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Authorities warn of INC Ransom impact on regional networks
1+ hour, 55+ min ago (794+ words) Authorities warn of INC Ransom impact on regional networks'Insurance Business Authorities warn of INC Ransom impact on regional networks Health networks encrypted and data stolen across three countries Australian and Pacific cyber authorities have issued a joint warning on the…...
Cyber insurers on alert as Qilin claims fresh victim and 40GB data theft
2+ week, 6+ day ago (260+ words) The ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) group Qilin has listed a Western Australian retail co-operative on its darknet leak site, claiming to have exfiltrated roughly 40GB of internal data in an attack disclosed on February 11, according to a CyberDaily.au report. The gang alleges…...
Brokers urged to address router security gaps in UK homes
3+ week, 4+ day ago (474+ words) An average UK home now runs 12 connected devices on its network, yet most owners fail to monitor who or what connects to their router, raising exposure that brokers can address directly with clients. Broadband Genie's 2025 router security survey, which polled…...
AI is making dark web monitoring crucial, says BOXX Insurance cyber chief
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (776+ words) Dark web monitoring is shifting from a nice-to-have service to a baseline expectation for organizations in 2025, according to Neal Jardine (pictured), chief cyber intelligence and claims officer at BOXX Insurance. The reason for the change is simple: the scale and…...
US push to expand drone operations signals shift for aviation insurance
6+ mon, 4+ week ago (690+ words) The Trump administration is preparing to loosen restrictions on commercial drone flights, clearing a major regulatory hurdle that could open the skies to widespread delivery services and accelerate changes already rippling through the aviation insurance market. "We are going to…...
Optus sued over massive customer data breach allegations
7+ mon, 2+ day ago (451+ words) The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) has initiated civil penalty proceedings against Singtel Optus Pty Limited and Optus Systems Pty Limited in the Federal Court. The action stems from a September 2022 cyber incident that exposed the personal information…...
AI data centers are in urgent demand – can insurance keep up?
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (731+ words) The rapid expansion of artificial intelligence (AI) and generative AI technologies has triggered an unprecedented surge in demand for data centers. These facilities are now growing in scale, complexity, and risk profile at a pace that's testing the limits of…...
BOXX Insurance launches suite of cyber security tools
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (369+ words) BOXX Insurance has launched Cyberboxx Assist, a new suite of cyber security tools and services available to all holders of Cyberboxx Business and Cyberboxx Home policies. The platform is designed to ... BOXX Insurance launches suite of cyber security tools The…...