All cybercriminals articles
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NewsFirms face heightened risk of fraud
82% said their organisations had been significantly impacted by fraud and illicit activity - Kroll
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Financial firms fear advanced cybercrime
Cyber threats, macroeconomic change and geopolitical turbulence will shape emerging risk landscape
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Pandemic behind record rise in fraud
A “perfect storm” created increased exposure to cyber, social engineering, phishing and CEO fraud, finds new research
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Commercial insurance rates rise 15% in Q2
It is the 15th consecutive quarter of rate increases in the global commercial insurance market, finds Marsh
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‘Colossal’ ransomware attack hits 200 firms
Attack on Miami-based IT supplier Kaseya was timed to coincide with the 4th of July celebrations
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Cyber insurance struggling to counter online threat
Cyber insurance has failed to live up to expectations that it may act as a tool for improving organisations’ cyber security practices, finds RUSI
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Study reveals the true cost of ransomware
84% of firms are hit again after submitting to ransom demands; with data corrupted during the recovery for 43%
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Ransomware cartels "expand the playbook" - CyberCube
Criminals will continue to target high-profile organisations, having researched their ability to pay a ransom prior to the attack
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Social engineering: Sophisticated and underinsured
Social engineering attacks are on the rise, but losses can pose a grey area where insurance is concerned
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Managing money laundering risk in a COVID world
How money launderers are exploiting know your customer (KYC) checks and using the pandemic as a ruse to move money
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Colonial Pipeline attack exposes ransomware “pandemic”
CISA urges organisations to take action to strengthen cyber security following US critical infrastructure attack
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Governments most targeted by ransomware attacks
The government sector was most affected by ransomware attacks in 2020, followed by banking and manufacturing
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MS Exchange attacks to hit larger firms
The cyber attacks, believed to have come from Chinese state-sponsored hackers, exploit vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange servers
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The art of the con
Cyber security strategist Eddie Doyle explains how social engineering attacks prey on individuals’ vulnerabilities
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Insurer CNA hit by cyber attack
The insurer, which underwrites cyber insurance via subsidiary CNA Hardy, said the “sophisticated” attack on 21 March caused network disruption
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Boards have “fragmented” approach to cyber risk - WEF
Boards have made gains in recent years by recognising cyber as an enterprise risk, but greater resilience is needed
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Cyber: Ransom payments jumped 171% in 2020
Healthcare organisations were most targeted while the rise of ’double extortion’ has fuelled ransomware losses
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WEF: Building resilient digital supply chains
Analysis following the SolarWinds fallout shows there are three ways companies can build more resilient digital supply chains
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Cyber: Lessons from the Sunburst hack
The SolarWinds attack has awoken risk managers to the threat of Trojan-Horse type supply chain incidents
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Insurers complicit in ransomware rise - warning
Insurers are inadvertently funding organised crime by covering ransom payments, says former NCSC chief
