Hunton Privacy

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

As reported on the Hunton Insurance Recovery blog , on February 4, 2021, the New York Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”), which regulates the business of insurance in New York, has issued guidelines, in the Insurance Circular Letter No. sought coverage for expenses under its property insurance policy.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 12, 2020

Florence City in Alabama will pay a $300,000 ransom worth of Bitcoins after its computer system was infected with a ransomware. The payment will me made using the city’s insurance fund in an effort to preserve information of city workers and customers and quickly resume operations. “It Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 17, 2020

system-on-chip maker MaxLinear disclosed a security incident, Maze ransomware operators infected some of its computing systems in May. MaxLinear restored some of the systems using its backups, despite Maze Ransomware threatened to leak over 1TB of data allegedly stolen before encrypting the infected systems. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 10, 2020

Officials at the Albany County Airport Authority revealed that New York airport servers were infected with ransomware on Christmas. Officials at the Albany County Airport Authority announced this week that a ransomware attack hit the New York airport and its computer management provider LogicalNet over Christmas. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 15, 2019

The largest hospital in New Jersey announced on Friday that a ransomware attack last week disrupted its network and that it paid a ransom. The largest hospital in New Jersey, the Hackensack Meridian Health, was the victim of a ransomware attack last week that disrupted its network, the IT staff decided to pay the ransom to decrypt the files.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

US-based supplier of video delivery software solutions, SeaChange International, revealed that a ransomware attack disrupted its operations in Q1 2020. SeaChange International, a US-based supplier of video delivery software solutions, revealed that a ransomware attack has disrupted its operations during the first quarter of 2020.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 2, 2020

The REvil/Sodinokibi ransomware operators have leaked the files allegedly stolen from the UK power grid middleman Elexon. In May Elexon , a middleman in the UK power grid network, was the victim of a cyber attack, its systems have been infected with the Sodinokibi ransomware. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 8, 2020

On March 21, the Maze ransomware operators published some of the stolen files on their “leak site,” after the refusal of the research firm of paying the ransom. The attack took place on March 14th, 2020, when the Maze Ransomware operators exfiltrated data from the HMR’s network and then encrypt their systems.

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Adam Levin

JUNE 30, 2020

We’re not even halfway through 2020, and already it’s been a record-breaking year for ransomware attacks. Millions of inboxes have been hit with a variant of Avaddon ransomware. Know the risks, get help if you need it, get insured, and take it seriously. 1-99-employee companies are a target. What can CEOs do?

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 13, 2019

An Alabama hospital chain announced to have restored normal operation after paying the ransom request by crooks that infected its systems with ransomware. A hospital chain in west Alabama was recently hit by a ransomware attack that paralyzed its systems. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 1, 2023

This post is a deep dive on “ Megatraffer ,” a veteran Russian hacker who has practically cornered the underground market for malware focused code-signing certificates since 2015. More recently, it appears Megatraffer has been working with ransomware groups to help improve the stealth of their malware. Image: Archive.org.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

The city of Racine joins to the long string of US municipalities that were hit with ransomware attack, it was forced offline following the infection. The city of Racine, Wisconsin, was hit with a ransomware, the incident took place on January 31, 2020. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 19, 2024

In 2015, the company controlled 55% of the U.S. In December 2023, VF Corp announced it was the victim of a ransomware attack and was forced to take some systems down to contain the threat. .” VF Corporation is an American global apparel and footwear company that owns 13 brands. ” concludes the Form 8-K.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 5, 2018

The healthcare industry has poured vast resources into cybersecurity since 2015, when a surge of major breaches began. The compromised databases included names, addresses, dates of birth, insurance policy details, medical record numbers, account balances and dates of service — of both guarantors and patients. Sticky problem.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Another small firm suffers a serious ransomware attack: Cadre Services gets mauled by AlphV Date of breach: 19 September 2013 (AlphV uploaded first part of data to its website on 19 October 2023). American Family Insurance confirms cyberattack is behind IT outages Date of breach: 14 or 15 October 2023. Records breached: Unknown.

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Data Matters

OCTOBER 8, 2020

individuals and businesses comply with ransomware payment demands. Ransomware attacks use malware, often injected through phishing schemes, to encrypt a victim’s data files or programs, followed by a ransom demand by the threat actor that offers the decryption key in exchange for payment. Since 2015, the U.S.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 4, 2020

Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JULY 8, 2019

Experts believe it was a ransomware attack. At the time of writing, there were only a few details about the attack, according to LaPorte County Commission President Dr. The good news is that La Porte County has a cyber insurance that will cover part of the costs sustained to restore the activity after the attack.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 14, 2019

Zurich American Insurance Company is refusing to refund its client because consider the attack as “an act of war” that is not covered by its policy. The overall damages that insurance firms would probably have to cover reach over $80bn. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 27, 2019

Norwegian aluminum giant Norsk Hydro estimates more than $40 million losses in the first week following the ransomware attack that disrupted its operations. Now the company estimates that in just one week after the ransomware attack has more than $40 million losses. SecurityAffairs – Norsk Hydro, ransomware).

