After Years of Taunts, Brash Leader of LockBit Charged by US May 8, 2024 By Ryan Gallagher and Jamie Tarabay For years now, the leader of the ransomware gang LockBit, known as LockBitSupp, has been a provocative if mysterious presence...
Attorneys: Ransomware a Multi-Layered Risk for Policyholders December 16, 2022 By Jim Sams The evolution of ransomware is bringing a wider range of risks to insurance policyholders, with new government regulations, exfiltration of...
Log4j Software Flaw ‘Endemic,’ New Cyber Safety Panel Says July 15, 2022 By Alan Suderman A computer vulnerability discovered last year in a ubiquitous piece of software is an “endemic” problem that will pose security...
Cyber Insurers Face Hefty Ukraine War-Related Claims, Despite Fine Print March 31, 2022 By Carolyn Cohn and Noor Zainab Hussain LONDON –– Insurers face potential multi-billion dollar claims for cyber attacks related to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, despite policy wording...
Viewpoint: Cyberattacks Present Unique Challenges for Business Interruption Claims March 17, 2022 By Jessica Eldridge Introduction As businesses continue to rely on computers and digital storage of important data, cyberattacks are a growing potential threat...
Beefing Up its Cybersecurity, Google Buys Mandiant for $5.4B March 9, 2022 By Matt Ott SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — Google is fortifying its cloud services with a $5.4 billion acquisition of the cyber security...
Cyberattacks Accompany Russian Military Assault on Ukraine February 25, 2022 By Frank Bajak BOSTON (AP) –The websites of Ukraine’s defense, foreign and interior ministries were unreachable or painfully slow to load Thursday morning...
US Unveils Plan to Improve Cyber Defenses For Water Utilities January 27, 2022 By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON–The White House on Thursday unveiled a plan to beef up cybersecurity in the nation’s water sector, an extension of...
Ransomware Persists Even as High-Profile Attacks Have Slowed December 20, 2021 By Eric Tucker and Alan Suderman WASHINGTON (AP)–In the months since President Joe Biden warned Russia’s Vladimir Putin that he needed to crack down on ransomware...
Biden Rushes to Protect the Power Grid as Hacking Threats Grow April 14, 2021 By Shaun Courtney and Michael Riley A White House plan to rapidly shore up the security of the U.S. power grid will begin with a 100-day...