October 13, 2017

All organizations face the reality that data breaches have become inevitable.

July 1, 2017

Hacking and malware attacks (of which ransomware attacks form a growing part), continue to be the leading cause of breaches, accounting for 32% of the 1,330 incidents that Beazley Breach Response Services helped clients handle in the first half of the year.

April 1, 2017

Phishing scams aimed at accessing direct deposit funds have emerged as a new danger in 2017. Phishing scams aimed at accessing employee W-2 tax information were also a continuing threat, representing 9% of all breaches handled by Beazley in the first three months of 2017.

January 1, 2017

Ransomware attacks handled by Beazley more than quadrupled in 2016, with nearly half of these attacks in the healthcare sector, and Beazley projects these attacks will double again in 2017.

October 17, 2016

Post-Spokeo, Data Breach Defendants Can’t Get Spooked – They Should Stand Up To the Class Action Plaintiff Boogeyman.

October 17, 2016

Ransomware attacks continued to increase rapidly during the first nine months of 2016. The trend was particularly pronounced in the financial services, retail and hospitality sectors. Ransom demands remain small, averaging just $1,000.

July 12, 2016

Hackers are training their sights increasingly on smaller financial institutions and their valuable client financial data. That does not mean that other businesses are no longer targets.

March 8, 2016

Beazley’s data shows hacking and malware attacks increasing sharply.