Phishing Triggers Majority of Cyber Claims in 2022 First Half: Coalition September 14, 2022 By Chad Hemenway Claims are down among Coalition policyholders in the first half of 2022, but small businesses became bigger targets and an...
‘I’m Calling About Your Auto Warranty’: FCC Says No More, Orders Spam Block July 25, 2022 By Kelsey Butler and Todd Shields The Federal Communications Commission has ordered phone companies to stop carrying traffic related to robocalls about scam auto warranties. US...
‘BazarCall’ Malware Uses Call Centers to Target Small Businesses: CFC July 14, 2022 CFC, a specialist insurance provider and market leader in cyber, warned brokers and their clients today of an emerging method...
Experts Confirm Cyber Incidents Up Since Invasion of Ukraine; Insurance Underwriters Adapting March 16, 2022 By Elizabeth Blosfield Since the start of the war in Ukraine, the number of cyber incidents in the U.S. has increased, and underwriters...
Washington Officials Say State Being Targeted by Phishing Campaign September 28, 2020 Washington state is among those being targeted by a “large-scale, highly sophisticated” nationwide phishing campaign, the office of Gov. Jay...
Amid COVID-19, Cyber Criminals Push Phishing, Ransomware Scams June 16, 2020 There was a 25% spike in ransomware attacks in the first quarter of 2020 versus the fourth quarter 2019, based...
400 Cybersecurity Pros Volunteer to Fight Hacking Tied to Coronavirus March 26, 2020 By Joseph Menn An international group of nearly 400 volunteers with expertise in cybersecurity formed on Wednesday to fight hacking related to the...
Court Rules Events After Email Instruction Don’t Erase Claim for Phishing Loss December 12, 2019 By Jim Sams A $1.7 million email phishing fraud that included phone calls with a fake lawyer and an intervention by a Wells...
Most Cyber Attacks Due to Trick Emails, Errors, Not Sophisticated Hacking April 14, 2015 By Joseph Menn When a cyber security breach hits the news, those most closely involved often have incentive to play up the sophistication...
Hiscox Endorsement Covers Business Loss by Cyber Deception, Phishing November 13, 2014 International specialist insurer Hiscox is now offering a Cyber Deception endorsement as part of its crime insurance that is aimed...