Latest Cyber Headlines
All the headlines from our Cyber Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Optus Must Pay Cost of Replacing Hacked Customer Documents: Australia Government
Sep 29 2022 // Australian telecoms giant Optus must pay the cost of replacing the passports and drivers licenses of millions of customers whose personal information was stolen in one of the country’s biggest data breaches, the...
California to Allow Lawsuits Against ‘Cyber Flashers’
Sep 29 2022 // Californians who find themselves victims of “cyber flashing” can sue under a new law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom. The law aims to punish and deter those who send unsolicited sexually explicit messages via text,...
Fast Company Shuts Website After Hack Sends ‘Obscene’ Apple News Notifications
Sep 28 2022 // U.S. business and media publication Fast Company said it shut down its website on Tuesday evening after the site was hacked and sent “obscene and racist” notifications to Apple users via the iPhone...
Cyber MGA Resilience Launches UK Operation
Sep 28 2022 // Resilience, the San Francisco-based cyber managing general agent, has launched an operation in London to serve the UK market. In a deal brokered by Lockton Re LLP, this expansion is backed by a capacity agreement with HDI...
Australian Police Probe Purported Ransomware Attack at Telecom Firm Optus
Sep 28 2022 // CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian police were investigating a purported hacker’s release of the stolen personal data of 10,000 customers of the nation’s second-largest wireless carrier and demand for...
How to Avoid Being a ‘Sitting Duck’ During a Disaster-Related Ransomware Attack
Sep 28 2022 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tv Atlantic Hurricane Season, which runs from June 1 through November 30, had a slow start this year but has begun ramping up as Hurricane Fiona made its way across the Atlantic last week and...
Cyber Threats Still No. 1 Business Concern: 2022 Travelers Risk Index
Sep 27 2022 // Cyber threats were the top concern for business decision-makers for the third time in four years, according to the 2022 Travelers Risk Index. Cyber threats were chosen as a top concern by 59% of respondents, followed by...
Small Businesses Underestimate Recovery Time, Cost of Cyberattack
Sep 26 2022 // Nationwide Agency Forward survey showed 40% of small business owners surveyed expect a cyberattack to cost less than $1,000 and another 60% think it would take less than three months to fully recover. However, Nationwide...
Australia Plans to Toughen Privacy Rules After Massive Cyber Attack on Optus
Sep 26 2022 // Australia plans to toughen privacy rules to force companies to notify banks faster when they experience cyber attacks, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Monday, after hackers targeted the country’s...
Markets/Coverages: Marsh Clients Can Pay Fees With Carbon Credits; Cowbell Debuts Adaptive Cyber, Launches Cowbell Specialty
Sep 23 2022 // Marsh announced that U.S. clients now have the option to pay their Marsh service fees in voluntary carbon offset credits and renewable energy certificates (RECs). The move – believed to be a first-of-its-kind in the...
Thieves Key on Hack That Leaves Hyundai, Kia Cars Vulnerable
Sep 23 2022 // Some Hyundai and Kia cars and SUVs are missing a “key” anti-theft device, and thieves know. An insurance industry group says these cars are stolen at nearly twice the rate of the rest of the auto industry...
Telecoms Firm Optus Warns Cyber Attack May Have Exposed Australian Clients’ Details
Sep 23 2022 // Optus, the Australian unit of telecoms firm Singapore Telecommunications, said it was investigating the unauthorized access of customer details including home addresses, driver’s license and passport numbers, after a...
American Airlines Says Data Breach Affected Some Customers, Employees
Sep 21 2022 // American Airlines Inc. on Tuesday confirmed a data breach and said while an “unauthorized actor” gained access to personal information of a small number of customers and employees through a phishing campaign,...
American Airlines Says Hackers Accessed Some Data on Customers
Sep 21 2022 // American Airlines says personal information of a “very small number” of customers and employees was compromised after hackers breached some employee email accounts. The airline said Tuesday that it has...
3 Iranian Citizens Charged in Broad Hacking Campaign in US
Sep 16 2022 // The Justice Department said Wednesday that three Iranian citizens have been charged in the United States with ransomware attacks that targeted power companies, local governments and small businesses and nonprofits,...
EU Proposes Rules Targeting Cybersecurity Risks of Smart Devices
Sep 16 2022 // From laptops to fridges to mobile apps, smart devices connected to the internet will have to be assessed for their cybersecurity risks under draft European Union rules announced on Thursday, amid concerns about a spate of...
Cyber-Defense Agency Urges Companies to Automate Threat Testing
Sep 16 2022 // The US government’s cyber defense agency is recommending for the first time that companies embrace automated continuous testing to protect against longstanding online threats. The guidance, from a cluster of US and...
Phishing Triggers Majority of Cyber Claims in 2022 First Half: Coalition
Sep 14 2022 // Claims are down among Coalition policyholders in the first half of 2022, but small businesses became bigger targets and an organization’s employees remain the easiest was for cyber criminals to infiltrate and pull...
Lloyd’s Gives Green Light to Asta-Managed Trium Cyber Syndicate 1322
Sep 14 2022 // Asta, the third-party managing agent at Lloyd’s, announced that Trium Cyber, a new risk carrier backed by Jim Stanard’s Pelican Ventures, has received “in principle” approval from...
Deeper Roots: How the Latino Community Is Strengthening the Cyber Insurance Workforce
Sep 14 2022 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tv The root level is the highest permission level of access to a computer system, and most cybersecurity professionals work hard to ensure criminals don’t gain root access to a...
