Latest Cyber Headlines
All the headlines from our Cyber Topic Page, ordered by recency.
AXA XL, Slice Labs, Microsoft to Offer Cyber Risk Management Tools
Dec 23 2019 // AXA XL, the p&c and Specialty Risk Division of global insurer AXA, Slice Labs Inc. (Slice), an on-demand insurer of cloud technology, and Microsoft will work together to help improve cyber health and mitigate risks for...
Cyber Attack Forces Airline to Cancel Flights in Alaska
Dec 23 2019 // RavnAir canceled at least a half-dozen flights in Alaska on Saturday – at the peak of holiday travel – following what the company described as “a malicious cyber attack” on its computer network. The...
Ascot Appoints Walter as Executive VP and Head of Cyber & Commercial E&O
Dec 20 2019 // Ascot has appointed Drew Walter as executive vice president and head of Cyber & Commercial E&O. Also joining the team are Tracy O’Hara, Abigail Oliver, Greg Garijanian and Ben Mancuso. Based in New York,...
Canadian Lab Test Firm, LifeLabs, Pays Ransom After Data Breach
Dec 20 2019 // Lab test provider LifeLabs said Tuesday that it paid a ransom to secure data for Canadians that was stolen in a data breach in late October. Hackers also obtained personal information of an unknown number of the...
Chinese Hacking Group Resumes Global Attacks on Companies, Agencies
Dec 19 2019 // A Chinese government-linked hacking group that was thought to be dormant has been quietly targeting companies and government agencies for the last two years, harvesting data after stealing passwords and circumventing...
Florida City Faces $1M Ransom by Hackers
Dec 17 2019 // A Florida city confirmed Friday that hackers seeking to extort money were responsible for crippling its computer systems earlier this week but officials have yet to decide whether they will pay a reported $1 million...
Another Cyberattack Attempt in Louisiana: Sheriff’s Offices
Dec 17 2019 // Three Louisiana parish sheriff’s offices were targeted by hackers over the weekend in a suspected cyberattack, officials confirmed. The Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office received a call from the Sheriff’s...
Large New Jersey Hospital System Says It Was Hit by Ransomware Attack
Dec 17 2019 // New Jersey’s largest hospital system said Friday that a ransomware attack last week disrupted its computer network and that it paid a ransom to stop it. Hackensack Meridian Health did not say in its statement how...
Officials: Recent Cyberattack on New Orleans City Computers Was ‘Minimal’
Dec 16 2019 // Officials announced that no data was held for ransom and that a recovery operation is getting underway after a cyberattack a day earlier triggered a shutdown of city government computers in New Orleans. Chief Information...
Wyoming Hospital Boosts Security, Issues Notifications After Breach
Dec 16 2019 // Cheyenne Regional Medical Center in Wyoming has added security measures and is informing people whose personal information was exposed due to a data breach earlier this year, hospital officials said. The breach was...
New Orleans City Government Hit by Cyber Attack; Recovery Underway
Dec 15 2019 // Officials announced Saturday that no data was held for ransom and that a recovery operation is getting underway after a cyberattack a day earlier triggered a shutdown of city government computers in New Orleans. Chief...
North Korean Hackers Found Partnering With Eastern European Cyber Criminals
Dec 12 2019 // North Korean state-backed hackers appear to be cooperating with Eastern European cybercriminals, a report said on Wednesday, a finding that suggests digital gangsters and state-backed spies are finding common ground...
Court Rules Events After Email Instruction Don’t Erase Claim for Phishing Loss
Dec 12 2019 // A $1.7 million email phishing fraud that included phone calls with a fake lawyer and an intervention by a Wells Fargo fraud investigator is still a fraud and Ironshore Indemnity is liable for the claim, a split panel with...
Allianz UK Launches ‘Cyber Select’ Offering for Mid-Size Corporations
Dec 12 2019 // Allianz UK has launched Cyber Select, a cyber offering designed primarily for mid-corporate businesses. Cyber Select’s cover is designed to deal with the consequences of unauthorized use of IT systems and data...
Law Enforcement Investigating Cyberattack on Florida City Where Navy Attack Occurred
Dec 11 2019 // Federal authorities are investigating a cyberattack on the city of Pensacola, Florida, home to the naval air station where a Saudi flight student killed three sailors and wounded eight others on Friday. Mayor Grover...
Southeast Insurance Chiefs Farmer, Altmaier Elected to Top NAIC Posts
Dec 11 2019 // South Carolina Department of Insurance Director Ray Farmer and Florida Insurance Commissioner David Altmaier have been elected to the positions of president and president-elect, respectively, of the NAIC (National...
Cybersecurity Provider Coronet, Coalition Partner on Small Business Cyber Product
Dec 5 2019 // Small business cybersecurity provider Coronet has partnered with Coalition, a cyber insurance provider for small and midsized businesses, to offer cyber insurance to Coronet customers. The partnership combines...
EPIC Names Geary National Executive Risk & Cyber Practice Leader
Dec 3 2019 // EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants, a retail property, casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefits consultant, has named Kelly Geary National Executive Risk & Cyber Practice leader. Geary and her team bring...
Was It an Act of War? That’s Merck Cyber Attack’s $1.3 Billion Insurance Question.
Dec 3 2019 // By the time Deb Dellapena arrived for work at Merck & Co.’s 90-acre campus north of Philadelphia, there was a handwritten sign on the door: The computers are down. It was worse than it seemed. Some employees who...
Analysis: Louisiana Government Cyberattack Could Have Been Worse
Dec 3 2019 // The cyberattack on Louisiana’s state government computer servers disrupted agency operations and made going to the Office of Motor Vehicles even more headache-inducing than usual. But it was nowhere near the...
