Latest Cyber Headlines

All the headlines from our Cyber Topic Page, ordered by recency.

Canadian Lab Test Firm, LifeLabs, Pays Ransom After Data Breach

Dec 20 2019 // Lab test provider LifeLabs said Tuesday that it paid a ransom to secure data for Canadians that was stolen in a data breach in late October. Hackers also obtained personal information of an unknown number of the...

Chinese Hacking Group Resumes Global Attacks on Companies, Agencies

Dec 19 2019 // A Chinese government-linked hacking group that was thought to be dormant has been quietly targeting companies and government agencies for the last two years, harvesting data after stealing passwords and circumventing...

Florida City Faces $1M Ransom by Hackers

Dec 17 2019 // A Florida city confirmed Friday that hackers seeking to extort money were responsible for crippling its computer systems earlier this week but officials have yet to decide whether they will pay a reported $1 million...

Another Cyberattack Attempt in Louisiana: Sheriff’s Offices

Dec 17 2019 // Three Louisiana parish sheriff’s offices were targeted by hackers over the weekend in a suspected cyberattack, officials confirmed. The Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office received a call from the Sheriff’s...

Large New Jersey Hospital System Says It Was Hit by Ransomware Attack

Dec 17 2019 // New Jersey’s largest hospital system said Friday that a ransomware attack last week disrupted its computer network and that it paid a ransom to stop it. Hackensack Meridian Health did not say in its statement how...

Officials: Recent Cyberattack on New Orleans City Computers Was ‘Minimal’

Dec 16 2019 // Officials announced that no data was held for ransom and that a recovery operation is getting underway after a cyberattack a day earlier triggered a shutdown of city government computers in New Orleans. Chief Information...

Wyoming Hospital Boosts Security, Issues Notifications After Breach

Dec 16 2019 // Cheyenne Regional Medical Center in Wyoming has added security measures and is informing people whose personal information was exposed due to a data breach earlier this year, hospital officials said. The breach was...

New Orleans City Government Hit by Cyber Attack; Recovery Underway

Dec 15 2019 // Officials announced Saturday that no data was held for ransom and that a recovery operation is getting underway after a cyberattack a day earlier triggered a shutdown of city government computers in New Orleans. Chief...

North Korean Hackers Found Partnering With Eastern European Cyber Criminals

Dec 12 2019 // North Korean state-backed hackers appear to be cooperating with Eastern European cybercriminals, a report said on Wednesday, a finding that suggests digital gangsters and state-backed spies are finding common ground...

Court Rules Events After Email Instruction Don’t Erase Claim for Phishing Loss

Dec 12 2019 // A $1.7 million email phishing fraud that included phone calls with a fake lawyer and an intervention by a Wells Fargo fraud investigator is still a fraud and Ironshore Indemnity is liable for the claim, a split panel with...

Allianz UK Launches ‘Cyber Select’ Offering for Mid-Size Corporations

Dec 12 2019 // Allianz UK has launched Cyber Select, a cyber offering designed primarily for mid-corporate businesses. Cyber Select’s cover is designed to deal with the consequences of unauthorized use of IT systems and data...

Law Enforcement Investigating Cyberattack on Florida City Where Navy Attack Occurred

Dec 11 2019 // Federal authorities are investigating a cyberattack on the city of Pensacola, Florida, home to the naval air station where a Saudi flight student killed three sailors and wounded eight others on Friday. Mayor Grover...

Southeast Insurance Chiefs Farmer, Altmaier Elected to Top NAIC Posts

Dec 11 2019 // South Carolina Department of Insurance Director Ray Farmer and Florida Insurance Commissioner David Altmaier have been elected to the positions of president and president-elect, respectively, of the NAIC (National...

Cybersecurity Provider Coronet, Coalition Partner on Small Business Cyber Product

Dec 5 2019 // Small business cybersecurity provider Coronet has partnered with Coalition, a cyber insurance provider for small and midsized businesses, to offer cyber insurance to Coronet customers. The partnership combines...

EPIC Names Geary National Executive Risk & Cyber Practice Leader

Dec 3 2019 // EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants, a retail property, casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefits consultant, has named Kelly Geary National Executive Risk & Cyber Practice leader. Geary and her team bring...

Was It an Act of War? That’s Merck Cyber Attack’s $1.3 Billion Insurance Question.

Dec 3 2019 // By the time Deb Dellapena arrived for work at Merck & Co.’s 90-acre campus north of Philadelphia, there was a handwritten sign on the door: The computers are down. It was worse than it seemed. Some employees who...

Analysis: Louisiana Government Cyberattack Could Have Been Worse

Dec 3 2019 // The cyberattack on Louisiana’s state government computer servers disrupted agency operations and made going to the Office of Motor Vehicles even more headache-inducing than usual. But it was nowhere near the...

Judge Blocks Facebook Data Breach Victims from Suing for Damages as Group

Dec 2 2019 // A federal judge said up to 29 million Facebook Inc. users whose personal information was stolen in a September 2018 data breach cannot sue as a group for damages, but can seek better security at the social media company...

Online Scams Are Catching Newly Vulnerable Icelanders Unprepared

Nov 26 2019 // “Hi, I hope you are not busy?” The treasurer of the Icelandic soccer club Afturelding got the email from his manager late in the afternoon, soon before banks were about to close. The words “Sent from my...

Attempted Cyberattack Disrupts Louisiana Government Websites

Nov 20 2019 // Many of Louisiana’s state government websites and email systems were shut down because of what the governor’s office is describing as an attempted ransomware attack. The problem Monday disrupted business...