Congressional Committee Seeks Lessons Learned From Ransomware Attack November 30, 2021 By Andrew G. Simpson In March 2021, CNA Financial Corp., one of the country’s largest insurance companies, suffered a ransomware attack from a cybercriminal...
Iran-Backed Hackers Accused of Targeting Critical US Sectors November 18, 2021 By Eric Tucker, Alan Suderman and Frank Bajak WASHINGTON (AP) — Hackers linked to the Iranian government have been targeting a “broad range of victims” inside the United...
Justice Department Stepping Up Efforts to Combat Cybercrime November 5, 2021 By Eric Tucker WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is stepping up actions to combat ransomware and cybercrime through arrests and other actions,...
Iran’s President Says Cyberattack Meant to Create ‘Disorder’ October 28, 2021 By Jon Gambrell and Nasser Karimi DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s president said Wednesday that a cyberattack which paralyzed every gas station in the...
Microsoft: Russian-Backed Hackers Targeting Cloud Services October 26, 2021 By Alan Suderman RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Microsoft said Monday the same Russia-backed hackers responsible for the 2020 SolarWinds breach continue to attack...
Governments Turn Tables on Ransomware Gang REvil by Pushing it Offline October 22, 2021 By Joseph Menn and Christopher Bing The ransomware group REvil was itself hacked and forced offline this week by a multi-country operation, according to three private...
Insurance Broker Gallagher Sued Over Ransomware Attack August 3, 2021 By Andrew G. Simpson Insurance and benefits broker Arthur J. Gallagher is the target of a proposed class action lawsuit over a ransomware attack...
Cyber Claim Frequency Growing; Smaller Organizations Targeted July 28, 2021 By Claims Journal staff The share of policyholders who filed a cyberattack claim jumped by 50% from the first half of 2020 compared to...
Colonial Pipeline Sued for Gas Crisis From Ransomware Attack June 23, 2021 By Christopher Yasiejko Colonial Pipeline Co. was sued by a gas station seeking to represent thousands more over the ransomware attack in May...
Critical Entities Targeted in Suspected Chinese Cyber Spying June 16, 2021 By Alan Suderman RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A cyberespionage campaign blamed on China was more sweeping than previously known, with suspected state-backed hackers...