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NYDFS Imposes $2M Penalty for Violations of its Cybersecurity Regulation

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The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) announced on August 14, 2025, resolution of civil enforcement action requiring Healthplex, Inc., a licensed insurance agent and independent adjuster, to pay a $2...more

Paul Hastings LLP

You’ve Got Mail: NYDFS Enforcement Action Highlights Cybersecurity Risk of Over-Retention and Other Risks

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On Aug. 14, 2025, the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) issued a Consent Decree announcing that Healthplex, Inc. (Healthplex) has agreed to pay a $2 million fine, as a result of an investigation into a 2021...more

Miller Nash LLP

An Alaska Court Goes Fishing for Insurance, Hooking Another Policyholder Win in a Phishing Scam Case

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As an update to our March 8, 2022 blog post discussing coverage for phishing scams in the context of Ernst & Haas Mgt. Co. v. Hiscox, Inc., 23 F.4th 1195 (9th Cir. 2022), a new Alaska case relied on Ernst & Haas to find...more

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No E&O Coverage for Title Agent's Phishing Losses

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A New Jersey federal district court recently ruled that there was no coverage under a title agent's errors and omissions policy for losses resulting from an email phishing scam. In Authentic Title Services, Inc. v. Greenwich...more

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Coverage for Phishing Loss Precluded by Voluntary Parting Exclusion; Forgery Coverage Not Triggered

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An insurer recently secured a ruling that it had no obligation to cover a loss incurred as a result of an email phishing scam. In Midlothian Enterprises, Inc. v. Owners Insurance Company, No. 3:19-cv-51 (E.D. Va. Feb. 20,...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Another Federal Circuit Finds Phishing Loss Covered Under Crime Policy

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Companies of all sizes have fallen victim to attacks whereby fraudsters will use deceptive communications, such as spoofed emails, to trick an employee into transferring money into the fraudsters’ control. While these...more

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Are Losses Resulting from Phishing Incidents Covered by Crime Policies Insuring Against Computer Fraud?

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It is an all-too-common dilemma. As phishing schemes have become more prevalent and more sophisticated, businesses of all sizes have fallen victim to these attacks where a fraudster will use a spoofed email or other deceptive...more

Robinson & Cole LLP

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - April 2019 #2

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Following in the footsteps of the New York Department of Financial Regulation (NYDFS) in enacting cybersecurity requirements for the financial services industry, and in response to massive data breaches in the insurance...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Cyber Insurance: Court’s Recent Decisions May Change What Your Policy Covers

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Cyber incidents can take many forms—phishing, insider theft, SQL injection, malware, denial of service, session hijacking, credential farming, or just old fashion “hacking.” Although many of these attack vectors employ...more

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Two New Federal Decisions Are Beacons for Policyholders Navigating Computer Fraud Claims for Spoofing Losses

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On insurance coverage issues, sometimes the boat seems to be listing in the wrong direction. For example, insurers have long tilted the decks to avoid coverage for “spoofing” attacks and similar kinds of email fraud by...more

Blank Rome LLP

American Tooling and Medidata: The Latest Rulings on Coverage for Phishing Scams

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“Phishing” is a scheme in which criminals use spoofed e-mails, copycat websites, or other deceptive communications to trick unwitting companies or individuals into sharing valuable personal information or into wiring money to...more

Robinson & Cole LLP

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - March 2018 #2

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Cybersecurity Task Force Launched in Arizona - Arizona Governor Doug Ducey launched the Arizona Cybersecurity Team (ACT) by Executive Order on March 1, 2018. The ACT is comprised of 22 members representing officials from...more

Nossaman LLP

Two Court Rulings Show Coverage Difficulties for “Fake President” Fraud

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A few weeks back, the Insurance Recovery report posted a blog about the difficulty obtaining insurance coverage for “fake president” fraud, which is also known as business e-mail compromise, or social engineering fraud. Two...more

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The Robins Kaplan Insurance Insight - Vol. 1, No. 1

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Welcome to our newest publication, The Robins Kaplan Insurance Insight. Our goal is to deliver practical content to help you navigate the current challenges and latest developments in the insurance industry. This newsletter...more

Carlton Fields

Phishing for Cybersecurity Coverage: When is a Fraud a “Computer Fraud”?

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In late June, the New York Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court ruling that there was no coverage for a health insurance company policyholder, under a “Computer Systems Fraud” rider issued by its insurer, for an underlying...more

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