Cyber Insurance Industry in Crosshairs of Ransomware Criminals July 7, 2021 By Frank Bajak In the past few weeks, ransomware criminals claimed as trophies at least three North American insurance brokerages that offer policies...
Ransomware Attackers Shared Personal Information, Tulsa Officials Say June 25, 2021 Those responsible for a ransomware attack on the city of Tulsa, Okla., in May are sharing personal information of some...
Cyber Threat Forced Alaska Court System Offline May 4, 2021 The Alaska Court System was temporarily disconnected most of its operations from the internet after a cybersecurity threat on Saturday,...
New York Warns of Supply Chain Attack Dangers in Recent SolarWinds Report April 28, 2021 By Elizabeth Blosfield The next great financial crisis could come from a cyber attack. At least, that’s according to New York State Department...
With Claims Rising, Cyber Insurers Need More Than Sizable Rate Increases: Fitch April 20, 2021 Cyber insurance underwriters are reporting substantially higher claims losses in 2020 than in prior years and as a result face...
Insurers Beware: Potential Impacts of New York’s Cyber Insurance Risk Framework April 6, 2021 By Matthew G. White and Alexander F. Koskey New York remains extremely active in the cybersecurity and data protection arena. During its current legislative session, New York is...
Homeland Security Orders Cyber ‘Sprints’ as Part of U.S. Plan Against Hacks April 1, 2021 By Alyza Sebenius and Shaun Courtney The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is undertaking a series of “sprints” to enhance American cybersecurity in the wake of...
Surveillance Camera Hack Exposes Hospitals, Businesses, Schools March 15, 2021 By Matt O'Brien, AP Technology Writer and Frank Bajak Hackers aiming to call attention to the dangers of mass surveillance say they were able to peer into hospitals, schools,...
Microsoft Flaw Exposes as Many as 60,000 Computer Systems in Germany March 11, 2021 By Andreas Rinke BERLIN – As many as 60,000 computer systems in Germany were exposed to a flaw that allows unauthorized users to...
Hacked Firms Face ‘Frankenstein’ of State-Based Cyber Notification Laws March 11, 2021 By Neil Weinberg Last summer, Katherine “Kitty” Green received some disturbing news about the computer network at Florida Gulf Coast University, where she...