Cyber Experts Race to Secure Networks Following Broad Cyber Attack on U.S. December 21, 2020 By Jack Stubbs Russian hackers who broke into U.S. government agencies also spied on less high-profile organizations, including groups in Britain, a U.S....
Suspected Russian Hack of U.S. Government: Espionage or Act of War? December 21, 2020 By Jan Wolfe and Brendan Pierson The suspected Russian hack of U.S. government agencies has led to heated rhetoric from lawmakers, with U.S. Senator Dick Durbin...
Cyber Insurers Scale Back as Ransomware Attacks Rise December 17, 2020 By Noor Zainab Hussain and Carolyn Cohn Ransomware attacks increased in terms of both severity and costs this year, forcing insurers to become more selective and even...
How Dominance of One Management Software Became Cyber Liability for U.S. December 16, 2020 By Raphael Satter, Christopher Bing and Joseph Menn On an earnings call two months ago, SolarWinds Chief Executive Kevin Thompson touted how far the company had gone during...
As They Focus on COVID-19 Surge, Hospitals Become Targets for Cyber Attacks December 8, 2020 By Wilson Ring and Marion Renault By late morning on Oct. 28, staff at the University of Vermont Medical Center noticed the hospital’s phone system wasn’t...
Business Interruption Cyber Risks Demand More Insurer Attention as 5G Dawns October 26, 2020 By Mark Hollmer Business interruption cyber risks demand more attention from insurers as globalization continues to worsen their impact, a panel of experts...
Shopify Customer Data Likely Exposed by 2 Employees Attempting to Steal Records September 23, 2020 Shopify Inc. said on Tuesday data of customers who shopped at fewer than 200 merchants listed on the company’s e-commerce...
U.S. Prosecutors Charge 7 in Alleged Multi-Target Chinese Hacking Scheme September 17, 2020 The U.S. Justice Department said on Wednesday it has charged five Chinese residents and two Malaysian businessmen in a wide-ranging...
New Ransomware Strains Being Unleashed on Businesses During Pandemic September 11, 2020 Ransomware attacks grew by nearly 50 percent in the 2020 second quarter compared to the first three months of the...
Insurance Agencies Get No Break When It Comes to Cyber Liability September 10, 2020 By Tom Wetzel As this trying year drags on, insurance agents might be tempted to take a quick breather. From a cyber liability...