Phishing targeting executives now the number one cause of cyber security insurance claims

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One-quarter of claims sourced to business email compromise scams, warns AIG

Spear-phishing has overtaken ransomware as the number one driver of cyber security insurance claims, according to AIG. In a report published this week, the insurance giant claims that email-born...

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