Viewpoint: Scrutiny Undermines Argument that Cyber Insurance Encourages Ransomware October 9, 2019 By Matthew McCabe As the cyber insurance market continues to grow, it’s only natural to discuss its place in the battle against cyber-attacks,...
Once Hacked, Twice Shy: How Auto Supplier Harman Learned to Fight Cyber Carjackers September 20, 2019 By Tina Bellon LAS VEGAS — When researchers remotely hacked a Jeep Cherokee in 2015, slowing it to a crawl in the middle...
Hackers Net $4.2M in Cyber Theft from Oklahoma Pension Fund September 10, 2019 OKLAHOMA CITY — The FBI is investigating after computer hackers managed to steal about $4.2 million in funds from a...
Subrogation Counsel, Data Breaches, And Cybersecurity August 26, 2019 By Gary Wickert What do you really know about the strengths and weakness of the cybersecurity measures taken by the subrogation counsel and...
Ransomware Attack Hits More than 20 Texas Local Governments August 23, 2019 By Kathleen Foody and Jake Bleiberg DALLAS — More than 20 local governments in Texas were targeted in a coordinated ransomware attack of unprecedented size on...
U.S. Cyber Agency Says Reducing Risks From China Top Priority August 23, 2019 By William Turton A newly created U.S. cybersecurity agency said Thursday that China represents the greatest strategic risk to the U.S., and as...
Identity Theft Stings, but Hard to Pin on Specific Attacks August 5, 2019 By Anick Jesdanun NEW YORK — Equifax 2017. Marriott 2018. Capital One 2019. Data breaches through hacking attacks are distressingly common these days,...
Equifax Agrees to Pay $700 Million to Settle U.S. Breach Probe July 23, 2019 By David McLaughlin and Daniel Stoller Equifax Inc. agreed to pay up to $700 million to resolve U.S. federal and state investigations into the 2017 hack...
Premera Blue Cross Pays States $10 Million over Data Breach July 15, 2019 By Gene Johnson SEATTLE — Premera Blue Cross, the largest health insurer in the Pacific Northwest, has agreed to pay $10 million to...
Marriott Faces $124 Million Fine From U.K. for Data Hacking July 9, 2019 By Patrick Clark and Jonathan Browning The massive hacking of Marriott International Inc. reservation databases could lead to a 99 million-pound ($124 million) fine as the...