blackbasta attacks Love, Barnes & McKew Insurance Adjusters
Incident Date:
August 6, 2022
Overview
Title
blackbasta attacks Love, Barnes & McKew Insurance Adjusters
Victim
Love, Barnes & McKew Insurance Adjusters
Attacker
Blackbasta
Location
First Reported
August 6, 2022
Love, Barnes & McKew Insurance Adjusters: A Target for BlackBasta Ransomware
Company Overview
Love, Barnes & McKew Insurance Adjusters, Inc. offers a comprehensive suite of services, including property, commercial, homeowners, casualty, errors & omissions, workers' compensation, automobile appraisals, heavy equipment appraisals, truck liability, products liability, cargo, mediation/pre-trial hearings, and background research. The company is committed to providing 24-hour service, seven days a week, with on-call adjusters ready for after-hours assignments.
Service Area and Organizations
The company's service area spans Maryland, Washington, DC, Northern Virginia, Delaware, and Southern Pennsylvania, generally covering a 50-mile radius from Columbia, MD, or Burke, VA. Love, Barnes & McKew Insurance Adjusters is affiliated with several industry organizations, including the National Association of Independent Insurance Adjusters (NAIIA), National Claims Professionals (NCP), Trucking Industry Defense Association (TIDA), Loss Executives Association (LEA), and A.M.BEST.
Vulnerabilities and Impact
The ransomware attack on Love, Barnes & McKew Insurance Adjusters underscores the cybersecurity vulnerabilities inherent in the insurance sector. The repercussions of such incidents can be profound, encompassing data breaches, operational downtime, and potential harm to the company's reputation.
The assault by the BlackBasta ransomware group serves as a stark reminder of the persistent ransomware threat facing businesses within the insurance industry. It is imperative for companies to maintain heightened vigilance and adopt comprehensive cybersecurity defenses to mitigate the risk of similar attacks.
Sources
- Love, Barnes & McKew Insurance Adjusters, Inc. - www.lbmadjusters.com
- HackNotice - hack/628fb364449e685d04621921.html
- Maryland Injury Law Center - love_barnes_mckew_just_file_suit.html
- Prianto - Weekly Dark Web Trends/Advisory 03 June 2022.pdf
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