Latest Cyber Headlines
All the headlines from our Cyber Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Failure to Mitigate Climate Change, Cyber Attacks Are Top Global Threats: WEF
Jan 17 2019 // The failure to tackle climate change and extreme weather events are the most threatening global risks this year, according to the World Economic Forum. Inability to mitigate or adapt to climate change leapfrogged several...
Cyber Joins Business Interruption as Top Global Business Risks: Allianz Survey
Jan 16 2019 // Cyber incidents join business interruption as the top risks facing global businesses, according to a survey conducted by Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS). The impact of business interruption (which includes...
U.S. Charges Traders, Ukrainian Hackers with Stealing SEC Filings on Corporations
Jan 16 2019 // U.S. authorities on Tuesday charged a suspected Ukrainian computer hacker and several traders with scheming to trade on market-moving corporate earnings news stolen from a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission...
2019 Cyber Insurance Predictions: Strong Drivers for Growth Ahead
Jan 15 2019 // Cyber insurance is trending upward, the industry is growing, and the technology around it is evolving at a very quick pace. While predictions are always hard to make, here are five trends that are likely to catapult the...
Iran Hackers Could Be Behind Wave of Cyber Attacks on Infrastructure: FireEye
Jan 11 2019 // Cyber attackers in Iran could be behind a wave of hacks on government and communications infrastructure that will require a coordinated global response to repel, according to cyber-security firm FireEye Inc. FireEye...
Zurich Policyholder Dispute Highlights Danger of Calling Out Cyber Attackers: Opinion
Jan 11 2019 // The $100 million lawsuit that Mondelez, the maker of Oreos and Cadbury chocolate, has brought against Zurich Insurance Group shows that governments should be more careful about identifying the would-be culprits in putative...
Neiman Marcus Settles Data Breach Claims With States for $1.5 Million
Jan 10 2019 // More than 40 state attorneys general have announced a $1.5 million settlement with The Neiman Marcus Group LLC over a data breach the Dallas-based retailer disclosed in January 2014. The breach exposed customer credit card...
U.S. Government Steps Up Warnings to Businesses Over Foreign Hackers
Jan 9 2019 // The Trump administration on Monday launched a drive to push U.S. firms to better protect their trade secrets from foreign hackers, following a slew of cases accusing individuals and companies of economic espionage for...
CFC Expands Cyber Insurance Product with Business Interruption Cover
Jan 9 2019 // CFC, the London-based managing general agent that specializes in emerging risks, announced it has expanded its cyber insurance product to include business interruption as well as a variety of cyber-crime activities. With...
7 Areas of Directors & Officers Liability to Watch in 2019
Jan 8 2019 // Risk management involves looking around the corner to spot future threats. When it comes to director and officer liability, the question is this: What’s on the horizon for directors and officers in 2019? Here are...
U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Hear Fiat-Chrysler Appeal in Auto Hacking Case
Jan 7 2019 // The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear Fiat Chrysler‘s appeal in a class action lawsuit over allegations that its Jeeps and other trucks are vulnerable to hacking, one of the first legal cases involving...
BevMo in California Warns of Customer Credit Card Data Breach
Jan 7 2019 // BevMo warned that a data breach may have allowed a hacker to steal credit card numbers and other information from more than 14,000 customers who used the alcohol-seller’s website. The Concord, Calif.-based company...
Digital Briefs
Jan 7 2019 // Travelers Eyes Wearables The Travelers Companies has partnered with contractor company Gilbane, and Triax Technologies, a provider of Internet of Things (IoT) construction technology, to explore the potential safety...
Most UK Small Businesses Remain in the Dark About Cyber Risks
Jan 7 2019 // A poll of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and micro businesses in the UK shows over half are confused by or even unaware of the rules around the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), while more...
States Surprised with Burst of Insurance Fraud-Related Legislation in 2018
Jan 7 2019 // Lawmakers Debated More Than 100 Fraud-Related Bills and Passed 33 into Law The introduction of new bills slows down during years when legislators tend to be more concerned with reelection. That’s why 2018 was such a...
Marriott Says Fewer Records Stolen in Starwood Hack Than First Thought
Jan 4 2019 // Marriott International Inc. said on Friday that fewer than 383 million customer records were stolen in a massive cyber attack disclosed last month, down from its initial estimate that up to 500 million guests were...
How Big Tech Is Using Artificial Intelligence to Stop Hackers
Jan 3 2019 // Last year, Microsoft Corp.’s Azure security team detected suspicious activity in the cloud computing usage of a large retailer: One of the company’s administrators, who usually logs on from New York, was trying...
Marsh Launches Cyber Self-Assessment Tool for Clients
Jan 3 2019 // Marsh has launched a next-generation online cyber self-assessment tool. The tool incorporates the latest insights on cybersecurity best practices to provide clients cybersecurity program diagnostic and serve as a single...
Smart Home Product Security Risks Can Be Alarming
Jan 3 2019 // Say you’re on your laptop at Starbucks, minding your own business, when an acquaintance of yours across the room isn’t minding his. Unbeknownst to you, he’s using the same store Wi-Fi as you to conduct a...
New Ohio Laws Address Insurer Cybersecurity, Surplus Lines, More
Jan 2 2019 // New laws in Ohio will benefit Ohio consumers while further strengthening Ohio’s robust insurance market, according to Ohio Department of Insurance Director Jillian Froment. Among the changes made by Ohio’s...
