Cyber

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Cyber 2 Dec, 2019

Cyber claims case study: Payroll pandemonium

An HR service provider loses contracts due to a cyber attack suffered by one of its supply chain partners.

Case study

Cyber 5 Nov, 2019

Cyber claims case study: Subcontractor scam

Criminals swindle a construction firm out of large payment by impersonating a subcontractor

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Cyber 27 Sept, 2019

How to notify us of a cyber incident

Whether through our hotline, award-winning app, website or email, make sure to engage with us quickly if you're experiencing a cyber incident.

Article

Cyber 9 Sept, 2019

Cyber incidents in action: A walkthrough in real-time

Learn more about the inner workings of CFC's in-house cyber incident response and claims team and how to talk about this vital policy benefit with...

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Cyber 5 Aug, 2019

Cyber claims case study: School fees fiasco

Several parents mistakenly pay tuition fees to a fraudster impersonating a private school

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Cyber 3 Jul, 2019

Cyber claims case study: City shakedown

A targeted extortion attack leaves a local government in a predicament

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Human error driving cyber claims

Cyber 1 Jul, 2019

Human error driving cyber claims

Our data reveals that approximately three quarters of cyber claims notified in 2018 involved some kind of easily-preventable human error.

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Cyber 28 May, 2019

Cyber claims case study: Website wipeout

An appliance retailer suffers a significant sales shortfall after suffering a DDoS attack

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Cyber 19 Apr, 2019

CFC Summit profile: Meet our happy hacker

Tom Bennett is our resident white hat hacker, using his expert techie skills to find out how the bad guys might go about exploiting computer system...

Article

Cyber 9 Apr, 2019

Cyber claims case study: Kitchen calamity

A kitchen unit manufacturer shelves several days’ profits after ransomware attack

Case study

Cyber 5 Apr, 2019

Top findings from our 2018 cyber claims data

Last year, we responded to over 1,000 cyber claims comprised of theft of funds, data breaches, ransomware & extortion, malware and more.

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Cyber 3 Apr, 2019

Considerations for building your own IR plan

One of our in-house specialists gives three simple tips on how to start laying the groundwork for cyber event recovery

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customer payment fraud

Cyber 11 Mar, 2019

What is... customer payment fraud?

Funds transfer fraud – whereby fraudsters dupe innocent businesses and individuals into transferring what they believe are legitimate payments to f...

Article

Cyber 5 Feb, 2019

Cyber claims case study: CEO swindle

A manufacturing firm transfers thousands to scam artists after falling victim to CEO fraud.

Case study

Cyber 15 Jan, 2019

What is... cryptojacking?

The past few years have witnessed a massive growth in the use of cryptocurrencies, and their increasing popularity has seen their values soar in re...

Article

Cyber 7 Jan, 2019

Cyber claims: Legacy system letdown

A ransomware attack on an electrical firm sparks the collapse of a vital accounting system

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Cyber 4 Dec, 2018

Cyber claims case study: Phishing for funds

A business email compromise scam tricks law firm into transferring money to fraudsters

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Cyber claims case study - Malware mayhem

Cyber 6 Nov, 2018

Cyber claims case study: Malware mayhem

A technology software provider that fell victim to a targeted cyber extortion attack, in which their data and applications were encrypted and held...

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