Latest Cyber Headlines
All the headlines from our Cyber Topic Page, ordered by recency.
N.Y. Insurance Agency’s Computer Hacked to Gain Forged Insurance Docs
Jan 14 2008 // Police in New York have arrested a computer consultant who is charged with fraudulently printing an insurance certificate from an agency’s computer and using the document for his part-time snowplowing...
It Figures
Dec 23 2007 // $3.2 Billion Amount lost in the United States due to phishing attacks, according to a recent survey conducted by Gartner Inc., an information technology research and advisory company. The survey found that 3.6 million...
Survey Shows Phishing Attacks in 2007 Caused $3B in Damages
Dec 18 2007 // Phishing attacks in the United States soared in 2007 as $3.2 billion was lost to these attacks, according to a recent survey. The survey found that 3.6 million adults lost money in phishing attacks in the 12 months ending...
Ohio Officials Alert Public about Data Breach by Hartford Insurance
Oct 31 2007 // Hartford Life Insurance has misplaced three backup tapes containing sensitive personal information on an unknown number of Ohio consumers, state insurance regulators said. The company says the data security breach was...
Banks Allege TJX Under-reported Number Affected by Data Thefts
Oct 25 2007 // A group of banks alleged in a court filing ithat 94 million accounts were affected by the theft of personal data from Massachusetts-based TJX Cos. — more than double the number the company previously reported in what...
Data breaches expose businesses while highlighting need for coverage
Oct 8 2007 // New data compromise coverage helps businesses respond when data loss occurs The breach of personal data stored in business files and computers is a serious risk for any company that controls the information. Customers and...
Data breaches expose businesses while highlighting need for coverage
Oct 8 2007 // The breach of personal data stored in business files and computers is a serious risk for any company that controls the information. Customers and employees may become the victims of identity theft and fraud. With so many...
Making the case for Internet liability coverage
Sep 24 2007 // There has been very little in the history of the world that has revolutionized society so greatly and as quickly as the Internet. The Internet has allowed anyone and everyone with access to a computer to obtain information...
Making the case for Internet liability coverage
Sep 24 2007 // There has been very little in the history of the world that has revolutionized society so greatly and as quickly as the Internet. The Internet has allowed anyone and everyone with access to a computer to obtain information...
State laws vary, but principles stay the same
Aug 6 2007 // Few things help to build trust between insurance agents and their clients more than showing care and sensitivity around personal information. And key to that is understanding the general legal principals states enacted...
GAO: Identity theft cases limited compared to number of security breaches
Jul 23 2007 // While the Government Accountability Office fell short of offering recommendations, it released a report stating that many entities in the private, public, and government sectors have reported the loss or theft of sensitive...
GAO: Identity theft cases limited compared to number of security breaches
Jul 23 2007 // While the Government Accountability Office fell short of offering recommendations, it released a report stating that many entities in the private, public, and government sectors have reported the loss or theft of sensitive...
GAO: Identity Theft Cases Limited Compared to Breaches
Jul 9 2007 // While the Government Accountability Office fell short of offering recommendations, it released a report stating that many entities in the private, public, and government sectors have reported the loss or theft of sensitive...
Navigators Pro Adds Cyber Privacy to Lawyers Liability Policy
Jun 19 2007 // Navigators Pro has introduced the Cyber Privacy InNAVation, a coverage endorsement for its primary lawyers professional liability policy. Cyber Privacy InNAVation provides enhanced liability coverage protection for law...
Understanding network risk insurance
Apr 9 2007 // The total number of data breach victims in 2006 exceeded the $100 million mark — one record for roughly every three Americans. ID theft occurrences, which result from a portion of such daily breaches, have recently...
Fireman’s Fund Introduces Data Compromise Coverage
Mar 12 2007 // Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company has introduced Data Compromise, a coverage and service solution for businesses that provides legal consulting, customer notification services and credit monitoring as well as identity...
UNH calculates cyber attack threat
Feb 12 2007 // Hackers, terrorists and nations all use computers, but who really is capable of damaging the critical infrastructure of the U.S.? The University of New Hampshire has unveiled the UNH Cyber Threat Calculator, which assesses...
A Computer Hacker Strikes Every 39 Seconds, Warns U. of Md. Study
Feb 7 2007 // Are hackers trying to get into your computer right now? And what are they up to? A study by the University of Maryland’s A. James Clark School of Engineering is one of the first to quantify the near-constant rate of...
Cyber liability market is older, wiser, smarter and still growing
Jan 28 2007 // The need for cyber coverage is growing. More companies are growing their revenue through online sales. As a result, they are becoming more exposed. Beginning a New Year provides an opportunity to reflect on challenges and...
N.H. Researchers Develop Tool to Measure Cyber Attack Threat
Jan 26 2007 // Hackers, terrorists and nations all use computers, but who really is capable of damaging the critical infrastructure of the United States? The University of New Hampshire has unveiled the UNH Cyber Threat Calculator, which...
