Latest cybersecurity reporting from selected sources.

Wanna know a secret? Whether you're logging into your bank, health insurance, or even your email, most services today do not live by passwords alone. Now commonplace, multifactor authentication (MFA) requires users to enter a second or third proof of identity. However, not all forms of MFA are created equal, and the one-time passwords orgs send to your phone have holes so big you could drive a truck through them.…

Taking advantage of the ridiculously complex US healthcare billing system Criminals masquerading as insurers are tricking patients and healthcare providers into handing over medical records and bank account information via emails and text messages, according to the FBI.…

Insurance giant blames Infosys, LockBit claims credit Criminals have probably stolen nearly 30,000 Fidelity Investments Life Insurance customers' personal and financial information — including bank account and routing numbers, credit card numbers and security or access codes — after breaking into Infosys' IT systems in the fall.…

Insurance giant blames Infosys, LockBit claims credit Criminals have probably stolen nearly 30,000 Fidelity Investments Life Insurance customers' personal and financial information — including bank account and routing numbers, credit card numbers and security or access codes — after breaking into Infosys' IT systems in the fall.…

Some company admin and customers data exposed, but bad guys were there for 'only' a day Prudential Financial, the second largest life insurance company in the US and eight largest worldwide, is dealing with a digital break-in that exposed some internal company and customer records to a criminal group.…

Looks like LockBit took a swipe at an outsourced life insurance application Indian tech services giant Infosys has been named as the source of a data leak suffered by the Bank of America.…

One of US's largest underwriters forced to shut down a number of key systems Fortune 500 insurance biz Fidelity National Financial (FNF) has confirmed that it has fallen victim to a "cybersecurity incident."…

And that's not counting the incoming lawsuits. Thank goodness for insurance, eh? Rackspace's costs from last year's ransomware infection continue to mount: the cloud hosting biz told America's financial watchdog, the SEC, its total expenses to date regarding that cyberattack have now reached about $11 million.…

Demonstrating a robust defense can help underwrite cyber risk for customers and providers, says One Identity Sponsored Feature Underwriters are continuing to feel the pinch as cyber insurance claims mount. That means customers are hurting too, with policies becoming more costly and insurers demanding more proof of cybersecurity. So how do organizations make better use of identity and access management to demonstrate their competency in protecting people's sensitive personal and financial data?…

Most organizations don’t have the financial resources necessary to address ransomware and other cyberattacks, BlackBerry says Black Hat Many organizations are increasingly unprepared to deal with the skyrocketing costs of a ransomware attacks, at a time when the number of incidents and the payments demanded by cybercriminals are rising rapidly.…