Three insurance companies have publicly disclosed cyberattacks in the past week. Scattered Spider, an amorphous band of cybercriminals, has been actively targeting the sector.| CyberScoop
A pair of AI tools advertised on hacking forums were developed using commercial AI models from xAI and Mistral, according to Cato Networks.| CyberScoop
Multiple U.S.-based companies in the insurance sector have already been hit over the past week and a half, according to Mandiant.| CyberScoop
Matt Kapko is a reporter at CyberScoop. His beat includes cybercrime, ransomware, software defects and vulnerability (mis)management. The lifelong Californian started his journalism career in 2001 with previous stops at Cybersecurity Dive, CIO, SDxCentral and RCR Wireless News. Matt has a degree in journalism and history from Humboldt State University.| CyberScoop
Derek B. Johnson is a reporter at CyberScoop, where his beat includes cybersecurity, elections and the federal government. Prior to that, he has provided award-winning coverage of cybersecurity news across the public and private sectors for various publications since 2017. Derek has a bachelor’s degree in print journalism from Hofstra University in New York and a master’s degree in public policy from George Mason University in Virginia.| CyberScoop
