Black Kite 2026: Europe’s Ransomware Surge Now Runs Through Your Suppliers

On Friday, 19 September 2025, ransomware hit a piece of software most travelers never notice. Collins Aerospace runs MUSE. It is the shared check-in system used across many European airports. Heathrow, Brussels, Berlin, and Dublin lost their automated systems. Staff checked passengers in by hand. At least 217 flights were canceled. None of those airports … Read more

The AI Deepfake in the Family Chat Is an Underwriting Problem

A video lands in a family group chat. A relative opens it on a phone. That phone also logs into a corporate network. The clip is a deepfake. That path is no accident. The scam is afoot, and criminals design for it. On June 24, 2026, Bitdefender launched RealCheck, putting the power of protection in your pocket. … Read more

Silent Push 6.0 Gives Cyber Underwriters Sharper Threat Intelligence

An IP address can lie about where it lives. It may read Oregon. The person behind it may sit in Pyongyang. Knowing where an attack truly starts is hard work. Silent Push built its platform on that gap. That early window is where cyber insurance threat intelligence pays off. This week, the firm launches version … Read more

Healthcare Cyber Insurance Risk Climbs as Vendor Breaches Hit 85% of Practices

A new Omega Systems report shows most practices trust vendors they never monitor. For underwriters, the louder medical practice cyber risk alarm is what leaders admit about their own compliance. Most healthcare practices suffered a vendor-driven disruption last year. And on that third-party risk in healthcare. Few are watching the vendors that caused it. A … Read more

Marsh’s New Endorsement Targets Cyber Insurance’s Slowest Payout

A breach can shut a business down for months. Marsh wants insurers paying for that downtime in days, not after the recovery is over. Ransomware does not just lock files. It stops the business. AXA XL’s own claims data found 92% of ransomware incidents caused a business interruption, and the average company needed about two … Read more

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