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#1 Berkshire’s Jain on Cyber: ‘The Mindset Should Be You’re Not Making Money’
May 6 2024 // While describing cyber insurance as a “fashionable” and profitable business, Berkshire Hathaway’s head of insurance operations said aggregation and loss costs have kept the company away from the risk for...
#2 FBI Says Chinese Hackers Preparing to Attack US Infrastructure
Apr 19 2024 // Chinese government-linked hackers have burrowed into U.S. critical infrastructure and are waiting “for just the right moment to deal a devastating blow,” FBI Director Christopher Wray said on Thursday. An...
#3 Hackers Behind MGM Attack Targeting Financial Sector in New Campaign
May 13 2024 // The hacking group accused of disrupting casinos and hotels at MGM Resorts International last year is engaged in a new campaign targeting banks and insurance companies, according to cybersecurity researchers. The group,...
#4 What Is Volt Typhoon, the Hacking Group the FBI Warns Could Deal a ‘Devastating Blow’?
Apr 22 2024 // China is developing the “ability to physically wreak havoc” on U.S. critical infrastructure and its hackers are waiting “for just the right moment to deal a devastating blow,” FBI Director...
#5 UnitedHealth Says Hackers Possibly Stole Large Number of Americans’ Data
Apr 24 2024 // UnitedHealth Group said on Monday that hackers stole health and personal data of potentially a “substantial proportion” of Americans from its systems in February, as the largest U.S. health insurer scrambles to...
#6 White House to Push Cybersecurity Standards on Hospitals
May 10 2024 // The Biden administration intends to require hospitals to meet minimum cybersecurity standards after a single hack exposed the data of 100 million Americans. “We look to putting in place minimum cybersecurity...
#7 Tiny Texas City Repels Russia-Tied Hackers Eyeing Water System
Apr 22 2024 // When Mike Cypert got the call that utilities in remote Texas communities were being hacked, he raced across his office to unplug the computer that ran his city’s water system. Hale Center is a dusty, cotton-growing...
#8 Santander Flags Data Breach Hitting Some Clients, All Staff
May 14 2024 // Banco Santander SA said data managed by an external party was accessed without authorization, affecting information of clients and staff. “We recently became aware of an unauthorized access to a Santander database...
#9 Hack That Paralyzed US Health Care Turns Up Scrutiny on Insurer
Apr 30 2024 // When a cyberattack on Change Healthcare paralyzed much of the US health-care system, some lawmakers saw it as proof its parent company, UnitedHealth Group Inc., was too big. UnitedHealth Chief Executive Andrew Witty saw it...
#10 MGM Resorts Sues FTC to Stop Investigation of Casino Hack
Apr 17 2024 // MGM Resorts International sued the Federal Trade Commission to stop an investigation into how it dealt with a cybersecurity attack last year. The company said the investigation deprives it of its fundamental due process...
#11 UnitedHealth Hack Put Data of One in Three Americans at Risk
May 2 2024 // UnitedHealth Group Inc. Chief Executive Officer Andrew Witty told lawmakers his company is still trying to determine why its computer systems were left vulnerable to hackers who perpetrated a devastating...
#12 People Moves: Zurich NA Names Higginbotham Head of Pro Liability & Cyber; FM Global CEO Appointed Board Chair; WTW Names Lombardo Named Chair of REHL Division
Apr 25 2024 // Zurich NA Names Higginbotham Head of Professional Liability & Cyber Kara Higginbotham Zurich North America, headquartered in Schaumburg, Illinois, has named Kara Higginbotham as head of professional liability and cyber...
#13 Cyber Startup Wiz Raises $1B in Private Funds, Valued at $12B
May 8 2024 // U.S.-Israeli cloud cybersecurity startup Wiz said on Tuesday it raised $1 billion in a private funding round that values the four-year old company at $12 billion. Wiz, which has raised $1.9 billion since its founding in...
#14 US Indicts Leader of Prolific LockBit Ransomware Gang
May 7 2024 // The leader of one of the most prolific ransomware gangs was indicted and sanctioned by the US government on Tuesday, the latest effort by law enforcement authorities to crack down on rampant cybercrime. Dmitry Yuryevich...
#15 Hospital Operator Ascension ‘Making Progress’ to Restore Systems After Cyberattack
May 14 2024 // Hospital operator Ascension said on Monday that it “worked around the clocked” over the weekend to handle a recent ransomware attack that disrupted operations. “We are focused on restoring systems safely....
#16 Markets/Coverages: Marsh Expands Cyber Facility ECHO, Offering Up to $125M of Excess Insurance Capacity
Apr 29 2024 // Marsh, the insurance brokerage business of Marsh McLennan, announced an additional $25 million layer of capacity to its existing $100 million Cyber ECHO facility. Available to Marsh clients globally, Cyber ECHO now offers...
#17 Canada’s London Drugs Shuts Pharmacies After Cyber Incident
Apr 29 2024 // Pharmacy chain London Drugs Ltd. shut dozens of stores in western Canada on Sunday following a cyber incident. The chain discovered it was the victim of a cybersecurity incident on Sunday, a representative said by email,...
#18 Connecticut M&A Advisor Agrees to Pay $1.5M to Settle Data Breach Class Action
Apr 26 2024 // Merritt Healthcare Advisors, a Connecticut mergers and acquisitions (M&A) advisory firm for healthcare practices, has agreed to a $1.525 million settlement of a class action stemming from a 2022 data breach. The money...
#19 Lockton Re: Hypothetical Cyber Event Offers Carriers an Opportunity to Review Risks
Apr 26 2024 // A simulated cyber catastrophe highlights the benefits and problems cyber insurance carriers will encounter as a result, according to a report released by Lockton Re. The report, “A Kaleidoscope of Possibilities:...
#20 Hospital Operator Ascension Warns of Suspected Cyberattack; Operations Disrupted
May 9 2024 // Hospital operator Ascension reported disruptions to its clinical operations on Wednesday due to a suspected cybersecurity incident and advised business partners to temporarily disconnect from its systems. Earlier this...
