Latest Cyber Headlines
All the headlines from our Cyber Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Data Breach Lawsuit Latest Legal Challenge for Uber
Mar 16 2015 // Uber Technologies Inc. has been hit with a proposed class action lawsuit over a recently disclosed data breach involving the personal information of about 50,000 drivers, the latest in a series of legal woes to hit the...
Senate Committee Passes Cyber Threat Sharing Bill
Mar 13 2015 // The U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee voted 14-1 on Thursday to approve a bill intended to enhance information sharing between private companies and intelligence agencies about cybersecurity threats. The panel’s...
Executives Examine D&O Claim Trends, Cyber Exposure
Mar 6 2015 // A number of industry executives spoke with Insurance Journal recently to share their observations on the current directors and officers liability insurance claim trends. Executives also spoke about a new potential D&O...
Willis Expert: Aviation Industry is Under-Prepared to Deal with Cyber Risks
Mar 6 2015 // The aviation industry is behind the curve in terms of its response and readiness to the insidious threat posed by cyber criminality whether from criminals, terrorists, nation states or hackers, according to Peter...
New ISO Cyber Endorsements for Small, Medium Businesses Now Available
Mar 4 2015 // ISO’s new cyber insurance coverage options for small and midsize businesses became available March 1. The optional cyber endorsements are for use with the ISO Businessowners Program, a package policy used by insurers...
China Says Tech Firms Have Nothing to Fear From Draft Anti-Terror Law
Mar 4 2015 // China’s proposed anti-terrorism law will not affect the legitimate interests of technology firms, a top Chinese spokeswoman said Wednesday after U.S. President Barack Obama warned of its impact and demanded...
TNCs, State Flood Insurance Among Hot Topics at NCOIL Spring Meeting
Mar 3 2015 // For those whose travel plans weren’t interrupted by the inclement weather, the spring meeting of the tri-annually convened National Conference of Insurance Legislators – held in Charleston, S.C. just as February...
It’s Easy to Get Hacked: Just Connect to Fraudulent Wireless Hotspots
Mar 3 2015 // If anyone attending the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this week doubts how easy it is to hack smartphones and tablets, Filip Chytry and his team plan to set them straight. By hacking into their devices. Chytry’s...
Uber: Hackers May Have Stolen Data on 50,000 Drivers
Mar 2 2015 // Uber Technologies Inc. said its database was access by an unauthorized third party last year, resulting in the possible theft of information on 50,000 drivers. The drivers, who are part of Uber’s mobile car-booking...
N.Y.’s Lawsky: Cybersecurity Likely Most Important Issue DFS Will Face in 2015
Feb 26 2015 // Cybersecurity is likely the most important issue that the New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) will face in 2015, and perhaps for many years to come after that, New York Financial Services Superintendent...
As Health Data Goes Electronic, Medical ID Theft Increases
Feb 26 2015 // Medical identity theft jumped 22 percent last year as more U.S. health data becomes electronic and easier for cyber criminals to steal from doctors’ offices, hospitals and insurers. Incidents of medical identity...
FBI Says It’s Close to Identifying Anthem Hackers
Feb 25 2015 // The FBI said it’s close to finding the hackers responsible for the attack on health-insurance company Anthem Inc. that exposed personal data on about 80 million customers. Federal Bureau of Investigation officials...
Insurance Department: 1-in-3 Missourians Impacted by Anthem Data Breach
Feb 24 2015 // The Missouri Department of Insurance reported it received new information from Anthem that shows one-in-three Missourians’ personal information was compromised during a recent cyberattack on the health insurer. More...
Declarations
Feb 23 2015 // Anthem Data Breach “The personally identifiable information apparently hacked at Anthem is exactly what tax fraud thieves use to make false refund claims that appear to be legitimate.” —Kevin Sullivan,...
Commercial Lines Softening to Continue in U.S. in 2015: Marsh
Feb 23 2015 // Competition among property/casualty insurance carriers and the flow of capital into the industry are continuing to drive down rates in most U.S. commercial lines and conditions are particularly favorable for clients with...
Treasury Troubled by Smaller Firms Not Buying Cyber Insurance
Feb 18 2015 // While the overall cyber risk insurance market is growing tremendously, larger corporate clients have driven much of the expansion. Smaller companies, on the other hand, have not followed suit, Deputy U.S. Treasury...
Obama Executive Order to Encourage Cybersecurity Information Sharing
Feb 13 2015 // President Barack Obama is set to announce a new cybersecurity executive order on Friday designed to encourage companies to share information about cyber threats, White House cybersecurity coordinator Michael Daniel told...
Anthem Offers Customers ID Theft Protection for 2 Years
Feb 12 2015 // Anthem Inc. said on Wednesday its millions of customers can sign up for free credit monitoring and identity-theft protection services this week following a massive cyber attack involving stolen U.S. Social Security...
Oh Dear, Using Dating Apps on Company Smartphone a Security Risk
Feb 11 2015 // Just in time for Valentine’s Day comes research warning against the use of popular dating apps on corporate smartphones. An analysis conducted by IBM Security found that more than 60 percent of leading Android dating...
Investigators Suspect Anthem Breach Began with ‘Phishing’ of Employees
Feb 10 2015 // The hackers who stole millions of health insurance records from Anthem Inc. commandeered the credentials of five different employees while seeking to penetrate the company’s computer network — and they may have...
