KnowBe4

MAY 21, 2024

New data covering cyber insurance claims through 2023 shows claims have increased while reaffirming what we already know: phishing and social engineering are the real problem.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 17, 2023

You’ve probably never heard of “ 16Shop ,” but there’s a good chance someone using it has tried to phish you. A 16Shop phishing page spoofing Apple and targeting Japanese users. Image: Akamai.com. The INTERPOL statement says the platform sold hacking tools to compromise more than 70,000 users in 43 countries.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 13, 2020

Threat actors continue to use COVID-19 lures, Google is reporting an increase in Coronavirus-themed phishing attempts in Brazil, India, and the UK. of all spam, phishing, and malware messages sent to Gmail users. “We’ve put proactive monitoring in place for COVID-19-related malware and phishing across our systems and workflows.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 14, 2020

The “RCM” portion of its name refers to “revenue cycle management,” an industry which tracks profits throughout the life cycle of each patient, including patient registration, insurance and benefit verification, medical treatment documentation, and bill preparation and collection from patients.

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Data Breach Today

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

3 Suspects Charged With Using Sugar Ransomware, Phishing Attacks Against Russians Russian authorities have reportedly arrested three accused members of the SugarLocker ransomware-as-a-service operation. Their alleged crime?

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Security Affairs

JULY 21, 2021

Experts found a DB containing sensitive health insurance data belonging to customers of US insurance giant Humana. An SQL database containing what appears to be highly sensitive health insurance data of more than 6,000 patients has been leaked on a popular hacker forum. Drug prescription listings).

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Data Breach Today

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

The latest ISMG Security Report discusses a new phishing-as-a-service toolkit designed to bypass multi-factor authentication, the decision by Lloyd's of London to exclude nation-state attacks from cyber insurance policies, and challenges at Okta after it acquired customer identity giant Auth0.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 10, 2021

Overall, fraud accounts for 73% of all online attacks: 56% are scams (fraud that results in the victim voluntarily disclosing sensitive data) and 17% are phishing attacks (theft of bank card details). Insurance companies around the world are now suffering from phishing.

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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 is a for-profit managed health care and insurance firm that ranks 417 on the Fortune 500 list of the largest US corporations by total revenue. Magellan Health Inc.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Phishing Attacks: Phishing is the top cyber attack, causing 90% of data breaches. Cyber Insurance: US cyber insurance premiums soared by 50% in 2022, reaching $7.2 With cyber crimes on the rise and attacks like phishing and ransomware becoming more common, we need to stay alert. of organizations faced ransomware.

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KnowBe4

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

A phishing campaign is impersonating HR to target employees who are making annual insurance changes during the open enrollment period, according to researchers at Abnormal Security.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 22, 2022

That’s where cyber insurance may be able to help. For that reason, most experts now recognize that a complete cybersecurity strategy not only includes technological solutions aimed at preventing, detecting, and mitigating attacks, it should also include cyber insurance to help manage the associated financial risks. That’s a 29.1%

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Security Affairs

JUNE 17, 2024

Threat actors obtained the log-in credentials of 53 Public Health employees through a phishing campaign. Upon discovering the phishing attack, Public Health disabled the impacted email accounts, and reset and reimaged the user’s device. The phishing attack occurred between February 19, 2024, and February 20, 2024.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

A highly targeted, malware-laced phishing campaign landed in the inboxes of multiple credit unions last week. One of the many variations on the malware-laced targeted phishing email sent to dozens of credit unions across the nation last week. Secret Service to financial institutions nationwide.

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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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KnowBe4

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Menlo Security warns that a social engineering campaign is using the EvilProxy phishing kit to target senior executives across a range of industries, including banking and financial services, insurance, property management and real estate, and manufacturing.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Inova is an actuarial consultancy company, which means they compile statistical analysis and calculate insurance risks and premiums. Document sent to the insurance company by the victim’s lawyer. Inova has been operating since 2012 and has handled thousands of cases since then. Sketch of the accident from the police report.

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Security Affairs

MAY 9, 2019

The group is also responsible for the 2015 Health Insurer Anthem data breach. The US Department of Justice indicted Fujie Wang (32), a member of sophisticated Chinese hacking group that breached at several US companies, including the health insurer Anthem Inc. back in 2015. ” reads the press release published by DoJ.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 11, 2022

The Conti ransomware gang is using BazarCall phishing attacks as an initial attack vector to access targeted networks. BazarCall attack, aka call back phishing, is an attack vector that utilizes targeted phishing methodology and was first used by the Ryuk ransomware gang in 2020/2021.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Naturally, a great deal of phishing schemes that precede these bank account takeovers begin with a spoofed text message from the target’s bank warning about a suspicious Zelle transfer. Ken Otsuka is a senior risk consultant at CUNA Mutual Group , an insurance company that provides financial services to credit unions.

