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What Might a ‘Cyber Andrew’ Look Like?

Every component of the world's public and private infrastructure is subject to the risk of a cyber attack. Companies today face loss of or damage to digital assets; theft of funds; security and ...

Hackers, Hitting U.S. Govt., Stole Personal Data From 22.1 Million People

Hackers stole Social Security numbers and other personal data for about 22.1 million people in breaches of the U.S. government's personnel office, the Obama administration said. The total includes ...

Average Cost of Data Breach Increases to $3.8M: Study

The cost of data breaches is rising for companies around the world as sophisticated thieves target valuable financial and medical records, according to a study released on Wednesday. The total ...

Beazley Launches New Risk Management Website

Specialty insurer Beazley on Friday announced the launch of a new risk management website, www.beazleybreachsolutions.com, that gives Beazley Breach Response (BBR) policyholders a wealth of tools and ...

Uber Sued Over Driver Data Breach

Uber Technologies Inc. has been hit with a proposed class action lawsuit over a recently disclosed data breach involving the personal information of about 50,000 drivers, the latest in a series of ...

Staples Admits Data Breach May Have Hit 1.16M Payment Cards

Office-supply retailer Staples Inc said about 1.16 million payment cards might have been affected by the data breach announced in October. An investigation by external data security experts showed ...

Cyber Security a Challenge for Insurers: A.M. Best

Thirteen percent of respondents to A.M. Best's Fall 2014 Insurance Industry Survey admitted that their companies had been the targets of data breaches or cyber attacks. Larger companies appear much ...

Foreign Governments Have Hacked U.S. Grid, NSA Head Says

Several foreign governments have hacked into U.S. energy, water and fuel distribution systems and might damage essential services, the top national security official said. Those intrusions have left ...

FBI Cautions Foreign Govt. Agents May Have Carried Out Cyber-Attacks

Cyber-attacks on JPMorgan Chase & Co. and 13 other financial companies may have been carried out by hackers from a foreign government moonlighting as criminals, a senior Federal Bureau of ...

Insurance to Cover More than 40% of Home Depot Breach Costs

Home Depot Inc. said a data breach between April and September put about 56 million payment cards at risk, signaling that the hacker attack was bigger than the one that struck Target Corp. last year. ...