Latest Cyber Headlines
All the headlines from our Cyber Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Intel Downplays Effect of Security Flaw as Investors Worry About Liability
Jan 5 2018 // Security issues with Intel Corp. microchips are only slowing computers slightly, technology companies said, as researchers played down the need for mass hardware replacements to protect millions of devices from...
Travelers Europe Offers Enhanced Cyber Cover for UK & Ireland Tech Sector
Jan 4 2018 // Travelers Europe announced it has enhanced its offering for technology businesses in the United Kingdom and Ireland with a packaged product to provide improved protection against the unique cyber risks facing IT,...
What to Do About Newly-Discovered Computer Security Flaws
Jan 4 2018 // Researchers from Google, academia and cybersecurity firms discovered two flaws in computer chips that affect nearly all modern computers. “Meltdown” is a flaw that affects laptops, desktop computers and...
CFC Underwriting Launches New Product for U.S. Nutraceutical Companies
Jan 4 2018 // Specialist lines underwriting agency CFC Underwriting has added to its life sciences suite of products with a new insurance product designed specifically for nutraceutical businesses in the U.S. Coverages include products...
Experts Warn of Security Flaws That Expose Most Computers, Phones to Hackers
Jan 3 2018 // Security researchers on Wednesday disclosed a set of security flaws that they said could let hackers steal sensitive information from nearly every modern computing device containing chips from Intel Corp, Advanced Micro...
Top Insurance Journal International Stories of 2017
Dec 29 2017 // Blockchain, cyber, mergers and acquisitions and London’s devastating Grenfell Tower fire are just some of the topics that dominate the most popular articles in Insurance Journal’s International section during...
Top Insurance Journal East Stories of 2017
Dec 29 2017 // As 2017 wraps up, Insurance Journal is looking back on some of its most popular stories of the year while preparing for what is ahead for the insurance industry in 2018. These are just a few of many topics Insurance...
Top Insurance Journal National Stories of 2017
Dec 29 2017 // It wouldn’t feel right to close out the year without looking back at the most popular stories on Insurance Journal during the past 12 months. Here are the national stories that attracted the most readers in 2017,...
Hackers Target SWIFT Payments System at Russia’s Globex Bank
Dec 22 2017 // Hackers tried to steal 55 million roubles ($940,000) from Russian state bank Globex using the SWIFT international payments messaging system, the bank said on Thursday, the latest in a string of attempted cyber heists that...
How Bitcoin Is Fueling Ransomware Insurance Claims
Dec 21 2017 // Hey, want those photos and files back? It may cost more than it used to. Thank bitcoin. Chubb Ltd., best known for catering to wealthy families and corporations, is among at least three insurers facing a jump in costs tied...
U.S. Says North Korea to Blame for ‘WannaCry’ Cyber Attack
Dec 20 2017 // The Trump administration has publicly blamed North Korea for unleashing the so-called WannaCry cyber attack that crippled hospitals, banks and other companies across the globe earlier this year. “The attack was...
Declarations
Dec 18 2017 // Human Activity “The study’s findings suggest that the recent Fort Worth Basin earthquakes, which involve swarms of activity on several faults in the region, have been induced by human activity.” —...
How Commercial Insurance Customers Rate Large Carriers, Brokers
Dec 18 2017 // Overall customer satisfaction with large commercial insurers increased in 2017, driven primarily by insurers’ focus on more tailored and diversified products for their customers. That’s according to the J.D....
Nation-State Believed Responsible for ‘Watershed’ Cyber Attack on Industrial Plant
Dec 15 2017 // Hackers likely working for a nation-state recently invaded the safety system of a critical infrastructure facility in a watershed attack that halted plant operations, according to cyber investigators and the firm whose...
New AIG Cyber Model to Evaluate, Score Client Cyber Risk
Dec 12 2017 // American International Group, Inc. has launched a new cyber benchmarking model that quantifies and scores client cyber risk. The AIG model evaluates a client’s cyber security maturity against 10 common attack...
Russian-Speaking Hackers Steal $10M from U.S., Russia Banks: Cyber Security Firm
Dec 12 2017 // A previously unknown ring of Russian-speaking hackers has stolen as much as $10 million from U.S. and Russian banks in the last 18 months, according to a Moscow-based cyber-security firm that runs the largest computer...
Lockton Affinity Adds Cyber Coverage to Lawyers PL Program
Dec 11 2017 // Lockton Affinity Lawyer has added CyberLock Lawyer to its portfolio of products for lawyers and firms with one to 19 attorneys. The CyberLock Lawyer cyber risk insurance policy protects firms and attorneys from cyber...
Hackers Fail at Second Cyberattack Attempt on North Carolina County
Dec 11 2017 // A North Carolina county recovering from a cyberattack says hackers failed in a second attempt to infiltrate their computer system. Mecklenburg County officials say foreign hackers redoubled their efforts after the county...
Cyber Criminals Steal $64M of Bitcoin From Cryptocurrency Firm NiceHash
Dec 8 2017 // A Slovenian cryptocurrency mining marketplace, NiceHash, said it lost about $64 million worth of bitcoin in a hack of its payment system, the latest incident to highlight risks that uneven oversight and security pose to...
North Carolina County Refuses to Pay $23K Ransom to Hacker Who Froze Servers
Dec 8 2017 // Deputies processed arrests by hand and building code officers used paper records Wednesday as one of North Carolina’s largest counties was hit by a hacker who froze county servers and demanded ransom. Mecklenburg...
