Latest Cyber Headlines
All the headlines from our Cyber Topic Page, ordered by recency.
University of Minnesota Faces Lawsuit Over Alleged Negligence in Data Breach Incident
Aug 31 2023 // MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – A lawsuit filed on behalf of a former student and former employee at the University of Minnesota accuses the university of not doing enough to protect personal information from a recent data...
The U.S. Cyber Trust Mark and the Power of Collaboration
Aug 30 2023 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tv As cyber threats continue to grow, guests on the latest episode of The Insuring Cyber Podcast say that collaborations between the public and private sector are becoming even more...
Reinsurers’ Cyber Rates Expected to Rise as They Seek to Regain Profitability: S&P
Aug 29 2023 // More cyber reinsurance rate increases can be expected as reinsurers seek to regain underwriting profits in their cyber portfolios, according to a report published by S&P Global Ratings. “Reinsurers had a...
Cyber Startup Wiz Is Weighing Potential Bid for SentinelOne
Aug 28 2023 // Closely held cloud cybersecurity company Wiz Inc. is considering a potential bid for SentinelOne Inc. in what would represent a rare move by a startup to buy a large listed company. Wiz spokesperson Tamar Harel said on...
Business Lobby Struggles to Thwart SEC Cybersecurity Disclosure Rules
Aug 25 2023 // Business lobbyists are struggling to soften new US Securities and Exchange Commission rules that require publicly traded companies to quickly disclose cybersecurity breaches. The Justice Department is planning to issue...
Two British Teens and Their Audacious Hack of Nvidia, Grand Theft Auto and Uber
Aug 25 2023 // At 9 p.m. on Sept. 22 last year, a group of City of London police officers waited outside room M15 at the Travelodge Bicester, a one-star budget hotel in Oxfordshire, England, for the right moment to bust in. On the other...
Cybersecurity Firm SentinelOne Explores Sale
Aug 22 2023 // SentinelOne Inc., a cybersecurity company with a market value of about $5 billion, has been exploring options that could include a sale, according to people familiar with the matter. The Mountain View, California-based...
Tesla Data Breach Blamed on ‘Insider Wrongdoing’ Impacted 75,000
Aug 21 2023 // Tesla Inc.’s May data breach impacted more than 75,000 people, included employee-related records and was a result of “insider wrongdoing,” according to a notice posted by the office of the Maine Attorney...
People Moves: Drogin Cyber Leader at Mosaic; Loney to Lead Specialty Casualty at DUAL North America
Aug 21 2023 // David Drogin will lead cyber business growth in the U.S. as Mosaic Insurance‘s senior vice president, head of U.S. cyber. He will report to Global Head of Cyber Yosha DeLong. Drogin will be responsible for leading...
Private Clients Need More Than the Standard Coverage – From Baseball Cards, Sneakers, Jewelry, Cyber and More
Aug 21 2023 // When it comes to helping high net worth (HNW) clients get optimal coverage, there’s more to it than just adding a couple of zeroes to premiums and payouts. HNW clients have different interests and concerns that...
Latin Americans Fall Prey to More Online Scams, Cyber Attacks
Aug 17 2023 // Gabriella Batalha didn’t think much when she noticed she had been logged out of Instagram – until the next day when she found her account overrun with sensational posts touting high-yield cryptocurrency...
What to Know About the Proposed U.S. Cyber Trust Mark
Aug 16 2023 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tv With cyber attacks continuing to grow and new risks emerging, The Biden-Harris Administration in July announced a cybersecurity certification and labeling program to help U.S. consumers more...
US Congressman Says Chinese Spies Hacked His Emails
Aug 16 2023 // Nebraska Republican Congressman Don Bacon said late on Monday the FBI had warned him that his emails were hacked by Chinese spies, with both personal and campaign messages compromised. Bacon was told that the Chinese...
42,000 Vermonters Affected by MOVEit Data Breach
Aug 15 2023 // The Vermont Department of Financial Regulation reports that the large-scale data security breach of the MOVEit software has compromised the personally identifiable information of roughly 42,000 Vermonters and more than 38...
Microsoft’s Role in Email Breach to Be Part of Cyber Inquiry
Aug 14 2023 // A US cybersecurity advisory panel will investigate malicious targeting of cloud computing environments, including Microsoft Corp.’s role in a recent breach of government officials’ email accounts by suspected...
Connecticut School District Has Recouped Half of $6 Million Lost in Cyber Attack
Aug 14 2023 // The city of New Haven lost more than $6 million in multiple cyberattacks on its public school district earlier this summer and has so far managed to recoup about half of the money, officials announced last week. The...
Fake Job Offer Opened Door to Suspected North Korean Crypto Hack
Aug 10 2023 // In late July, a programmerat Estonia’s CoinsPaid, the world’s biggest crypto payment provider, met over video link with a recruiter who had reached out on LinkedIn with a lucrative job offer. During the...
Markets/Coverages: Howden Offers Blended Policy for PI, Crime and Cyber Liability
Aug 10 2023 // Howden, the London-based insurance group, announced the launch of a blended insurance product that brings together professional indemnity, crime and cyber liability into one policy and under one limit. It brings a...
White House Holds First-Ever Summit on Ransomware Crisis Plaguing Public Schools
Aug 10 2023 // The White House on Tuesday held its first-ever cybersecurity “summit” on the ransomware attacks plaguing U.S. schools, in which criminal hackers have dumped online sensitive student data, including medical...
UK’s Voter Register Was Hacked. No One Noticed for 15 Months.
Aug 9 2023 // Hackers were able to access UK voter registers undetected for 15 months, the Electoral Commission said, raising questions about data security even as it played down fears about the impact on elections. “Hostile...
