Malware Found in Several Ukraine Gov’t Agencies, IT Firm That Manages Websites January 18, 2022 Microsoft Corp. said in a blog post on Saturday it observed destructive malware in systems belonging to several Ukrainian government...
‘Cybersecurity Failure’ Named a Critical Global Threat in WEF Survey Report January 13, 2022 By L.S. Howard “Cybersecurity failure” was identified as a critical short-and-medium-term threat to the world by respondents of the World Economic Forum’s Global...
Canada’s Desjardins Group Reaches Settlement Over Massive Data Breach in 2019 December 17, 2021 Canada’s Desjardins Group said on Thursday it had reached a settlement with plaintiffs in a lawsuit tied to a massive...
Generali Joins Forces With Accenture and Vodafone to Provide Cyber Insurance Services December 10, 2021 Generali has joined forces with Accenture and Vodafone Business to create a package of cyber insurance services for corporate and...
Ransomware Operators Expected to Become More Aggressive: Canada Spy Agency December 7, 2021 Global ransomware attacks increased by 151% in the first half of 2021 compared with 2020 and hackers are set to...
Finland Battles Malware Attack Spread by Text Messages December 1, 2021 By Kati Pohjanpalo Finland is working to stop a flood of text messages of an unknown origin that are spreading malware. The messages...
MGA CFC Underwriting Launches Tool That Calculates Ransomware Costs November 30, 2021 CFC Underwriting, the specialist managing general agent, has released a new tool designed to help customers understand the potential cost...
How Common Are Ransomware Attacks? Lawmakers Want to Find Out. November 30, 2021 By Jenni Bergal, Stateline After his local library had to shut down because of a ransomware attack, Indiana state Rep. Mike Karickhoff realized the...
Wind Turbine Maker Vestas’ Shares Drop as Cyber Attack Risks Output Delays November 22, 2021 By Christian Wienberg and William Mathis Shares in Vestas Wind Systems A/S dropped to a two-week low after one of the world’s top makers of wind...
Insurers Cut Their Appetite for Cyber Cover as Ransomware Losses Mount November 19, 2021 By Carolyn Cohn LONDON – Insurers have halved the amount of cyber cover they provide to customers after the pandemic and home-working drove...