Federal courts continue to shape the landscape for cyberfraud coverage.
The recent spate of cases focus on the scope of coverage for "phishing" or "spoofing" attacks.
Recent cases focus on these attacks for two reasons: they are slightly different than a classic system intrusion or hack, and these forms of invasion have grown to become the major threat that many companies face (see Matthews, Lee, "Homeland Security Chief Cites Phishing As Top Hacking Threat," Forbes, Nov. 29, 2016). It's not surprising to see an increase in court decisions dealing with the topic given this reality.
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