Security Boulevard

JANUARY 25, 2024

The growing number and sophistication of cyberattacks and the financial impact such incidents can have a company’s financial picture are driving more organizations to take out cybersecurity insurance, according to a survey from endpoint management firm Recast Software.

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Dark Reading

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Progress Software plans to collect millions in cyber insurance policy payouts after the MOVEit breaches, which will make getting coverage more expensive and harder to get for everyone else, experts say.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 24, 2025

The tech giant may have used this data for targeted advertising, according to Blue Shield, which is one of the largest health insurers in the US. Blue Shield a nonprofit health insurer serving nearly 6 million members, used Google Analytics to monitor how customers interacted with its websites to improve services. .”

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 15, 2025

Cybercrime industrialized The dark web has become a marketplace where bad actors can buy tools and access with the ease of shopping for software. Many of these services exploit unpatched software flaws some disclosed years ago that remain active in business environments.

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Adam Shostack

JANUARY 2, 2025

is unlikely that re-certifying on a new platform is less than weeks of work, and for larger products, it could easily extend to person years of work, to maintain software that's already been sold. We can demand that vendors pay, even many years after the software has shipped.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 29, 2019

-based PerCSoft is a cloud management provider for Digital Dental Record (DDR), which operates an online data backup service called DDS Safe that archives medical records, charts, insurance documents and other personal information for various dental offices across the United States. ” Read the full ProPublica piece here. .

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 2, 2021

based PrismHR handles everything from payroll processing and human resources to health insurance and tax forms for hundreds of “professional employer organizations” (PEOs) that serve more than two million employees. “Prism is the only real option on the PEO software market,” he said. Hopkinton, Mass.-based

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Networking software giant Citrix Systems says malicious hackers were inside its networks for five months between 2018 and 2019, making off with personal and financial data on company employees, contractors, interns, job candidates and their dependents. Citrix’s letter was prompted by laws in virtually all U.S.

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Schneier on Security

JULY 25, 2024

As we experienced last week, a single problem in a small piece of software can take large swaths of the internet and global economy offline. Insurance blunts financial losses.) Each piece of software depends on dozens of others, typically written by other engineering teams sometimes years earlier on the other side of the planet.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has initiated an investigation into Progress Software regarding the high-profile MOVEit data breach incident that unfolded earlier this year. An unnamed insurance company is also pursuing the recovery of expenses incurred due to the MOVEit vulnerability.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 6, 2025

Westend Dental agreed to settle several violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) in a penalty of $350,000. The attackers initially gained access to at least one server, but since there was no monitoring software in place, it is unknown how far the attackers were able to infiltrate other systems.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 24, 2018

Now the financial institution is suing its insurance provider for refusing to fully cover the losses. In its lawsuit (PDF), National Bank says it had an insurance policy with Everest National Insurance Company for two types of coverage or “riders” to protect it against cybercrime losses. million total. THE LAWSUIT.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 13, 2021

For everything from minor network infractions to devastating cyberattacks and data privacy troubles , digital forensics software can help clean up the mess and get to the root of what happened. This article looks at the top digital forensic software tools of 2021 and what customers should consider when buying or acquiring a DSF tool.

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Security Affairs

MAY 3, 2022

The threat actor systematically utilized software distributed by security vendors to sideload ShadowPad and PlugX variants.” The post China-linked Moshen Dragon abuses security software to sideload malware appeared first on Security Affairs. ” reads the analysis published by SentinelOne. To nominate, please visit:?

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Part three of a four-part series In 2024, global pressure on companies to implement advanced data protection measures intensified, with new standards in encryption and software transparency raising the bar. Similarly, software bills of materials (SBOMs) underscore the need for better accountability in third-party software.

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Security Affairs

MAY 1, 2025

The financially-motivated group targeted organizations in the media, tourism, finance, insurance, manufacturing, energy, telecommunications, biotechnology and retail sectors. The DarkWatchman malware can evade detection by standard antivirus software.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 29, 2024

For example, the government estimates that 560,000 fraudulent unemployment insurance claims originated from compromised Internet addresses, resulting in a confirmed fraudulent loss exceeding $5.9 911 S5 built its proxy network mainly by offering “free” virtual private networking (VPN) services.

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SecureList

APRIL 23, 2025

We have been tracking the latest attack campaign by the Lazarus group since last November, as it targeted organizations in South Korea with a sophisticated combination of a watering hole strategy and vulnerability exploitation within South Korean software. We found that the malware was running in the memory of a legitimate SyncHost.

