Latest Cyber Headlines
All the headlines from our Cyber Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Washington State Pushing Measure to Create Office of Cybersecurity
Feb 26 2021 // In response to a security breach that exposed personal information from around 1.6 million unemployment claims filed last year, the Washington Senate has unanimously passed a measure that creates a state Office of...
Senator Says Microsoft Failed to Fix Cloud Software Issue Used by SolarWinds Hackers
Feb 26 2021 // Microsoft Corp.’s failure to fix known problems with its cloud software facilitated the massive SolarWinds hack that compromised at least nine federal government agencies, according to security experts and the office...
Personal Info Posted Online After North Carolina County Ransomware Attack
Feb 24 2021 // An investigation into a ransomware attack on a North Carolina county’s computer network showed personal information posted for sale on the “dark web,” the county said. The Chatham County network was hit...
Massive SolarWinds Hack Prompts Calls for U.S. Law Requiring Cyber Breach Reporting
Feb 24 2021 // A bipartisan group of senators on Tuesday recommended that the U.S. consider requiring companies to disclose when they have been hacked. At the first public hearing before Congress since a massive cyber-attack by suspected...
Arch to Back Coalition Cyber Insurance Programs with Long-Term Capacity
Feb 23 2021 // Arch Insurance North America and Coalition have formed a multi-year partnership to provide Coalition with long-term capacity for its U.S. and Canada Cyber and Technology Errors & Omissions insurance programs. The...
Cyberattack Strikes Pandemic-Besigned Navajo Nation Hospital
Feb 22 2021 // A pandemic-besieged hospital on the edge of the Navajo Nation says it has been the focus of a cyberattack. The nonprofit operator of Rehoboth McKinley Christian Hospital in Gallup issued a brief statement acknowledging...
E&O Risks to Agents Extend to Cyber
Feb 22 2021 // Agents are bracing for errors and omissions (E&O) claims stemming from the pandemic when insureds discover they carry inadequate coverage or none at all. Regrettably, agents likely face a similar scenario in cyber...
U.S. Charges 3 North Koreans in $1.3B Hacking of Banks, Sony, Others
Feb 18 2021 // The United States has charged three North Korean computer programmers with a massive hacking spree aimed at stealing more than $1.3 billion in money and cryptocurrency, affecting companies from banks to Hollywood movie...
France to Boost Cyber Security Defenses After Attacks
Feb 18 2021 // President Emmanuel Macron announced new investment to bolster France’s cyber security defenses after two hospitals were struck by ransomware and the national security agency linked a large cyber attack spanning three...
Internet of Things Devices Increase Risk of Cyber Attacks on Industrial Sector: Lloyd’s
Feb 17 2021 // Internet of Things (IoT) devices are increasing the risk of cyber attacks to industrial and manufacturing businesses, according to a report published by Lloyd’s in partnership with cyber analytics specialist...
University of Colorado Reports Cyberattack on System
Feb 17 2021 // The University of Colorado has reported a cyberattack on its software that likely exposed employee, student, health and research records, officials said. University President Mark Kennedy informed the campus communities...
New Year, New Threats? Cyber Pros Say Attacks Will Continue to Increase in 2021
Feb 16 2021 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tv Although a new year is underway, many cyber professionals are saying the threat environment will only continue to ramp up in 2021. Cyber attacks are ranked as the fastest growing crime in the...
Microsoft Exec Calls SolarWinds Hack ‘Largest, Most Sophisticated Attack’ Ever
Feb 16 2021 // A hacking campaign that used a U.S. tech company as a springboard to compromise a raft of U.S. government agencies is “the largest and most sophisticated attack the world has ever seen,” Microsoft Corp....
Baltimore County School Board to Address Ransomware Attack
Feb 12 2021 // The Baltimore County Board of Education has approved more than $1.7 million in contracts for services that were necessary after a ransomware attack on school systems in November. Administrators told board members that they...
Florida Cyber Attack Raises Alarm Over Security of Water Treatment Plants
Feb 11 2021 // A hacker’s botched attempt to poison the water supply of a small Florida city is raising alarms about just how vulnerable the nation’s water systems may be to attacks by more sophisticated intruders. Treatment...
McGowan Joins Resilience from Beazley as VP, Cyber Underwriter in Chicago
Feb 10 2021 // Resilience, which provides insurance coverage and patented cybersecurity tools to protect mid-market companies, has added Kevin McGowan as vice president in its cyber underwriting unit. McGowan joins Resilience from...
Federal Judge Sides with Chubb in Denial of Target’s Data Breach Bank Claims
Feb 10 2021 // Target Corp. has been denied its $138 million insurance claim against ACE (now Chubb) Insurance companies stemming from a 2013 data breach. A federal judge in Minnesota ruled the retailer had failed to prove that its...
Polish Game Maker CD Projek Hit by Cyber Attack
Feb 9 2021 // A cyber attack on Polish video games maker CD Projekt will slow fixes to its flagship Cyberpunk 2077 game and other development work, the company said on Tuesday. CD Projekt said on Twitter the attack compromised some of...
N. Zealand Stock Exchange Cyber Attack also Targeted Insurers, Banks, Financial Firms
Feb 9 2021 // More than 100 banks, exchanges, insurers and other financial firms worldwide were targets of the same type of cyber attack that crippled the New Zealand Stock Exchange in August, though they didn’t suffer the same...
New Cowbell Cyber Partner Program Connects Insureds with Risk Management Services
Feb 9 2021 // Cowbell Cyber, an AI-powered cyber insurance provider for small to mid-sized businesses (SMBs), has launched Cowbell Connect, its partner program which offers policyholders with risk management services to address and...
