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New SEC Rules Add Challenges in Uncertain Cyber Insurance Market

[BUDGET AMMO] Jeremy King is a partner at Olshan Frome Wolosky. He wrote an article for Bloomberg where he analyzed cyber risk management issues that companies should prioritize in ...

Vanishing Act: The Secret Weapon Cybercriminals Use in Your Inbox

Researchers at Barracuda describe how attackers use legitimate email inbox rules to control compromised accounts and evade detection.

Scam-as-a-Service Classiscam Expands Impersonation in Attacks to Include Over 250 Brands

Now entering its third year in business, the phishing platform, Classicam, represents the highest evolution of an “as a service” cybercrime, aiding more than 1000 attack groups worldwide.

USPS Customers Become the Latest Target of the Chinese Smishing Group Called “Smishing Triad”

A new SMS-based phishing attack uses a smishing kit-as-a-service to impersonate the U.S. Postal Service.

Tighter Policies Mixed with Higher Costs Are Creating a Cyber Insurance Gap

New data on the state of cyber insurance shows that it’s becoming more difficult to get a policy, and the organizations obtaining one share that circumstances could cause denial of claims.

TikTok Impersonations of Elon Musk Scam Victims of Their Bitcoin

There’s been a surge of Elon Musk-themed cryptocurrency scams on TikTok, BleepingComputer reports. The scammers inform the victims that they can claim their reward after spending a small ...

Data Breach Costs Rise, But Cybersecurity Pros Still Take Risks

The latest data from IBM shows that the average cost of a data breach has gone up by 2% to a whopping $4.45 million. You would think that in the cybersecurity industry, people would be ...

China's Cyber Offensive: FBI Director Reveals Unmatched Scale of Hacking Operations

WASHINGTON – In a startling revelation, FBI Director Chris Wray disclosed at a recent conference that China's cyber espionage capabilities are so extensive, they bigger than the efforts ...

Romance Scams That Run Your Crypto Wallet Dry

Scammers are using dating sites to lure victims into phony cryptocurrency investment schemes, according to Sean Gallagher at Sophos.