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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.

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Duo's Security Blog

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

With the rate that new threats emerge, it may come as no surprise that cyber liability insurance can be traced back to 1997. In its modern iteration, cyber liability insurance mitigates the losses and business costs associated with cyber incidents and resulting downtime. What would an insurer do? At least not alone.

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The Hacker News

OCTOBER 11, 2024

A new tax-themed malware campaign targeting insurance and finance sectors has been observed leveraging GitHub links in phishing email messages as a way to bypass security measures and deliver Remcos RAT, indicating that the method is gaining traction among threat actors. "In

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 3, 2020

Last week, KrebsOnSecurity reported to health insurance provider Blue Shield of California that its Web site was flagged by multiple security products as serving malicious content. How did a browser extension lead to a malicious link being added to the health insurance company Web site?

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 1, 2023

Code-signing certificates are supposed to help authenticate the identity of software publishers, and provide cryptographic assurance that a signed piece of software has not been altered or tampered with. “Antivirus software trusts signed programs more. For some types of software, a digital signature is mandatory.”

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Our observations indicate that a substantial number of the targeted individuals are employees within the Colombian insurance industry.The figure below shows the phishing email, which includes the PDF and download URL, spoofing the Colombian tax authority.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Avaya Holdings , Check Point Software Technologies , and Mimecast Limited each minimized or obscured the extent of security breaches linked to the SolarWinds Orion hack, impacting investor trust and highlighting the critical importance of clear, truthful communication. SEC investigators gathered evidence that Unisys Corp.,

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 20, 2025

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: iMessage text gets recipient to disable phishing protection so they can be phished The new rules for AI and encrypted messaging, with Mallory Knodel (Lock and Code S06E01) Insurance company accused of using secret software to illegally collect and sell location data on millions of Americans The great Google Ads heist: (..)

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

The boom in remote work due to the COVID-19 pandemic has further amplified the need to secure network endpoints , in which finding software to manage passwords plays a big role. Bitwarden is free, open source software that can stand up to commercial alternatives. Best Password Manager Tools. True two-factor authentication. Travel Mode.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 17, 2025

Since its emergence in 2021, Medusa has targeted over 300 victims across various critical infrastructure sectors, including medical, education, legal, insurance, technology, and manufacturing. What is Medusa ransomware? Organizations must proactively implement robust cybersecurity measures to defend against such attacks.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

A Chicago-based insurance firm, CNA Financial, paid a $40 million ransom to recover their data; not to mention the attack on Kaseya in which the hackers successfully penetrated the defenses of the widely used software and distributed the malicious files through standard update channels. The probability of a.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 1, 2023

1, 2023 – Guardz , the cybersecurity company securing and insuring SMEs, today disclosed the existence of a Hidden Virtual Network Computing (hVNC) malware targeting macOS devices. About Guardz: Guardz is a holistic cyber security and insurance solution designed for SMEs. Tel Aviv, Israel, Aug.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 17, 2023

The FBI later acknowledged that a software misconfiguration allowed someone to send the fake emails. More recently, BreachForums was the sales forum for data stolen from DC Health Link , a health insurance exchange based in Washington, D.C. that suffered a data breach this month.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 9, 2022

Pop-up browser windows imitating virus-scanning software will trick users into installing either a false anti-virus program (at a high fee) or an actual virus that will give scammers access to whatever information is on the user’s computer. They can either use the data to charge the services or steal the cash.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 19, 2021

Experts say the biggest reason ransomware targets and/or their insurance providers still pay when they already have reliable backups is that nobody at the victim organization bothered to test in advance how long this data restoration process might take. “So you’re like, ‘Oh great.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 31, 2025

The exposed data may include patient name, birth date, contact info, diagnoses, treatments, test results, Social Security number, and health insurance details. The company responded to the incident by enhancing security measures and implementing monitoring software to detect suspicious activity.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 30, 2019

I had the chance at RSA 2019 to visit with George Wrenn, founder and CEO of CyberSaint Security , a cybersecurity software firm that plays directly in this space. That could be for insurance purposes. “As As with any insurance, cyber insurance really requires due care.” Wrenn said. “So

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Unsecured third-party software and dependencies amplify risks across industries. Enhance third-party risk management Require comprehensive security assessments for vendors and software providers. Leverage cyber insurance to mitigate financial risks associated with supply chain attacks.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 21, 2023

Going forward, let us list out the victims who have been impacted by the attack after the hack-ers gained control of Moveit file transfer software worldwide, a business unit of Progress Software.

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