Latest Cyber Headlines
All the headlines from our Cyber Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Markets/Coverages: MGA Pen Launches Enhanced Cyber Risk Management Platform
May 13 2025 // Pen Underwriting, the London-based managing general agent, has invested in a new cyber protection platform called “Pen Protect,” which aims to equip all its cyber policyholders around the world with an...
Marks & Spencer Says Hackers Have Stolen Some Customer Data
May 13 2025 // Marks & Spencer Group Plc said some personal customer data was stolen by hackers as the British retailer continues to investigate and manage a highly-damaging “cyber incident.” The stolen data does not...
UK Cyber Security Chief Names China as Dominant Hacking Threat
May 8 2025 // The UK has named China as the dominant threat to national cybersecurity after a series of hacks and breaches involving British government departments and critical infrastructure. “China remains the pacing threat in...
NSO Group to Pay Nearly $168M to Meta’s WhatsApp for 2019 Hacking
May 7 2025 // A federal jury in California has ordered Israeli firm NSO Group to pay more than $167 million in punitive damages to Meta Platforms for installing malware on its WhatsApp messaging app six years ago. Spyware vendor NSO...
Markets/Coverages: AXIS Launches Cyber and Liability Policy for Canadian SMEs
May 5 2025 // AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd., the Bermuda-based specialty re/insurer, announced the launch of an insurance policy that offers customizable cyber and specialist liability coverage to companies in Canada with up to US$2...
UK Minister Tells Businesses to ‘Wake Up’ After Marks & Spencer Hack
May 5 2025 // A senior UK minister [this week] will warn businesses to protect themselves against cyber threats after a spate of attacks on retailers including Marks & Spencer Group Plc. “These attacks need to be a wake-up...
UK Grocer Co-op Says Hackers Obtained Customer Data
May 5 2025 // The UK supermarket chain Co-op said hackers were able to access and extract customer data from one of its systems during a recent cyberattack. “The accessed data included information relating to a significant number...
A Favorable Prognosis–Healthcare at the Forefront of Cyber Risk
May 5 2025 // Healthcare organizations continue to find themselves at the forefront of cyber risk. Exposures such as IT supply chain dependencies, website tracking litigation, ransomware attacks, new security regulations, and data...
Britain’s M&S Enters 2nd Week of Sales Disruption After Cyberattack
May 2 2025 // Britain’s Marks & Spencer entered a second week unable to take online clothing and home orders on Friday following a major cyberattack, hitting sales of new season ranges as the country basks in record...
Harrods Is Latest UK Retailer to Be Hit by Cyberattack
May 2 2025 // London department store Harrods said on Thursday hackers had attempted to break into its systems, the third high-profile cyber attack on a UK retailer in two weeks, following incidents at Marks & Spencer and the Co-op...
Markets/Coverages: Coalition Launches Cyber Insurance for Businesses in Nordic Region
May 1 2025 // Coalition, the San Francisco-based cyber managing general agent and cybersecurity firm, announced the launch of its Active Cyber Insurance product in the Nordic region. Coalition’s offerings are available in Denmark...
Chinese Hacking Competitions Fuel the Country’s Broad Cyber Ambitions
May 1 2025 // Dustin Childs can still describe the best demonstration of a winning hack at an international tournament he’s ever seen. It happened almost a decade ago. The participants had to find a way to break into a Windows...
Co-op Is Latest British Retailer to Be Hit by Cyberattack
Apr 30 2025 // Britain’s Co-op Group said on Wednesday hackers had attempted to break into its systems, the second high-profile cyber attack on a major UK retailer in as many weeks, following an ongoing incident at Marks &...
Ransomware Hack Said to Be Cause of Marks & Spencer Outages
Apr 29 2025 // A ransomware attack is the cause of a disruption at Marks & Spencer Group Plc., with hackers using a potent kind of malware to lock down some of the British retailer’s systems and render them inaccessible,...
Spanish Grid Operator’s First Assessment Rules Out Cyberattack Behind Blackout
Apr 29 2025 // Spanish electricity grid operator REE said on Tuesday its preliminary assessment had ruled out cyberattack as the cause of the nationwide power outage that hit most of Spain and Portugal on Monday. Lights went off in most...
Cyber Market Continues to Expand as Rates Adjust, Says Guy Carpenter
Apr 28 2025 // Those fighting cybercrime and those who insure against it must perpetually race to keep up with the new tech, strategies, methods and goals thrown at them by nefarious actors working from all over the world. After...
UK’s M&S Tells Warehouse Agency Staff to Stay Home as Cyber Incident Continues
Apr 28 2025 // British retailer Marks & Spencer told agency staff at its central England distribution center to stay at home on Monday, after it stopped taking online orders following a cyber incident last week. Shares in the...
Britain’s M&S Stops Taking Online Orders After Cyber Attack
Apr 25 2025 // Marks & Spencer stopped taking online orders in the UK and Ireland on Friday following a cyber attack which it reported earlier in the week, an announcement which sent its shares down by 5%. The British company, which...
Florida Class Action Targets Litigation Funding Firm Over Data Breach
Apr 25 2025 // Third-party litigation financing has become big business across the country, much to the chagrin of businesses and insurance companies that have faced multi-million lawsuit verdicts. But now one Florida-based litigation...
Baltimore City School District Reports Cyber Incident
Apr 24 2025 // Baltimore City public school officials are dealing with a cybersecurity incident that occurred on February 13. Officials said that criminal actors appear to have gained unauthorized access to documents with information...
