Latest Cyber Headlines
All the headlines from our Cyber Topic Page, ordered by recency.
High-Net-Worth Insureds’ Top Concerns: Climate, Collectibles and Cyber
Dec 4 2024 // A new report on emerging risks affecting wealthy households — those with assets of $500,000 to $5 million — highlights climate change, theft of collectibles and cybersecurity as top concerns. Chubb’s new...
California Teen Suspected of Being a Member of Scattered Spider Hacking Gang
Dec 4 2024 // An accused teenage hacker who was arrested last month in California is suspected of being a member of the notorious cybercrime group Scattered Spider, according to several people familiar with the matter. U.S. prosecutors...
Hoboken Dealing With Ransomware Attack
Dec 3 2024 // The city of Hoboken, New Jersey has reported it was the victim of a ransomware attack last week. Due to the November 26 cyber attack, City Hall and the municipal court were closed and all online city services were...
T-Mobile Engineers Spotted Hackers Running Commands on Routers
Dec 2 2024 // Suspicious behavior on T-Mobile US Inc.’s network devices tipped off the company to a breach that was potentially part of a sprawling cyber-espionage campaign that has raised urgent questions about the exposure of a...
New England Grocers Coping With Cyber Attack
Dec 2 2024 // The Dutch company that owns Stop & Shop and Hannaford grocery stores across New England is dealing with a cyberattack that has disrupted online shopping, product deliveries and pharmacy services at some...
Prince Harry’s Phone-Hacking Lawsuit Against Daily Mail to Go to Trial in 2026
Nov 27 2024 // Prince Harry and other high-profile British figures’ privacy lawsuits against the Daily Mail newspaper’s publisher will go to trial in early 2026, London’s High Court heard on Tuesday, with the...
Ransomware Hits Supply Chain Software Firm Blue Yonder
Nov 26 2024 // Blue Yonder, a provider of supply chain software to manufacturing, logistics, and retail customers said it has been working “around the clock” to address disruptions caused by a ransomware incident. Blue Yonder...
New York Fines GEICO $9.75M, Travelers $1.5M Over Auto Insurance Cyber Breaches
Nov 25 2024 // Two auto insurers will pay fines totaling $11.3 million for data breaches of online insurance quoting systems that New York officials say compromised personal information of an estimated 120,000 customers in total. New...
Chinese Hackers Preparing for Conflict, Says US Cyber Official
Nov 25 2024 // Chinese hackers are positioning themselves in U.S. critical infrastructure in the event of a clash with the United States, a top American cybersecurity official said on Friday. Morgan Adamski, the executive director of...
Danish Central Banker Sees Russia Hackers as Key Risk to Lenders
Nov 22 2024 // Cyber attacks against Nordic banks, likely perpetrated by Russia-linked hackers, pose the biggest threat to financial stability in the region, a top Danish central bank official said. Financial institutions should be...
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...
Library of Congress Says an Adversary Hacked Some Emails
Nov 20 2024 // The Library of Congress has notified lawmakers of a “cyber breach” of its IT system by an adversary, a hack of emails between some congressional offices and library staff, according to an email obtained by The...
T-Mobile Caught Hackers Early, Averting Data Leak
Nov 20 2024 // T-Mobile US Inc. was able to contain a recent network breach before it reached customers’ phones, according to people familiar with the matter. Hackers accessed edge-routing infrastructure and gained unauthorized...
Cybersecurity in Insurance: Why Your Data and Compliance Can’t Afford to Slip
Nov 20 2024 // This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. Data is at the core of the insurance industry. From the smallest independent agencies to the largest legacy carriers, insurance organizations of all sizes house data....
Senate Panel to Hold Hearing on Suspected Chinese Hacking Incidents
Nov 19 2024 // A U.S. Senate Judiciary subcommittee overseeing technology issues will hold a hearing Tuesday on Chinese hacking incidents, including a recent incident involving American telecom companies. The hearing to be chaired by...
Facebook Users Affected by Data Breach Eligible for Compensation: German Court
Nov 19 2024 // A German court said on Monday that Facebook users whose data was illegally obtained in 2018 and 2019 were eligible for compensation. The Federal Court of Justice (BGH) ruled that the loss of control over one’s data...
T-Mobile’s Network Breached as Part of Chinese Hacking Operation
Nov 18 2024 // T-Mobile US Inc.’s network was among those recently breached by Chinese hackers in an attack on multiple telecommunications companies. “T-Mobile is closely monitoring this industry-wide attack,” a company...
US Accuses China of Vast Cyber-Espionage Against Telecoms
Nov 14 2024 // Chinese state-sponsored hackers perpetrated a “broad and significant cyber-espionage campaign” in which they breached multiple telecommunications companies, US officials said in a statement on Wednesday,...
New England Grocers Stop & Shop, Hannaford Coping With Cyber Attack
Nov 13 2024 // The Dutch company that owns Stop & Shop and Hannaford grocery stores across New England is dealing with a cyberattack that has disrupted online shopping, product deliveries and pharmacy services at some...
Biden Administration to Support Controversial UN Cyber Treaty
Nov 12 2024 // The Biden administration plans to support a controversial cybercrime treaty at the United Nations this week despite concerns that it could be misused by authoritarian regimes, according to senior government officials. The...
