Data allegedly stolen in ransomware attack on cybersecurity insurance provider Chubb

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https://siliconangle.com/2020/03/26/data-allegedly-stolen-ransomware-attack-cybersecurity-insurance-provider-chubb/

BY DUNCAN RILEY
SiliconAngle
03/26/2020

Cybersecurity insurance provider Chubb Group Holdings Inc. is allegedly the 
latest victim of a ransomware attack.

Details of the attack, which came to light today, are somewhat slim. Chubb, 
which provides insurance to companies targeted in ransomware attacks, said only 
that it was investigating a potential breach at a third-party provider while 
claiming that it has no evidence that its own networks were breached.

The claim that they were breached comes from the Maze hacking group, which said 
it stole personally identifiable information from the insurance company and 
would release information on executives and others if its ransom is not paid. 
The Maze hacking group is the same group behind the hack earlier this month of 
Hammersmith Medicines Research Ltd., a company preparing to run a COVID-19 
vaccine trial.

In the case of Hammersmith Medicines Research, the Maze group started to 
publish stolen data online in an attempt to obtain a ransomware payment to 
prevent further data being released. It has yet to do so with Chubb but did 
include the email addresses of senior executives at the company in its hacking 
claim.

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