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Security Affairs

APRIL 30, 2019

Dollar losses due to the NotPetya ransomware massive attack. In just one week after the ransomware attack, the company declared it had more than $40 million losses. The good news for the investors is that the company has a robust cyber insurance in place with recognized insurers. ” states the AFP press.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 20, 2019

The Riviera Beach City, Florida, agreed to pay $600,000 in ransom to decrypt its data after a ransomware-based attack hit its computer system. The Riviera Beach City Council voted unanimously to pay $600,000 in ransom to decrypt its records after a ransomware attack hit its systems. “The payment is being covered by insurance.”

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Security Affairs

JUNE 26, 2019

A few days ago, Riviera Beach City agreed to pay $600,000 in ransom, now a Lake City, another city in Florida, agreed to do the same after a ransomware attack. Lake City is a small city in Florida with a population of 65,000 that was hit by ransomware earlier on June 10. SecurityAffairs – Lake City, ransomware).

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Security Affairs

JULY 15, 2019

On July 6, a ransomware attack brought down government computer systems at La Porte County, Indiana, finally, the county decided to pay $130,000 ransom. Now La Porte County decided to pay $130,000 to recover data on systems infected with the ransomware. ” It seems that $100,000 out of $130,000 are being covered by insurance.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 16, 2022

Encrypted threats spiked 167%, ransomware increased 105%, and 5.4 Cisco Umbrella , analyzing the threat environment for 2022, found that 86% of organizations experienced phishing, 69% experienced unsolicited crypto mining, 50% were affected by ransomware, and 48% experienced some form of information-stealing malware. Ransomware.

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Security Affairs

JULY 5, 2019

Eurofins Scientific, the UK’s biggest provider of forensic services, has paid a ransom to demand to recover its data after a ransomware attack. Eurofins Scientific, the UK’s largest police forensics lab contractor, announced to have paid a ransom to crooks to recover its data after a ransomware had been encrypted them.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Demant, a leading international hearing health care company, expects to incur losses of up to $95 million following a ransomware attack. Last month, Demant suffered a cyber attack that caused important problems to its operations, the company has yet to recover after the attack, a circumstance that suggests it was hit by a ransomware attack.

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Data Matters

JANUARY 8, 2019

The publication, “ Health Industry Cybersecurity Practices: Managing Threats and Protecting Patients ” (HICP), is the result of a government and industry collaboration mandated by the Cybersecurity Act of 2015. attacks against connected medical devices that may affect patient safety.

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Security Affairs

MAY 13, 2019

Exposed data includes full names, birth dates, national ID numbers, medical insurance numbers, and other personal data. “I have previously reported that the lack of authentication allowed the installation of malware or ransomware on the MongoDB servers. The database contained 3.4 ” concludes Diachenko. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 11, 2018

Kraken ransomware 2.0 Group-IB and CryptoIns introduce the worlds first insurance against cyber threats for cryptocurrency exchanges. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Let me inform you that my new book, “Digging in the Deep Web” is online with a special deal. 20% discount.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 29, 2019

Phishing scams can take many forms, and ransomware is one of the most dangerous. The only way to remove ransomware is by paying a fee – and with access to your income information, attackers know how much they can demand of you. This made us suspect that the database is owned by an insurance, healthcare, or mortgage company.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

According to the newly released 2019 edition of Symantec’s annual Internet Security Threat Report , formjacking has overtaken ransomware and cryptojacking as cyber criminals’ attack vector of choice. million of this amount, the rest being covered by insurance. Wendy’s expects to pay $27.5

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Security Affairs

JULY 18, 2019

Perhaps the best approach to rampant malware, ransomware and cybercrime is stronger cooperation between the public and private sectors. Another potentially fruitful avenue to explore is providing grants or subsidies to help small business owners purchase cyber liability insurance. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

MAY 13, 2020

Magellan Health, a for-profit managed health care and insurance firm, was the victim of a ransomware attack. Magellan Health Inc announced it was the victim of a ransomware attack that took place on April 11, 2020, the company also confirmed that hackers have stolen personal information from one of its corporate servers.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

While 2017 was the year of WannaCry , NotPetya , and BadRabbit ransomware epidemics, 2018 revealed a lack of preparedness for side-channel attacks and threats related to microprocessor vulnerabilities. The threat actor mainly targets insurance, consulting, and construction companies. Bank card compromise, carding, and data leaks.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act — HIPAA — has undergone some massive changes in the past few years to minimize the burden of healthcare entities. Related: Hackers relentless target healthcare providers. Carrot vs. stick. Promoting best practices.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 11, 2022

With robust encryption policies, Evervault can help reduce insurance premiums and offers PCI-DSS and HIPAA compliance automation. Read more: Application Security is Key to Stopping Ransomware, Vendor Says. Endpoint Security and Protection Against Ransomware. Acquired by Forcepoint Cato Networks 2015 Tel Aviv, Israel 400 $532.0

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