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Cybercriminals used WannaCry epidemic to promote fraudulent services, Kaspersky report says

August 22, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

Cybercriminals involved in spam distribution tried to capitalize on public fears of the WannaCry ransomware epidemic with spam and phishing emails offering cyber protection, a new report from Kaspersky Lab has found. The Spam and phishing in Q2 2017 report,

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Asia records US$11 billion economic loss from heavy flooding in July, western Canada affected by wildfires, severe weather: Aon

August 8, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

Relentless seasonal flooding that began in mid-June resulted in continued fatalities and damage across parts of Asia in July, causing an estimated US$11 billion in economic losses, according to Impact Forecasting’s latest Global Catastrophe Recap report. On Tuesday, Impact Forecasting,

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Almost 40% of industrial computers worldwide faced a cyberattack in the second half of 2016: Kaspersky

March 29, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

Two in five computers around the globe related to the technological infrastructure of industrial enterprises faced cyberattacks in the second half of 2016, according to cybersecurity company Kaspersky Lab. Research from Kaspersky released on Tuesday showed that the percentage of

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Sea kidnappings rise in 2016 despite plummeting global piracy, report says

January 10, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

More crew members were kidnapped at sea in 2016 than in any of the previous 10 years, despite global piracy reaching its lowest levels since 1998, the International Chamber of Commerce’s International Maritime Bureau (IMB) reported on Tuesday. In its