Trusted brands like The Economist are also among the 8,000 entities compromised by Operation SubdoMailing, which is at the heart of a larger operation of a single threat actor.

Despite ransomware losses remaining high, privacy violations have quickly risen to second in a list of expected cyber insurance claims costs.

Policy holders using certain technologies — such as managed detection and response (MDR) services, Google Workspace, and email security gateways — gain premium discounts from cyber insurers.

UNC1549, aka Smoke Sandstorm and Tortoiseshell, appears to be the culprit behind a cyberattack campaign customized for each targeted organization.