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In football, or is it soccer, mistakes get a second look with VAR, and referees can issue a card right away. With phishing, there is no review. Once someone clicks a link, the damage is often done before anyone notices. According to new Hoxhunt research, criminals have been watching the World Cup schedule closely. Phishing … Read more
Bitdefender’s Antispam Lab has flagged a ransomware campaign aimed squarely at small businesses. The emails impersonate Interpol. They claim investigators hold evidence of company wrongdoing. The attached “evidence” is malware. The campaign is worth an underwriter’s attention for one reason. The ransomware is basic. The social engineering carrying it is not. How the Scam Works … Read more
When a cyberattack hits a small business, it does not come with dramatic music or flashing lights. It often arrives as a normal email, a text that feels urgent, or a request that seems trustworthy. And that’s why this podcast episode is helpful. It avoids jargon and focuses on what matters. The threat is real. … Read more
The jump-out fact in most reporting is clear. Cyber claim frequency stabilized, but severity rose. That pattern hit large U.S. companies hardest. Chubb’s report shows average large-account claim severity in the U.S. rose to $4.43 million in 2025, up from $2.22 million in 2024. That’s about a 100% year-over-year jump. Middle-market severity also stayed elevated, … Read more
AI risk is giving old cyber threats a dangerous new advantage: speed. BakerHostetler, a U.S. law firm with a large cybersecurity, privacy, and incident response practice, puts AI risk at the center of its 2026 Data Security Incident Response Report. The report, based on over 1,250 incidents handled by the firm’s Digital Assets and Data … Read more