Insurer Mapfre Faces Class Actions Over Data Breach September 13, 2023 Two proposed class actions have been filed in federal court in Massachusetts against Mapfre U.S.A. Corp. and its affiliate Commerce...
China’s Huawei Files Lawsuit in Portugal Over Ban on Supplying 5G Equipment September 5, 2023 By Sergio Goncalves Chinese technology giant Huawei has filed a lawsuit with a Lisbon court against a resolution by Portugal’s cybersecurity council CSSC...
UK’s Voter Register Was Hacked. No One Noticed for 15 Months. August 9, 2023 By Alex Wickham Hackers were able to access UK voter registers undetected for 15 months, the Electoral Commission said, raising questions about data...
Rutgers, Stony Brook Among Colleges Warning of Data Exposure From MOVEit Hack July 21, 2023 The ongoing cyberattack exploiting MOVEit file-transfer software has taken a toll on US colleges and universities. At least 30 institutions...
Markets/Coverages: Coalition Launches Active Cyber Insurance in Quebec July 11, 2023 Coalition, the San Francisco-based cyber managing general agent and cyber-security firm, announced its cyber insurance and technology errors and omissions...
ECB Cyber Stress Test Won’t Deliver Direct Capital Hit to Banks July 10, 2023 By Steven Arons and Nicholas Comfort The European Central Bank’s cybersecurity stress test next year won’t have a direct impact on capital requirements, limiting the exercise’s...
French, UK Cyber Watchdogs Say Hackers-for-Hire Are Targeting Law Firms June 30, 2023 By Raphael Satter Mercenary hackers increasingly are targeting law firms in a bid to steal data that could tip the balance in legal...
Tokio Marine Kiln Sets Up Cyber & Enterprise Risk Division June 5, 2023 Specialist insurer Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK) has established a standalone Cyber & Enterprise Risk division as part of its effort...
Posing as Islamists, Russian Hackers Take Aim at Sweden May 15, 2023 By Jordan Robertson and Niclas Rolander Since February, a mysterious hacker group calling itself Anonymous Sudan has targeted dozens of Swedish airports, hospitals and banks with...
EU Weighs Cyber Plan Aimed at Keeping Cloud Data in Europe May 15, 2023 By Jillian Deutsch and Alberto Nardelli The European Union is weighing a plan that would require cloud providers to store all of their data within the...