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The Marks & Spencer hack — which might cost the retailer $400 million in profits, erased even more in market cap and could lead to cyber insurance claims of at least $133 million — is just one of three recent hacks of large British retailers. “At some point the increase in frequency and severity — … Read more
The hack of British retailer Marks & Spencer could reduce its profits over the coming year by £300m (more than $400 million), according to its recent report of financial results for the London Stock Exchange. This impact substantially exceeds the initial $133 million cyber insurance claim the company is expected to file. Marks & Spencer … Read more
British retailer M&S (Marks and Spencer) is expected to make a cyber insurance claim of around £100 million (app. $133 million) following a hack that forced the company to stop taking onine orders and also exposed customer data, the Financial Times (FT) and other media sources report (paywall may apply.) Allianz & Beazley on Hook … Read more
Not long ago we reported on the threat from quishing and brushing. Now the IRS and Microsoft are advising consumers and accountancies about cyber scams linked to tax returns, including “smishing.” What are smishing cyber scams? Read on for a smishing definition. Microsoft Warns of Phishing Attacks Earlier this month Microsoft alerted cyber security professionals … Read more
It’s been a year since public companies had to start complying with new SEC cyber incident disclosure rules requiring Form 8-Ks for “material” cyber events. Law firm Paul Hastings has now released a study of 75 disclosures from 45 companies between December 2023 and October 2024. It shows a 60% increase in the number of … Read more