Latest Cyber Headlines
All the headlines from our Cyber Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Lockbit Hackers’ Swagger on Display After Police Leak Identities Online
Feb 21 2024 // One of the world’s biggest criminal hacking gangs woke up on Tuesday to a startling discovery: Law enforcement, after taking over their main website on Monday, were now threatening to reveal their personal details...
FBI, UK Crime Agency Say They Have Disrupted LockBit Cyber Gang
Feb 20 2024 // A coalition of international law enforcement agencies, including the FBI and UK National Crime Agency, said they have disrupted LockBit, one of the most prolific hacker groups of all time, including shutting down websites...
Proposed Cybersecurity Legislation Seeks to Protect America’s Food Supply Chain
Feb 19 2024 // U.S. Representatives Brad Finstad (MN-01) and Elissa Slotkin (MI-07) have introduced HR 7062, the Farm and Food Cybersecurity Act, designed to strengthen cybersecurity protections within the food and agriculture critical...
Global Ransomware Attacks Reach Record High in 2023, Says Corvus
Feb 19 2024 // Despite law enforcement actions, fourth quarter 2023 ransomware incidents still surpassed 2022 by nearly 70%, and the number of active ransomware groups grew by 34%. Corvus Insurance recently released its Q4 2023...
Extreme Weather, Cyber Risks Top Concerns When Insuring Farms
Feb 19 2024 // As risks from extreme weather, technology glitches and cyberattacks rise, so does the need for agricultural insurance that can cover a rapidly diversifying and evolving industry. “With the interest rates, production...
Cyber Risk Management Specialist KYND Secures New Funding for Global Growth Plans
Feb 16 2024 // KYND, the London-based provider of cyber risk management solutions, has disclosed “a substantial investment” to propel expansion and further growth. The investment comes from Verisk, a leading global data...
US Offers Up to $10M Reward for Info Leading to Leaders of Notorious Ransomware Gang
Feb 16 2024 // If you’ve got information on one of the world’s most prolific ransomware gangs, you could stand to make a cool $10 million. The Department of State on Thursday announced a reward of up to $10 million for anyone...
Pennsylvania’s State Courts Restore Website Services Disrupted by Cyber Attack
Feb 16 2024 // The Pennsylvania state court system has restored all of its digital platforms that were disrupted by a February 4 cyber attack. In an update, Chief Justice Debra Todd reported that the system’s news, statistics,...
US and Allies Kick Russian Hackers Off Home Routers, FBI Says
Feb 16 2024 // The US and its allies have disrupted access by a Russian-state sponsored hacking organization to “well over a thousand home and small business routers” used for criminal and intelligence purposes, FBI Director...
Hackers Exploit Ad Tools to Track Victims, Boosting Scam Efforts
Feb 16 2024 // Cybercriminals are using advertising tools to make their scams as “clickable” as possible. In a new kind of email phishing tactic, hackers are sending malicious PDF attachments containing a link that’s...
Hamas-Linked Hackers Targeted Israeli Engineers Ahead of Oct. 7 Massacre: Research
Feb 15 2024 // A pro-Palestinian hacking group targeted Israeli software engineers as part of an attempt to dupe them into downloading malware weeks before the Oct. 7 massacre, according to findings from cybersecurity researchers at...
Microsoft Says it Caught Hackers From China, Russia and Iran Using its AI Tools
Feb 15 2024 // State-backed hackers from Russia, China, and Iran have been using tools from Microsoft-backed OpenAI to hone their skills and trick their targets, according to a report published on Wednesday. Microsoft said in its report...
The Art of Managing Cyber Risk for Museums
Feb 14 2024 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tv Cyber attacks are a concern for many industries, and the museum sector is no exception. As more museums and cultural institutions are using technology to display digital works, manage...
Cyberattack Hits German Battery Maker Varta, Halts Production
Feb 14 2024 // German battery maker Varta AG was hit by a cyberattack Monday night that halted production in five of its production facilities, the company said. The company’s information technology systems “and thus also...
Viewpoint: The Cyber Risk Pendulum
Feb 13 2024 // Privacy risk is so 2014, right? Ten years ago, numerous retail and healthcare companies were hit with data breaches related to the exposure of credit card or healthcare data. Given many data breach claims, which included...
Bucks County Refused to Pay Ransom to Restore Systems After Cyberattack
Feb 13 2024 // Officials in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, said the government refused to negotiate with the hackers claiming responsibility for the cyberattack on January 21 that shut down computer systems and the county never paid any...
Markets/Coverages: WTW Launches Primary Cyber, Tech E&O Facility for Int’l Clients
Feb 12 2024 // Insurance broker WTW has launched a cyber solution aimed at international clients headquartered outside of Great Britain and the United States with revenues up to US$1 billion (or the equivalent currency). The...
Chicago Children’s Hospital Forced to Take Networks Offline After Cyberattack
Feb 8 2024 // CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago children’s hospital has been forced to take its networks offline after an unspecified cyberattack, limiting access to medical records and hampering communication by phone or email since the...
Chinese Hacking Campaign Aimed at Critical Infrastructure Goes Back 5 Years
Feb 8 2024 // An advanced group of Chinese hackers taking aim at U.S. critical infrastructure have been active for as long as half a decade, American and allied intelligence agencies said in a joint statement on Wednesday. The U.S....
Ransomware Hackers Stole More Than $1 Billion in 2023
Feb 7 2024 // Ransomware gangs stole more than $1 billion in 2023, the largest amount ever recorded, according to a report published Wednesday by blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis Inc. With ransomware hacks, cybercriminals block...
