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Judge Forces Insurer to Help Small Business to Clean Up After a Crippling Ransomware Attack

Written by Jeff Stone (Associate Editor of CyberScoop) | Apr 1, 2020 12:27:45 PM

At least one insurance company will cover the costs from a cyberattack against one of its clients.

A Maryland federal judge on Thursday ruled that an Ohio insurer must cover the costs following a ransomware attack that forced a client to replace much of its technology. State Auto Property & Casualty Insurance is on the hook for losses incurred by National Ink & Stitch, a Maryland screen printing business, after a 2016 hack resulted in “direct physical loss or damage” of National Ink & Stitch’s property.

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