Security Affairs

APRIL 23, 2023

Non-profit health insurer Point32Health suffered a ransomware attack and has taken systems offline in response to the incident. Non-profit health insurer Point32Health has taken systems offline in response to a ransomware attack that took place on April 17. ” reads the statement published by the insurer.

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Insurance Ransomware Education Accountability 82

CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 12, 2022

A Ransomware called BazarCall seems to target Insurance agents and clients and so Insurance specialist CFC has issued a warning to the companies into similar business and operating across the globe to step-up their defense-line against malware attacks, by proactively taking adequate measures.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 21, 2021

Just a week after announcing it would no longer cover ransomware payments in France, global insurance company AXA has been hit with a targeted ransomware attack. The data include customer medical reports, claims, payments, bank account info, ID cards, passports, and more. .

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Insurance Ransomware DDOS Banking 138

CSO Magazine

MAY 5, 2023

Pharmaceutical firm Merck recently won an appeal that could mean its insurers will have to pay up on a $1.4-billion As detailed in the judges’ decision, many of the original defendants settled their portion of the insurance claim with Merck. billion judgment related to the NotPetya cyberattack in 2017.

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Cyber Insurance Insurance Accountability 77

The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 24, 2020

Purchasing life insurance once meant going to an insurer’s office or booking an appointment with an insurance agent. Today’s generation is used to getting everything done fast and easy, so life insurance providers had to get with the times and cover all customers’ needs and requirements.

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Insurance Internet Internet Accountability 190

Security Boulevard

AUGUST 20, 2021

Cyber insurance is driving a long overdue improvement in user access security. Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is fast becoming a requirement for all privilege and non-privilege accounts, whether users are working on the internal network or remotely. It seems insurers … Continued.

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Cisco Security

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Lloyds of London have recently published a Market Bulletin 1 addressing the wording of cyber insurance policies to exclude losses arising from: “ state backed cyber-attacks that (a) significantly impair the ability of a state to function or (b) that significantly impair the security capabilities of a state. ”. Lloyd’s Market Bulletin, Y5381.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 27, 2021

The explosion of ransomware and similar cyber incidents along with rising associated costs is convincing a growing number of insurance companies to raise the premiums on their cyber insurance policies or reduce coverage, moves that could further squeeze organizations under siege from hackers. Insurers Assessing Risks.

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Cytelligence

OCTOBER 18, 2023

To mitigate these risks, businesses often invest in cyber insurance. However, there is a powerful and cost-effective tool that businesses can utilize to reduce their cyber insurance costs: strong passwords. They serve as a virtual key to access important systems, accounts, and confidential information.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Many organizations are struggling today with aligning their security controls with what underwriters now require in order to get insurance coverage against ransomware attacks. The post <strong>Need an Insurance Policy Against Ransomware Attacks? The post Need an Insurance Policy Against Ransomware Attacks?

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Insurance Ransomware Cyber Insurance Accountability 98

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 26, 2023

CIAM in insurance: A unified, secure user experience with a single login madhav Fri, 05/26/2023 - 07:33 In recent years, the insurance industry has transformed from a singularly focused entity to a multi-brand or multi-service type of business. Adding value to the user experience (a top priority for 59% of insurers) 2.

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Insurance Digital transformation Authentication Passwords 71

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 10, 2022

Checklist for Getting Cyber Insurance Coverage. The necessity for cyber-insurance coverage. With cyber attacks amounting to a question of when and not if, cyber insurance becomes crucial for ensuring business continuity and mitigating the business impact of attacks – should they occur. Tue, 05/10/2022 - 05:43.

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Cyber Insurance Insurance Cyber Risk Authentication 77

SC Magazine

JUNE 28, 2021

The rise of the cyber insurance has largely failed to promote better cybersecurity practices among the industries they cover, according to a new report released Monday from British security think tank RUSI. Growing losses from ransomware attacks have…emphasized that the current reality is not sustainable for insurers either.

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Cyber Insurance Insurance Ransomware Marketing 136

Security Affairs

APRIL 22, 2022

When security fails, cyber insurance can become crucial for ensuring continuity. Our reliance on digital technology and the inherited risk is a key driving factor for buying cyber risk insurance. If the technology were to become unavailable, the resulting business impact could be mitigated with cyber insurance.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 19, 2022

There are more online stores and services available than ever, and you are able to shop for almost anything online whether it's groceries or insurance. In particular, insurance companies are tempting targets for cybercriminals as they hold personal and financial information for numerous clients. The vocabulary of cybersecurity.

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SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Every time a driver buckles up or an airbag is deployed we see the powerful influence of the insurance companies who insisted those measures become mandatory. Now, those insurers are poised to drive cybersecurity investment by insisting that organizations meet certain criteria to qualify for coverage. A maturing model.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 11, 2023

The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), has confirmed that it was unprotected by antivirus software when it was attacked by the Medusa ransomware group in September. PhilHealth is the government owned and controlled corporation that provides universal health coverage in the Philippines. It was attacked on September 22, 2023.

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CSO Magazine

AUGUST 22, 2022

Insurance marketplace Lloyd’s of London is set to introduce cyber insurance exclusions to coverage for “catastrophic” state-backed attacks from 2023. The move is reflective of a maturing and quickly evolving cyber insurance market. Nation-state attacks pose systemic risk to insurers.

