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#1 Hacking Group ‘ShinyHunters’ Claims Theft of Data From Users of Pornhub
Dec 17 2025 // The hacking group “ShinyHunters” said on Tuesday it has stolen data belonging to premium customers of the leading sex website Pornhub and is threatening to publish it. Although Reuters could not immediately...
#2 Trump Administration Turning to Private Firms in Cyber Offensive
Dec 15 2025 // President Donald Trump’s administration is preparing to turn to private businesses to help mount offensive cyberattacks against foreign adversaries, according to people familiar with the matter, potentially expanding...
#3 Aflac Says 22.6M People Affected by Cyber Incident Earlier This Year
Dec 29 2025 // Aflac said its investigation has revealed a cybersecurity incident discovered six months ago affected more than 22.6 million individuals. The Columbus, Georgia-based health and life insurer said in a statement earlier this...
#4 AI, Cyber Insurance and Climate Change Are Key Insurance Themes for 2026: GlobalData
Dec 22 2025 // Artificial intelligence (AI), cyber insurance, and climate change/natural catastrophes are the three themes that will have the biggest impact on the insurance market in 2026, according to an annual prediction from...
#5 Google Sues Chinese ‘Darcula’ Group Over Alleged Phishing Scheme
Dec 18 2025 // Alphabet Inc.’s Google filed a lawsuit against alleged Chinese cybercriminals, accusing the group of orchestrating a vast phishing campaign designed to dupe Americans into turning over their credit card numbers. The...
#6 Passenger Ferry Held for Hours After Suspected Russian Hack
Dec 17 2025 // European investigators are probing whether Russian military hackers breached computer systems on a vessel owned by MSC-Mediterranean Shipping Company SA, the world’s largest container shipping group, according to...
#7 Venezuela Says Oil Export System Down After Weekend Cyberattack
Dec 16 2025 // Venezuela’s state oil company is still struggling to restore key administrative systems after what it called a cyberattack that hit over the weekend. Petroleos de Venezuela SA’s network, which manages export...
#8 South Korea Online Retailer Coupang Faces US Securities Class Action Over Data Breach
Dec 23 2025 // South Korean e-commerce company Coupang has been sued in a U.S. court in an investor class action alleging violations of securities laws after a cybersecurity breach exposed personal information of more than 33 million...
#9 Coupang Offers $1 Billion Compensation for Data Breach Victims
Dec 30 2025 // Coupang is offering compensation worth more than $1 billion to all customers affected by South Korea’s biggest-ever data breach. The country’s biggest online retailer said on Monday it would soon start offering...
#10 Cyberattack Hits French Postal Service, Delaying Mail Deliveries
Dec 23 2025 // A suspected cyberattack disrupted services provided by French postal service La Poste on Monday, delaying package deliveries and online payment systems during the holiday season. The company said in a statement that a...
#11 Markets/Coverages: Mosaic Raises Cyber Capacity to US$25M in Canadian Market
Dec 23 2025 // Mosaic Insurance will increase its cyber-risk capacity to US$25 million/C$40 million per risk in Canada, effective January 1, 2026, allowing the specialty insurer to meet rising demand across all provinces and...
#12 People Moves: Markel Int’l Taps AXIS’ Howell as Senior War and Terrorism Underwriter; Tokio Marine Kiln Appoints Jackson From Liberty as Cyber Underwriter
Dec 18 2025 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Markel Insurance and Tokio Marine Kiln. A summary of these new hires follows here. Markel Int’l Taps AXIS’ Howell as Senior War and Terrorism...
#13 UK Suspects Chinese Involvement in Foreign Office Cyberattack
Dec 22 2025 // The UK Foreign Office was hacked in October in an attack that British officials suspect was carried out by Chinese state-backed actors. The breach was first reported by the Sun newspaper, which said that a Beijing-linked...
#14 China’s Kuaishou Shares Fall to Near Five-Week Low After Livestreaming Cyberattack
Dec 23 2025 // Shares of Kuaishou dropped by as much as 6% on Tuesday to HK$62.70 ($8.06), their lowest since November 21, after the Chinese short video platform was hit by a cyberattack on Monday night. The stock is set for its biggest...
#15 Europe’s Space Agency Says Cyber Incident May Have Hit Servers
Jan 2 2026 // The European Space Agency said a cybersecurity issue may have impacted a “very small number” of external servers. In a post on the social media platform X on Tuesday, ESA said it was conducting a forensic...
