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A Cyber Insurance Backstop

Schneier on Security

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. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

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Ten Years Later, New Clues in the Target Breach

Krebs on Security

That story about the Flashback author was possible because a source had obtained a Web browser authentication cookie for a founding member of a Russian cybercrime forum called BlackSEO. ru — sold a variety of consulting services, including IT security assessments, code and system audits, and email marketing. Kink,” “Mr.