March 6, 2024
Risk is the “new normal” for the global ocean shipping industry that handles 80% of global trade as pressure from geopolitical tensions, rising protectionism and climate change mounts. “There are going to be global tensions … and I think global …
March 6, 2024
The total number of common vulnerabilities and exposures (CVEs) is expected to increase by 25% in 2024 to 34,888 vulnerabilities, or roughly 2,900 per month, according to a new report by Coalition. Coalition published its Cyber Threat Index 2024, detailing …
March 5, 2024
A post on a hacker forum popular with cybercriminals has claimed UnitedHealth Group paid $22 million in a bid to recover access to data and systems encrypted by the “Blackcat” ransomware gang, according to two researchers. Neither UnitedHealth nor the …
March 5, 2024
Personal and auto insurance shopping is likely to increase in 2024 due to several market factors, new research shows. The observation in a new TransUnion report comes at a time when shopping for both insurance lines dropped at the end …
March 5, 2024
The cost of war risk insurance through the Red Sea remained stable on Monday despite the sinking of the Rubymar cargo ship as underwriters had already factored in the casualty after it was first hit by a missile last month, …
March 4, 2024
North Korea’s hacking groups have broken into at least two South Korean manufacturers of chipmaking equipment, as the country looks to evade sanctions and turn out its own semiconductors for weapons programs, South Korea’s spy agency said on Monday. The …
March 1, 2024
A high court in Denmark ruled that Europe’s biggest pork producer misled consumers by advertising its meat as “climate-controlled” in what is the Nordic country’s first greenwashing verdict. A group of nonprofit organizations had alleged Danish Crown A/S misrepresented its …
March 1, 2024
Almost four in five (78%) of organizations who paid a ransom demand were hit by a second ransomware attack, often by the same threat actor, according to Cybereason’s Ransomware: The Cost to Business Study 2024. Nearly two-thirds (63%) of these …
February 29, 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 division of UnitedHealth Group Inc., processes insurance claims and pharmacy …
February 29, 2024
Snow was expected to pick up across portions of Oregon, Northern California and northwestern Nevada by Wednesday night, according to AccuWeather meteorologists, who are forecasting heavy snow to expand through the northern and central Sierra on Thursday. The best chance …