Another global ransomware attack, dubbed Petya, has disrupted operations at major firms across Europe and the United States.
More than 100 companies and organizations across various industries were affected, including shipping and transport firm AP Moller-Maersk, advertising firm WPP, law firm DLA Piper, Russian steel and oil firms Evraz and Rosneft, French construction materials company Saint-Gobain, food company Mondelez, drug giant Merck & Co, and Pennsylvania healthcare systems provider Heritage Valley Health System.
Today’s Insurance Information Institute Daily, via The Wall Street Journal, reports that the attack has exposed previously unknown weaknesses in computer systems widely used in the West.
The U.S. cyber insurance market grew by 35 percent from 2015 to 2016, based on recent reports.
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