Latest Cyber Headlines
All the headlines from our Cyber Topic Page, ordered by recency.
New York’s $4.5M Cybersecurity Settlement with EyeMed Bars Insurance Recovery
Oct 19 2022 // Health insurance company EyeMed Vision Care LLC will pay a $4.5 million penalty to New York State for violations of the state’s cybersecurity regulation that officials said exposed hundreds of thousands of...
People Moves: Lockton Re Taps CyberCube’s Brew for London Cyber Practice; Howden Hires Tysers Godfrey for Equine Division; Carpenter’s Delegated Authority Unit Hires 3
Oct 19 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at three brokers: Lockton Re’s Cyber Practice, Howden’s Equine division and Guy Carpenter’s delegated authority unit. A summary of these new...
Australian Insurer Medibank Says Hackers Claim to Have Stolen Customer Data
Oct 19 2022 // Australia’s Medibank Private Ltd. said on Wednesday an unnamed hacker group had contacted it negotiate about customer data it claimed to have retrieved from the health insurer’s IT systems. The news comes six...
People Moves: New QBE Marine Hires; Hirschorn Joins Lockton as U.S. Cyber Claims Lead
Oct 19 2022 // QBE Appoints New Marine VPs Sean Dollahon QBE International Markets is increasing its presence in the US marine insurance space and has appointed Sean Dollahon, vice president, US marine manager, and Katie McCord, vice...
New Mexico Licensing Department Subject of Cyber Attack
Oct 17 2022 // The New Mexico agency that oversees professional licenses for thousands of businesses across the state has been the target of a cyber attack. Officials said there was evidence of unauthorized access of the Regulation and...
Cyber, Again
Oct 17 2022 // Cyber remains the top concern in the technology risk category, with 28% of UK and U.S. respondents listing the issue as their number one risk in 2022, according to a recent survey by Beazley. But the insurer notes that...
Cyber Threats Still No. 1 Business Concern: 2022 Travelers Risk Index
Oct 17 2022 // Cyber threats are the top concern for business decision-makers for the third time in four years, according to the 2022 Travelers Risk Index. Cyber threats were a top concern by 59% for respondents, followed by broad...
Broker Marsh Says it Has Optimism for Continued Cyber Market Stabilization
Oct 14 2022 // In its latest update of the cyber market, broker Marsh said there are signs of improvement, with average rate increases continuing a trend of stead decline. Marsh said rate increases for cyber insurance have decelerated...
Cyber MGA Coalition and BDT Capital Partners Launch Bermuda Reinsurer Ferian Re
Oct 13 2022 // Coalition, the San Francisco-based cyber insurer and cyber-security firm, announced the formation of Ferian Re, an independent Bermuda-based Class 3B reinsurer that will provide capacity across Coalition’s cyber...
U.S. to Issue New Cybersecurity Requirements for Critical Aviation Systems
Oct 13 2022 // A U.S. transportation security agency said Wednesday it plans to issue new cybersecurity requirements for some key aviation systems after several U.S. airport websites earlier this week were hit with apparently coordinated...
Australian Health Insurer Medibank Reports Cyber Incident
Oct 13 2022 // Australian health insurer Medibank Private said on Thursday it will isolate and remove access to some customer-facing systems as it detected unusual activity on its network. The company said it took “immediate steps...
US Airport Websites Knocked Offline by Pro-Russia Hackers
Oct 12 2022 // A pro-Russian hacktivist group is claiming credit for a series of disruptions that temporarily knocked the websites of some US airports offline. The group, called Killnet, has engaged in a series of cyberattacks in recent...
Uber Executive’s Conviction Puts Spotlight on Secrecy About Hacking
Oct 11 2022 // The conviction of Uber Technologies Inc.’s former security chief on Oct. 5 has raised the specter that a high-profile criminal charge and newly expanded federal rules may force companies to be more transparent when...
Lloyd’s Finds No Evidence of Data Compromise From Cyber Attack
Oct 11 2022 // Lloyd’s of London said on Monday that its investigation into a possible cyberattack had found no evidence of data compromise. “The investigation has concluded that no evidence of any compromise was found and as...
Information Expected to Emerge Slowly in Hospital Chain Cyberattack
Oct 11 2022 // Details of an apparent cyberattack on one of the largest health systems in the U.S. were slow to emerge as security experts on Oct. 7 warned that it often takes time to assess the full impact on patients and...
Second Singtel Unit Hit by Cyber Attack, Weeks After Massive Optus Data Breach
Oct 10 2022 // Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. said on Monday its unit Dialog faced a cyber attack that potentially affected 1,000 current and former employees and fewer than 20 clients, weeks after a massive data breach at another...
Woman Gets Probation for Massive Capital One Hack in 2019
Oct 6 2022 // A former Seattle tech worker convicted of several charges related to a massive hack of Capital One bank and other companies in 2019 was sentenced Tuesday to time served and five years of probation. U.S. District Judge...
Uber’s Former Security Chief Convicted of Data Hack Coverup
Oct 6 2022 // Uber Technologies Inc.’s former security chief was convicted of concealing a massive data breach in a case that prosecutors tied to the company’s troubled past under its original leadership. Joe Sullivan was...
Lloyd’s Probes Possible Cyber Attack
Oct 6 2022 // Lloyd’s of London is investigating a possible cyber attack and has taken initial precautions in response, the re/insurance market has confirmed. “Lloyd’s has detected unusual activity on its network, and...
California School District Says Hackers Accessed Massive Database
Oct 5 2022 // The Los Angeles public school system, the second-largest in the US, said an extortionist group had accessed a massive database but had not leaked as much sensitive information from it as initially feared. Student and staff...