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Cyber Insurance Insurance Marketing Risk 72

SC Magazine

APRIL 19, 2021

AIG is one of the top cyber insurance companies in the U.S. Today’s columnist, Erin Kennealy of Guidewire Software, offers ways for security pros, the insurance industry and government regulators to come together so insurance companies can continue to offer insurance for ransomware. eflon CreativeCommons CC BY 2.0.

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Insurance Cyber Insurance Ransomware InfoSec 113

SecureWorld News

MAY 26, 2021

New research reveals that a record number of organizations are buying cyber insurance policies as a tool for protecting themselves against cyber risk. However, the cost for those policies is rising dramatically as cyber insurance premiums soar up to 30% vs. the previous year. cyber insurance market and the results are in.

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SC Magazine

MAY 24, 2021

In a report released May 20, the Government Accountability Office looked at how the private cybersecurity insurance market has developed over the past five yearsRich Baich is global chief information security officer for insurance giant AIG. Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images).

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 26, 2021

The objective is to reassess the coverage provided by the Federal Cyber Terrorism Risk Insurance Program( TRIP) in the event of cyber-terrorist activities on the IT infrastructure hosted by public and private properties. The post Congress to review Federal Cyber Terrorism Risk Insurance Program appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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SC Magazine

MAY 19, 2021

The development of cybersecurity insurance has played an important role in determining how companies prepare for and respond to ransomware attacks and the resulting fallout. That in itself has evolved, as insurers and insured learn just how expensive that fallout can be. The ransomware reality check for insurers.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 19, 2022

Our customers often ask us for help addressing the requirements of insurers. The post How ThreatX Can Help Address Cyber Insurance Critical Controls appeared first on ThreatX. The post How ThreatX Can Help Address Cyber Insurance Critical Controls appeared first on ThreatX.

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Cyber Insurance Insurance Accountability 52

CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 19, 2021

AXA, a French Multinational Insurance Company was reportedly hit by Avaddon Ransomware Gang last week halting IT operations in its offices located in the Philippines, Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Thailand. . . The post Avaddon ransomware gang targets AXA Insurance appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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Insurance Ransomware Banking Encryption 64

SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Trends of cyber insurance claims for 2020. Coalition, a cyber insurance company, recently released a report detailing the categories of cyber attacks as well as the cause behind the attacks for the first half of 2020. The company says that ransomware accounted for 41% of cyber claims. Cyber insurance works.

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Cyber Insurance Insurance Ransomware Cyber Attacks 54

Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

The post Case Study: SCM Insurance Services Finds True Partnership Cybereason appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Insurance Surveillance Engineering Risk 64

Security Affairs

AUGUST 7, 2019

The American group of insurance and financial services companies State Farm disclosed a credential stuffing attack it has suffered in July. The American group of insurance and financial services companies State Farm revealed that it was the victim of a credential stuffing attack it has suffered in July. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Insurance Data breaches Financial Services Passwords 87

Lenny Zeltser

JULY 1, 2020

Opens a bank account in the victim’s name with a provider such as GoBank or Green Dot for receiving the unemployment payments. Because this is not a credit account, this action doesn’t trigger a credit check and works even if the victim’s credit file is frozen. In my case, I already had an account on that website.

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Duo's Security Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2021

One area where campuses have been collaborating recently are changes around cyber liability insurance for higher education, an opportunity for campus cybersecurity teams to combine forces with their risk management team. In a recent Duo blog post, we gave an overview of cyber liability insurance.

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Insurance Education Risk Cyber Insurance 65

Krebs on Security

MAY 23, 2020

Secret Service warned of “massive fraud” against state unemployment insurance programs , noting that false filings from a well-organized Nigerian crime ring could end up costing the states and federal government hundreds of millions of dollars in losses. Meanwhile, a number of U.S. Last week, the U.S. ” Image: Agari.

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Insurance Accountability Banking Government 328

SC Magazine

MARCH 2, 2021

Google Cloud, Munich Re and Allianz are working together to turn risk data into better insurance policies. In doing so, and in sharing the results with Munich Re and Allianz, the insurers will offer expanded coverage options, including higher policy limits and longer business interruption payouts.

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Insurance Cyber Insurance Risk Media 75

Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

In the first week of January, the pharmaceutical giant Merck quietly settled its years-long lawsuit over whether or not its property and casualty insurers would cover a $700 million claim filed after the devastating NotPetya cyberattack in 2017. The 9/11 attacks cost insurers and reinsurers $47 billion. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

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Cyber Insurance Insurance Government Cyber Risk 230

Malwarebytes

APRIL 9, 2024

He was convicted of one count of making a false statement to a National Credit Union Administration insured institution and one count of aggravated identity theft. He used the ID to get a job at a fast-food restaurant and to get a Colorado bank account. It wasn’t the first time Keirans had committed car theft.

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Identity Theft Banking Insurance Accountability 116

Javvad Malik

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

According to a German study, lightning strikes accounted for 80% of wind turbine insurance claims. The German electric power company Energieerzeugungswerke Helgoland GmbH shut down and dismantled their Helgoland Island wind power plant after being denied insurance against further lightning losses.

Insurance 140

Insurance Social Engineering Manufacturing Cybercrime 140

Security Boulevard

MARCH 10, 2024

Contemporary healthcare organizations are obligated to protect a vast amount of sensitive patient data due to the broad definition of Protected Health Information (PHI) under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

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Insurance Healthcare Accountability Technology 64

Dark Reading

DECEMBER 7, 2020

A well-organized email spoofing campaign has been seen targeting financial services, insurance, healthcare, manufacturing, utilities, and telecom.

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