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Capita Warns Customer Data May Have Been Stolen in Cyber Attack

Capita Plc, one of the UK’s biggest outsourcing companies, said that customer data may have been stolen during a recent cyberattack. There is “currently some evidence of limited data exfiltration from the small proportion of affected server estate which might …

Cyber Firm Group-IB Finalizes Exit From Russia to Spur Global Expansion Ambitions

Cybersecurity company Group-IB has finalized its exit from Russia, the group said on Thursday, cutting ties with its original market in an effort to spur its global expansion ambitions. Punitive Western sanctions against Moscow since it sent tens of thousands …

British Officials Sound Alarm on Spyware, Mercenary Hacking Market

British officials are sounding the alarm over the widespread abuse of surveillance software and hackers-for-hire, saying that thousands of people were being targeted each year by an industry they described as posing an increasingly unpredictable threat. Britain’s National Cybersecurity Centre …

EU Announces $1.2B Plan to Counter Growing Cyber-security Threats

The European Commission on Tuesday announced a 1.1-billion-euro ($1.2 billion) plan to counter growing cybersecurity threats, underscoring mounting concerns about a series of high-profile hacking incidents. The growing use of cyber warfare in the military conflict between Russia and Ukraine …

Russian Hackers Target Western Critical Infrastructure, UK Warns

The UK government’s cyber defense agency warned on Wednesday of an emerging threat to Western critical national infrastructure posed by hackers sympathetic to Russia and its war on Ukraine. Russia-aligned “hacktivists” have carried out largely harmless online campaigns that have …

Hackers Stole Arizona School Data; Teachers Left in the Dark

Classrooms across Tucson, Arizona, were ravaged by ransomware in January that locked up computer systems and forced teachers to revamp lesson plans. Officials in southern Arizona’s largest school district tried assuring students and staff for weeks that, despite the cyberattack, …

Supply Chain Hack in Japan Provides Warning for Businesses Across the Globe

Kojima Industries Corp. is a small company and little-known outside Japan, where it produces cup holders, USB sockets and door pockets for car interiors. But its modest role in the automotive supply chain is a critical one. And when the …

German Superyacht Maker Lürssen Hit by Ransomware Cyber Attack

German shipbuilder Lürssen, which makes military vessels as well as luxury yachts, has become the target of a ransomware cyberattack. The Bremen-based company was attacked over the Easter holiday period, company spokesman Oliver Grün said Tuesday. “In coordination with internal …

Australia Is Inadvertently Inviting Cyber Crimewave, Data Theft Victim Service Warns

An Australian government-backed service for victims of identity theft blasted a plan to toughen privacy laws amid an explosion of online data theft, saying it would spur compromised companies to pay ransom and invite more hacking. IDCare, a non-profit that …

Markets/Coverages: Cyber MGA Astaara Expands Capacity Limit to $25 Million

Astaara, the Guernsey-based managing general agent and risk management advisory business, has increased its underwriting capacity and insurance limit from US$12.5 million in 2020 to US$25 million with effect from April 1. Astaara’s cyber insurance covers ports and terminals, as …