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KnowBe4

JULY 5, 2024

Researchers at Menlo Security discovered three state-sponsored phishing campaigns that have targeted 40,000 important individuals over the past three months. “In The breadth and depth of these breaches signal an alarming escalation in cyber warfare.” Boomer will avoid detection if only traditional controls are in place.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 24, 2018

Hackers used phishing emails to break into a Virginia bank in two separate cyber intrusions over an eight-month period, making off with more than $2.4 Now the financial institution is suing its insurance provider for refusing to fully cover the losses. million total. THE LAWSUIT.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 20, 2019

. “The state is also providing 12 months of identity theft monitoring and recovery services, which includes a $1 million insurance reimbursement policy to impacted individuals.” The department was hit by a phishing campaign on January 8, 2019, and at least nine employees have been deceived in the attack.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 18, 2024

In some cases, attackers are even leveraging the threat of regulatory actions or causing cyber insurance policies to be rendered moot by reporting lapses in security on the part of the victim to regulators and insurers. Developers author sophisticated ransomware variants and provide regular updates to ensure their efficacy.

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Security Affairs

MAY 13, 2021

. “According to open-source reporting, DarkSide actors have previously been observed gaining initial access through phishing and exploiting remotely accessible accounts and systems and Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) (Phishing [ T1566] , Exploit Public-Facing Application [ T1190 ], External Remote Services [ T1133 ]).[

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 9, 2022

And, let’s be honest , the deceptive writing phishing assaults and other cyber threats today employ are skilled enough to fool even the most trained, internet-savvy experts. Phishing emails and messages may appear from a company you’re familiar with or trust, and they can appear to be from a credit card company or a bank.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Add to that, there is the risk of penalties and fines (which are not insurable in most jurisdictions) not only under privacy and data protection regulations but also on the basis of cybersecurity regulations that are now proliferating. What should directors do if a cyberattack happens to the company? there could be reputational damage.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 30, 2019

According to the investigation conducted by the FBI and Brunswick police, hackers broke into the parish’s email system, likely via a phishing attack. The parish submitted an insurance claim in the attempt of recovering the stolen money. ” Stec added. billion” reads the report.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Welcome to our November 2022 review of phishing attacks, in which we explore the latest email scams and the tactics that cyber criminals use to trick people into handing over personal data. Cancer research facility reports phishing attack. Twitter’s verification chaos creates authentication conundrum.

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IT Governance

JUNE 4, 2020

One of the more damaging side-effects of the coronavirus pandemic has been the increase in targeted phishing scams. As of 15 May, the UK’s cyber crime agency had uncovered 7,796 phishing emails linked to COVID-19. Phishing is just one of many security problems that the coronavirus pandemic is causing organisations.

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IT Governance

JULY 5, 2022

Welcome to our July 2022 review of phishing attacks, in which we explore the latest email scams and the tactics that cyber criminals use to trick people into handing over their personal data. NFT marketplace warns users of phishing scams. NFT marketplace warns users of phishing scams. We are working with Customer.io

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KnowBe4

OCTOBER 9, 2023

As insurers become more educated on what a “secure organization” looks like, they are tightening their requirements that puts the onus on organizations to be more secure.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 15, 2019

“The company has robust internal processes and a system of advanced security technology in place to detect phishing attempts and protect itself from such attacks. “The buyers were state-owned Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), New India Assurance and General Insurance Corporation. “A total of 44.4

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Security Affairs

MAY 8, 2019

The good news for the customers is that its Secure Asset Fund for Users ( SAFU ) emergency insurance fund will cover the incident in full. The hackers used a variety of techniques, including phishing, viruses and other attacks. “We have discovered a large scale security breach today, May 7, 2019 at 17:15:24 (UTC). .

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Recent reporting indicates cyber criminals will continue targeting healthcare payment processors through a variety of techniques, such as phishing campaigns and social engineering, to spoof support centers and obtain user access.” ” reads the alert. In one case, the victim reported having lost approximately $1.5

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IT Governance

AUGUST 25, 2022

Lloyd’s of London has announced that its insurance policies will no longer cover losses resulting from certain nation-state cyber attacks or acts of war. In a memo sent to the organisation’s insurance syndicates , Underwriting Director Tony Chaudhry said that Lloyd’s remains “strongly supportive” of policies that cover cyber attacks.

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KnowBe4

MAY 16, 2023

CyberheistNews Vol 13 #20 | May 16th, 2023 [Foot in the Door] The Q1 2023's Top-Clicked Phishing Scams | INFOGRAPHIC KnowBe4's latest reports on top-clicked phishing email subjects have been released for Q1 2023. I've also talked quite a bit about cyber insurance and the recent trends. billion in 2022 and projected to reach $33.3

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