Latest Cyber Headlines
All the headlines from our Cyber Topic Page, ordered by recency.
People Moves: Fusion Specialty Appoints Harwood for APAC M&A Team; Specialty MGA Nirvana Hires García-Beltrán to Grow European Cyber SME Portfolio
Feb 29 2024 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at the managing general agents Fusion Specialty and Nirvana. A summary of these new hires follows here. Fusion Specialty Appoints Harwood for M&A in Asia...
UnitedHealth Hackers Say They Stole ‘Millions’ of Records, Then Delete Statement
Feb 29 2024 // In a message posted to, and then quickly deleted from their darknet site, the hackers blamed for striking the UnitedHealth Group said on Wednesday they stole millions of sensitive records, including medical insurance and...
Change Healthcare Cyberattack Is Still Disrupting Pharmacies, Other Providers
Feb 28 2024 // A cyberattack that has disrupted Change Healthcare’s computer networks for nearly a week is creating a growing administrative problem for pharmacies and health-care providers around the nation. Change Healthcare, a...
OpenAI Says New York Times ‘Hacked’ ChatGPT to Build Copyright Lawsuit
Feb 28 2024 // OpenAI has asked a federal judge to dismiss parts of the New York Times’ copyright lawsuit against it, arguing that the newspaper “hacked” its chatbot ChatGPT and other artificial-intelligence systems to...
People Moves: Ardonagh’s Price Forbes Taps Horler From Lockton as Deputy CEO; Marsh Names Fort From McGill and Partners as Int’l Cyber Product Leader
Feb 27 2024 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at the brokers Price Forbes and Marsh. A summary of these new hires follows here. Ardonagh’s Price Forbes Taps Horler From Lockton as Deputy CEO Sarah...
MGM Resorts Says Regulators Probing September Cyberattack
Feb 27 2024 // MGM Resorts International disclosed that state and federal regulators were probing a cyberattack on its systems that took place in September and caused a $100 million hit to the company’s third-quarter results. The...
US Pharmacy Outage Triggered by ‘Blackcat’ Ransomware at UnitedHealth Unit: Sources
Feb 26 2024 // Hackers working for the ‘Blackcat’ ransomware gang are behind the outage at UnitedHealth’s technology unit that has snarled prescription deliveries for six days, two people familiar with the matter told...
UnitedHealth Blamed ‘Nation-State’ Threat in Hack That Disrupted Pharmacy Orders
Feb 23 2024 // A cyberattack against a division of UnitedHealth Group Inc. has caused a nationwide outage of a computer network that’s used to transmit data between health-care providers and insurance companies, rendering some...
Cyber MGA Coalition Predicts Common Vulnerabilities to Increase 25% in 2024
Feb 22 2024 // Cyber insurance provider Coalition said it expects the total number of common vulnerabilities and exposures (CVEs) to increase by 25% in 2024 to 34,888 vulnerabilities, or roughly 2,900 per month. The insurtech’s...
Russia’s LockBit Disrupted But Not Dead, Hacking Experts Warn
Feb 22 2024 // Two arrests. Twenty-eight servers seized. And 1,000 decryption keys obtained that can help hacking victims worldwide get their data back. The takedown announced Tuesday of the Russia-linked hacking gang LockBit, which by...
Beazley Creates Cyber Risk Management Company
Feb 21 2024 // Beazley, the London-based specialty insurer, announced the creation of an integrated cyber risk management company, Beazley Security, formed from the merger of its in-house Cyber Services team and its wholly owned cyber...
Biden Seeks to Bolster Port Cybersecurity With Executive Order
Feb 21 2024 // President Joe Biden will sign an executive order designed to implement new cybersecurity requirements for the nation’s port owners and operators amid growing concerns that hackers could roil crucial supply...
Lockbit Hackers’ Swagger on Display After Police Leak Identities Online
Feb 21 2024 // One of the world’s biggest criminal hacking gangs woke up on Tuesday to a startling discovery: Law enforcement, after taking over their main website on Monday, were now threatening to reveal their personal details...
FBI, UK Crime Agency Say They Have Disrupted LockBit Cyber Gang
Feb 20 2024 // A coalition of international law enforcement agencies, including the FBI and UK National Crime Agency, said they have disrupted LockBit, one of the most prolific hacker groups of all time, including shutting down websites...
Proposed Cybersecurity Legislation Seeks to Protect America’s Food Supply Chain
Feb 19 2024 // U.S. Representatives Brad Finstad (MN-01) and Elissa Slotkin (MI-07) have introduced HR 7062, the Farm and Food Cybersecurity Act, designed to strengthen cybersecurity protections within the food and agriculture critical...
Global Ransomware Attacks Reach Record High in 2023, Says Corvus
Feb 19 2024 // Despite law enforcement actions, fourth quarter 2023 ransomware incidents still surpassed 2022 by nearly 70%, and the number of active ransomware groups grew by 34%. Corvus Insurance recently released its Q4 2023...
Extreme Weather, Cyber Risks Top Concerns When Insuring Farms
Feb 19 2024 // As risks from extreme weather, technology glitches and cyberattacks rise, so does the need for agricultural insurance that can cover a rapidly diversifying and evolving industry. “With the interest rates, production...
Cyber Risk Management Specialist KYND Secures New Funding for Global Growth Plans
Feb 16 2024 // KYND, the London-based provider of cyber risk management solutions, has disclosed “a substantial investment” to propel expansion and further growth. The investment comes from Verisk, a leading global data...
US Offers Up to $10M Reward for Info Leading to Leaders of Notorious Ransomware Gang
Feb 16 2024 // If you’ve got information on one of the world’s most prolific ransomware gangs, you could stand to make a cool $10 million. The Department of State on Thursday announced a reward of up to $10 million for anyone...
Pennsylvania’s State Courts Restore Website Services Disrupted by Cyber Attack
Feb 16 2024 // The Pennsylvania state court system has restored all of its digital platforms that were disrupted by a February 4 cyber attack. In an update, Chief Justice Debra Todd reported that the system’s news, statistics,...
