Cyber Insurance Claims

Clorox Has Cyber Insurance to Pay at Least Some of the $25 million & Growing Hit from its Ransomware Attack

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“Clorox so far has spent $25 million to respond to a suspected ransomware attack, including hiring forensic investigators and legal and technology help. More cyber expenses are expected to arise in 2024, the company said,” according to this Wall Street Journal report (paywall may apply).  From the Clorox 8K of 10/4/23. “Cybersecurity Attack Costs Beginning in … Read more

MGM Resorts Hack Covered By Cyber Insurance – WSJ

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Amid the Wall Street Journal exclusive report on the MGM hack, an intriguing detail emerges. MGM has affirmed that it is poised to mitigate the financial impact of the cyberattack with its cyber insurance. The indication? It won’t significantly affect MGM’s performance for the year. The WSJ headline centers on MGM’s refusal to pay the … Read more

MGM Has $200M Cyber Insurance Policy – Report

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In a widely reported research note on MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM), JMP Securities analyst Jordan Bender wrote that he believes the company has a $200 million cyber insurance policy that covers business interruptions and payments to bad actors. If that’s accurate, the resort operator isn’t likely to incur significant costs attributable to the data … Read more

Some IT Pro’s Confused About Their Cyber Insurance: InformationWeek Survey

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“12% (of 180 IT/cybersecurity professionals surveyed in June) had no idea whether ransomware is covered at all” in their cyber insurance policies.” About 28% of the respondents said their company had a stand-alone cybersecurity policy, lower than some estimates but close to a recent survey from Forrester (here). Most respondents who have a cyber insurance … Read more

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