Norsk Hydro receives first cyber insurance payout of $3.6 million for breach-related losses

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The amount represents just six per cent of the total costs resulting from the cyber attack

Norsk Hydro, the aluminium manufacturing firm that suffered an extensive cyber attack in March, claimed approximately $3.6 million from its insurers in the third quarter of 2019. The pay-out rep...

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