese government-linked hacking group that was thought to be dormant has been quietly targeting companies and government agencies for the last two years, harvesting data after stealing passwords and circumventing...
Florida City Faces $1M Ransom by Hackers
Dec 17 2019 // A Florida city confirmed Friday that hackers seeking to extort money were responsible for crippling its computer systems earlier this week but officials have yet to decide whether they will pay a reported $1 million...
Another Cyberattack Attempt in Louisiana: Sheriff’s Offices
Dec 17 2019 // Three Louisiana parish sheriff’s offices were targeted by hackers over the weekend in a suspected cyberattack, officials confirmed. The Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office received a call from the Sheriff’s...
Large New Jersey Hospital System Says It Was Hit by Ransomware Attack
Dec 17 2019 // New Jersey’s largest hospital system said Friday that a ransomware attack last week disrupted its computer network and that it paid a ransom to stop it. Hackensack Meridian Health did not say in its statement how...
Officials: Recent Cyberattack on New Orleans City Computers Was ‘Minimal’
Dec 16 2019 // Officials announced that no data was held for ransom and that a recovery operation is getting underway after a cyberattack a day earlier triggered a shutdown of city government computers in New Orleans. Chief Information...
Wyoming Hospital Boosts Security, Issues Notifications After Breach
Dec 16 2019 // Cheyenne Regional Medical Center in Wyoming has added security measures and is informing people whose personal information was exposed due to a data breach earlier this year, hospital officials said. The breach was...
New Orleans City Government Hit by Cyber Attack; Recovery Underway
Dec 15 2019 // Officials announced Saturday that no data was held for ransom and that a recovery operation is getting underway after a cyberattack a day earlier triggered a shutdown of city government computers in New Orleans. Chief...
North Korean Hackers Found Partnering With Eastern European Cyber Criminals
Dec 12 2019 // North Korean state-backed hackers appear to be cooperating with Eastern European cybercriminals, a report said on Wednesday, a finding that suggests digital gangsters and state-backed spies are finding common ground...
Court Rules Events After Email Instruction Don’t Erase Claim for Phishing Loss
Dec 12 2019 // A $1.7 million email phishing fraud that included phone calls with a fake lawyer and an intervention by a Wells Fargo fraud investigator is still a fraud and Ironshore Indemnity is liable for the claim, a split panel with...
