Corvus Insights Blog

Our thoughts on cyber risk, underwriting, data science, and insurance.

Cyber and Financial Services: Living with a Target on Your Back

The number of victims in the financial services sector is up 230%. We're unpacking attack methods and threat intel data to understand how we can help.

A Guide to MFA Bypass Attacks

Threat actors are circumventing Multi-factor Authentication (MFA) through a method known as MFA Bypass. Find out how to prevent attacks in this cyber blog.

Black Basta Ransomware Has Extracted Over $100 Million From Victims

Joint research by Elliptic and Corvus Insurance has identified at least $107 million in Bitcoin ransom payments to the Black Basta ransomware group.

Three Tactics to Combat Next-Gen Social Engineering Schemes

New social engineering tactics are proliferating. A passwordless future empowered by passkeys is the best defense against creative cybercriminals.

Key Ransomware Indicator Up 56% Year-on-Year: October Data

In October 2023 attacks fell by 15.12% from the prior month, but remained high from a year-on-year perspective with a 54.67% increase over October 2022.

Navigating Regulatory Changes: A Look into the NYDFS Cybersecurity Regulation

The New York Department of Financial Services published its second amendment to the cybersecurity regulation 23 NYCRR 500. Your next steps are here.

Q3 Ransomware Report: Global Ransomware Attacks Up Over 95% From 2022

Global ransomware frequency continues to climb. Corvus observed an 11.22% QoQ increase in Q3 and a 95.41% increase YoY on leak sites.

While Leaves Fall, Ransomware Rises: Attacks Are Up 5.1% in September

Threat actors are starting Fall off by increasing ransomware numbers. Here’s what you need to know.

Q3 2023 Cyber Vulnerability Report and Impact

Information and recommendations on the Cisco ASA SSL-VPN, Adobe ColdFusion, Confluence Vulnerability, and Citrix Vulnerability alerts from Q3 2023.

Back to School Update: Risk Solutions, New Tech & an A++ Partnership

For the last six months at Corvus, we've helped policyholders, brokers, and our own underwriters tackle cyber risk. Learn how we made the (A++) grade.