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SolarWinds Cyberattack

In 2020, a major cyberattack suspected to have been committed by a Russian government-backed group affected thousands of organisations globally.

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Dismissal Motion Largely Denied in the SolarWinds Cybersecurity-Related Securities Suit - D&O Diary

As I have noted in prior posts on this site, plaintiffs’ lawyers’ claims in cybersecurity-related D&O lawsuits recently have...

dandodiary.com / Article / 1 year ago

Cyber IQ - What SolarWinds means in a Cyber Insurance Context

In early December 2020, FireEye – a prominent cyber security company – reported a breach to their systems, announcing some of their cyber tools had been compromised by a sophisticated threat actor...

Report / 2 years ago

SolarWinds investors allege board knew about cyber risks - Business Insurance

SolarWinds Corp. investors have sued the software company's directors, alleging they knew about and failed to monitor cybersecurity risks to the company ahead...

businessinsurance.com / Article / 2 years ago

Hackers of SolarWinds stole data on U.S. sanctions policy, intelligence probes - Reuters

The suspected Russian hackers who used SolarWinds and Microsoft software to burrow into U.S. federal agencies...

reuters.com / Article / 2 years ago

Wide-ranging SolarWinds probe sparks fear in Corporate America - Reuters

A U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission investigation into the SolarWinds Russian hacking operation has dozens of corporate executives fearful information unearthed...

reuters.com / Article / 2 years ago

SolarWinds says unknown hackers exploited newly discovered software flaw - Reuters

Software company SolarWinds (SWI.N) says that unknown hackers exploited a previously unknown...

reuters.com / Article / 2 years ago

Denmark's central bank exposed in SolarWinds hack, media report says - Reuters

Denmark's central bank was compromised in last year's global SolarWinds hacking operation, leaving...

reuters.com / Article / 2 years ago

Microsoft Finds New Breach When Probing Suspected SolarWinds Hackers

Microsoft said on Friday an attacker had won access to one of its customer-service agents and then used information from that to...

Article / 2 years ago

SEC probing SolarWinds clients over breach disclosures - Business Insurance

The SEC has opened a probe into last year's SolarWinds cyber breach, focusing on...

businessinsurance.com / Article / 2 years ago

SolarWinds hackers launch email attack on government agencies - Counterterror Business

Microsoft has said that the Russian SolarWinds hackers launched a targeted phishing assault...

counterterrorbusiness.com / Article / 2 years ago

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Market views on Ransomware

A solid cyber defence strategy: Can ports and terminals afford to be w...

Global operators of ports and terminals will likely find a more competitive market for cyber insurance this year after a slowdown in ransomware...

WTW / article

Economic and cyber risks are top risks facing Directors

Economic and cyber risks, particularly those associated with data loss and ransomware, are causing increasing concern for Directors and Officers...

WTW / article

The changing face of cyber ransom - IE

The cyber insurance sector refused to be fazed by snowballing ransomware attacks, helping insureds protect themselves better. But a potent threat to both parties persists...

AXIS / article

Beazley - CtrlAltBreach - Episode 3: RDP and RDG vulnerabilities

In this episode we are focusing on specific vulnerabilities that often open the door to ransomware...

London Makes It Possible / podcast

Ransomware focus heads south

The frequency and size of ransomware attacks has started to spread from organisations primarily based in developed economies in the northern...

Hiscox Group / article

CtrlAltBreach - Episode 3: RDP and RDG vulnerabilities

In this episode we are focusing on specific vulnerabilities that often open the door to ransomware...

Beazley Group / podcast

CtrlAltBreach – Episode 2: Ransomware containment

In our series, we’ll be covering what ransomware is, how it gets into a computer system, who the cybercriminals launching these cyberextortion attacks are...

Beazley Group / podcast

Government must avoid banning ransomware payments say insurers - TS

Two UK insurance associations representing hundreds of blue chip insurers say the government “must avoid a ban on ransomware payments”...

The Association of British Insurers / article

The Ransomware epidemic

We look at increased cyber risk in aviation as a result of the pandemic, why large carriers were an attractive target to threat actors and how there was an increasing internet of things...

Gallagher Specialty / article

Ransomware attacks shift beyond US borders - Cybersecurity Dive

U.S.-based organizations remain the top target for ransomware gangs, but the scale of that misfortune is waning, according to Moody’s...

RMS / article

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