Latest Cyber Headlines
All the headlines from our Cyber Topic Page, ordered by recency.
AI Focal Point of Cybersecurity Outlook for 2025, Says Experian
Dec 17 2024 // Artificial intelligence is at the center of Experian’s annual breach forecast due to its enabling capabilities. Michael Bruemmer, vice president of global data breach resolution at information services company, said...
Deloitte Faces Class Action Lawsuits Over Rhode Island Cyber Breach
Dec 17 2024 // Deloitte Consulting has been hit with class action lawsuits over the cyber breach of Rhode Island’s portal for state-administered benefits known as RIBridges. The suits have been brought in Rhode Island and New York...
People Moves: Arch Insurance Taps Symenouh From Tokio Marine as Senior Cyber Underwriter; Chubb Promotes Latter to Lead Claims for Overseas General Insurance
Dec 17 2024 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Arch Insurance and Chubb Overseas General. A summary of these new hires follows here. Arch Insurance Taps Symenouh From Tokio Marine as Senior Cyber...
Rhode Island Social Services Portal Suffers Ransomware Attack; Citizens’ Data at Risk
Dec 16 2024 // The state of Rhode Island is dealing with a cyber attack by criminals who have accessed the personal data of citizens who depend on a state portal for health insurance and other social services. Negotiations are underway...
Starbucks Restores Scheduling App Taken Down by Hack to Vendor
Dec 13 2024 // Starbucks Corp.’s system for logging employee hours is back online nearly three weeks after a vendor hack had forced the company to keep track of schedules by hand. Starbucks worked with third-party software supplier...
Senators Say US Must Boost Security After Chinese Salt Typhoon Telecom Hacking
Dec 12 2024 // The United States must do more to address hacking threats after China’s alleged efforts known as Salt Typhoon to infiltrate American telecommunications companies and steal data about U.S. calls, senators said at a...
Hacking Rooftop Solar Is a Way to Break Europe’s Power Grid
Dec 12 2024 // All it takes is one hacker and a batch of faulty solar panels to threaten the safety of Europe’s electric grid. Vangelis Stykas, a cybersecurity consultant, said he figured out how to do it. Using a laptop and...
Cyber Specialty MGA Envelop Risk Extends Capacity Backing From MS Reinsurance
Dec 11 2024 // Envelop Risk, the data-driven cyber reinsurance and analytics specialist, announced it has just completed a capacity agreement with MS Reinsurance for a further three years. Further to that, MS Reinsurance recently became...
Krispy Kreme Hack Disrupts Online Ordering, Other Operations
Dec 11 2024 // Krispy Kreme Inc. said a cybersecurity incident had disrupted some of its operations, including online ordering in parts of the US. The company said in a regulatory filing Wednesday that it was notified on Nov. 29 of...
Ransomware Gangs’ Merciless Attacks Bleed Small Companies Dry
Dec 6 2024 // The black-and-white message flickering across computer screens sparked panic at Knights of Old, a 158-year-old UK delivery company: “If you’re reading this, it means the internal infrastructure of your company...
‘Large Number’ of Americans’ Metadata Stolen by Chinese Hackers, Says Official
Dec 6 2024 // A large number of Americans’ metadata has been stolen in the sweeping cyberespionage campaign carried out by a Chinese hacking group dubbed “Salt Typhoon,” a senior U.S. official told journalists on...
Chinese Hackers Breached Eight US Telecom Providers, White House Says
Dec 5 2024 // Chinese hackers compromised eight American telecommunications companies as part of a wide-ranging espionage effort to gather intelligence about prominent US citizens, Biden administration officials said Wednesday. Anne...
People Moves: O’Connell to Lead Aon’s Reinsurance Global Cyber Strategy; Flude New CEO of Lancashire Insurance US; Hippo Names Collins CMO
Dec 5 2024 // Aon Names O’Connell as Global Cyber Strategy and Growth Leader Robert O’Connell Aon plc named Robert O’Connell as global cyber strategy and growth leader, executive managing director, within its...
People Moves: Karmilowicz Resigns as Chair of Everest Global Insurance; TMK Taps AXIS’ Furness-Smith as APAC Cyber U/W; Coalition Names Kanno for UK Cybersecurity
Dec 4 2024 // This edition of International People Moves details resignations and appointments at two insurers — Everest Group and Tokio Marine Kiln — and the managing general agent Coalition. A summary of these new hires...
High-Net-Worth Insureds’ Top Concerns: Climate, Collectibles and Cyber
Dec 4 2024 // A new report on emerging risks affecting wealthy households — those with assets of $500,000 to $5 million — highlights climate change, theft of collectibles and cybersecurity as top concerns. Chubb’s new...
California Teen Suspected of Being a Member of Scattered Spider Hacking Gang
Dec 4 2024 // An accused teenage hacker who was arrested last month in California is suspected of being a member of the notorious cybercrime group Scattered Spider, according to several people familiar with the matter. U.S. prosecutors...
Hoboken Dealing With Ransomware Attack
Dec 3 2024 // The city of Hoboken, New Jersey has reported it was the victim of a ransomware attack last week. Due to the November 26 cyber attack, City Hall and the municipal court were closed and all online city services were...
T-Mobile Engineers Spotted Hackers Running Commands on Routers
Dec 2 2024 // Suspicious behavior on T-Mobile US Inc.’s network devices tipped off the company to a breach that was potentially part of a sprawling cyber-espionage campaign that has raised urgent questions about the exposure of a...
New England Grocers Coping With Cyber Attack
Dec 2 2024 // The Dutch company that owns Stop & Shop and Hannaford grocery stores across New England is dealing with a cyberattack that has disrupted online shopping, product deliveries and pharmacy services at some...
Prince Harry’s Phone-Hacking Lawsuit Against Daily Mail to Go to Trial in 2026
Nov 27 2024 // Prince Harry and other high-profile British figures’ privacy lawsuits against the Daily Mail newspaper’s publisher will go to trial in early 2026, London’s High Court heard on Tuesday, with the...
