The Other Shoe Drops: Lloyd’s to Exclude Catastrophic State-Sponsored Cyberattacks From Coverage

“As of March 31, when coverage begins or is renewed, syndicates must exclude state-backed cyberattacks from policies that protect against physical and digital damage caused by hacks, Underwriting Director Tony Chaudhry said…At a minimum, Mr. Chaudhry said, policies must contain clauses that exclude losses arising from a war, declared or otherwise, where the policy doesn’t … Read more

Company Learns the Hard Way that Cyber Insurers May Not Count Social Engineering Attacks As “Computer Fraud” 

“When SJ filed its claim with Travelers, the court noted, it did so only under the social engineering fraud agreement. After realizing the policy limit on computer fraud was 10 times higher, ‘SJ Computers then made a series of arguments – ranging from creative to desperate – to try to persuade Travelers that its loss … Read more

Hacker Group Cites Target’s Cyber Insurance Limits in Ransom Demand 

“The Hive group claims to have breached the system and then obtained details of its cyber insurance policy to use in negotiations. ‘We are very well informed and precise in our operations, so we know that Wootton have cyber insurance that reaches £500k,’ the group wrote in the message to students and parents.” Source: Ransomware … Read more

Rhu-row — Cyber Insurance May Not Cover “Phishing” Fund Diversion Scams 

Note the language in the policy that appears to exclude losses from similar scams. It’s in the courts now. “Star Title’s employees purportedly failed to authenticate the perpetrator’s wire instructions. Upon learning that the fraudster had diverted the funds, Star Title tendered a wire fraud claim to its cyber insurance carrier, which denied coverage.” Source: … Read more

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