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March 09, 2026

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Trump Signs Executive Order Aimed at Cybersecurity

The Wall Street Journal reports: President Trump signed an executive order Friday directing diplomatic, law enforcement and national security agencies to dismantle cybercriminal outfits. The order frames cybercrime groups, including Southeast Asian romance-scam farms and ransomware gangs, as transnational criminal organizations. It directs the Attorney General to give priority to prosecutions of cyber-enabled fraud and compels the […]

March 05, 2026

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LeakBase Forum Seized as Part of Global Coordinated Actions

The Department of Justice announced yesterday the seizure of the LeakBase database, one of the world’s largest online forums for cybercriminals to buy and sell stolen data and cybercrime tools. According to an affidavit unsealed on March 3, the LeakBase forum had over 142,000 members and more than 215,000 messages between members. Available on the […]

Insurance News, Legal News

February 28, 2026

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Federal Court Refuses to Slice Up CiCi’s Cyber Extortion Coverage

From the Hunton Insurance Recovery Blog: In the rarely litigated space of cyber insurance, the Northern District of Texas issued a win for cyber policyholders this week, offering a clear reminder to insurers that if they want to restrict coverage, they must draft the policy to clearly do so. In CiCi Enterprises, LP v. HSB Specialty […]

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February 28, 2026

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Connecticut Senate Bill Raises the Stakes on Data Breach Response for “Massive” Breaches

If a bill introduced in the Connecticut Senate ever becomes law, there will be new requirements for entities whose breaches affect more than 100,000 Connecticut residents. As attorneys from Ballard & Spahr explain: Read more at JD Supra. The second provision above is certain to raise a lot of concerns and opposition. The language of […]

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February 25, 2026

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MediMap seeks urgent court orders after cyber patient data incident

Insurance Business Magazine reports: Digital medicines platform MediMap is seeking urgent court orders in New Zealand after an individual claiming to be behind a cyber incident circulated what appears to be patient information to news organisations – an incident that is drawing attention to cyber risk, privacy exposure, and the role of cyber insurance across […]

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February 22, 2026

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Norton Healthcare to Pay $11M to Settle BlackCat Lawsuit

Bank InfoSecurity has an update on the Norton Healthcare breach in 2023: Norton Healthcare, which operates nine hospitals and 480 other care facilities in Kentucky and Indiana, has agreed to pay $11 million to settle class action litigation triggered by a 2023 data theft attack by ransomware-as-a-service gang Alphv/BlackCat that affected nearly 2.5 million people. […]

Malware Ransomware, Legal News

February 18, 2026

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Polish police detain alleged cybercriminal with Phobos ransomware ties

The Record reports: A 47-year-old man was arrested in Poland for his alleged involvement with the Phobos ransomware operation. … Phobos was a ransomware gang that attacked more than 1,000 organizations worldwide, targeting hospitals, schools, government agencies and more. U.S. prosecutors previously said operators of Phobos and a related strain called 8Base collected upwards of […]

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February 17, 2026

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South Korea slaps $25M fine on Dior, Louis Vuitton, Tiffany over Salesforce breach

Bleeping Computer reports: South Korea has fined luxury fashion brands Louis Vuitton, Christian Dior Couture, and Tiffany $25 million for failing to implement adequate security measures, which facilitated unauthorized access and the exposure of data belonging to more than 5.5 million customers. All three brands are part of the Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy (LVMH) group […]

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February 13, 2026

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Demands Information from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas and Conduent as Part of Investigation into Data Breach

A press release from the Texas State Attorney General: Attorney General Ken Paxton issued Civil Investigative Demands (“CIDs”) to Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas (“BCBS”) and Conduent Business Services LLC (“Conduent”), demanding documents and information pertinent to the investigation of the Conduent data breach that exposed the sensitive personal data of approximately four million […]

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February 12, 2026

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More US investors sue South Korean government over handling of Coupang data breach

TechCrunch reports: Coupang’s massive data breach in South Korea has now become a geopolitical flashpoint as a growing number of the company’s U.S. investors take legal action against the South Korean government. What began as a regulatory investigation into data security failures has expanded into a broader dispute over alleged unfair treatment of the U.S.-headquartered company. While […]